Maroons, Bulldogs eye semis

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NO time to cry over spilt milk for University of the Philippines.

“Marami kaming matutunan sa game na ito na dadalhin namin sa season, and hopefully, matuto kami sa mga pagkakamali namin,” Fighting Maroons skipper CJ Cansino said after UP absorbed a painful 79-88 loss to La Salle three nights back. “Ang mindset namin, kung ano man iyong ibinigay na pagsubok sa amin, solution-oriented lang kami.

“Iyon ang binubuo namin na kultura. So, hopefully, sa susunod na laro, mas ibibigay namin ang kailangan para makuha ang panalo,” he added.

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The Maroons seek a Final Four berth when they take on the University of the East Red Warriors today in the 86th UAAP basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The match is set at 1 p.m., with UP bidding to formalize its place in the semifinals.

Ditto with National University which faces Far Eastern University at 4 o’clock.

Defending champion Ateneo tries to halt a three-game losing streak when it clashes with University of Santo Tomas in the curtain-raiser of a four-game slate at 11 a.m.

The Archers gun for their fifth straight win against the Adamson University Soaring Falcons at 6 p.m.

Apart from Cansino, UP will also rely on Janjan Felicilda, Harold Alarcon, Gerry Abadiano, and Francis Lopez in its bid to hike its 8-2 mark.

The Red Warriors will go into battle armed with an 87-86 overtime decision over the Tamaraws last Sunday that raised their card to 4-6 in a tie with the Blue Eagles for fifth.

UP ripped UE 84-69 in their first-round duel last Oct. 4.

The likes of Rey Remogat, Abdul Sawat, and Jack Cruz-Dumont will be counted upon by the Warriors to deliver.

“Sobrang saya ko na iyon nga, may makapal na mukha ako, thankful lang ako kay Lord,” Bulldogs playmaker Reinhard Jumamoy, who dropped a career-high 21 points in their 65-61 triumph over Ateneo last Saturday, said.

“Wala akong masabi, thankful lang ako. Kaya trabaho lang kami ulit. Hindi kami nakukuntento kung hindi namin makuha ang goal namin.”

NU tactician Jeff Napa will pin his hopes on Jumamoy, Jake Figueroa, Kean Baclaan, and Omar John.

With a 3-7 record, FEU will draw strength from Jorick Bautista, L-Jay Gonzales, Xyrus Torres, and Patrick Sleat.

The Bulldogs edged the Tams 71-65 when they first met last Oct. 4.

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