LIVE: UAAP Season 87 basketball October 30

UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball schedule

October 30, Wednesday – Mall of Asia Arena

UAAP men’s basketball: Adamson vs UE, Ateneo vs UP

UAAP women’s basketball: Adamson vs UE, Ateneo vs UP

UAAP: Ateneo win sends Adamson to women’s basketball Final Four

Kacey Dela Rosa Ateneo Blue Eagles UAAP Season 87 women's basketball

Ateneo’s Kacey Dela Rosa.–UAAP PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo bolstered its chances for the last Final Four ticket with a 75-66 win over University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.

Kacey Dela Rosa had another monstrous performance of 28 points and 19 rebounds — her 11th double-double this season — to go with five blocks, two assists, and two steals to keep the Blue Eagles in fourth place with a 6-5 record.

UAAP: UP looks to fix string of slow starts ahead of ‘Battle of Katipunan’

UP guard JD Cagulangan is being guarded by Ateneo rookie Jared Bahay in the first round of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

Lately this season, the University of the Philippines (UP) has struggled to find its rhythm at the start of its games. But the Fighting Maroons seemed to always get hold of their mojo and so far, they have come home with a win.

For JD Cagulangan, that has to change.

And that’s true for the Maroons, who have always been open about their biggest goal in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament: to reclaim the throne they once sat on.

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