REIGNING champion Letran taught College of St. Benilde a neat lesson the last time out.
“Positive is we were able to compete, but we are not happy with the result. We were outworked and that was unacceptable,” Blazers coach Charles Tiu said.
“Just reminding them to focus on one game at a time. Not looking past Lyceum at all and for other guys to step up since we have some injured players,” he added.
CSB hopes to take those lessons to heart when it tackles Lyceum today in the 97th NCAA basketball tournament behind closed doors at the La Salle Green Hills Gym in Mandaluyong.
The match set at 3 p.m., with both the Blazers and the Pirates seeking their first win and a big rebound from sorry defeats.
Jose Rizal University and Perpetual open their campaigns when they square off in the curtain-raiser at 12 o’clock.
CSB absorbed a numbing 63-67 loss to the Knights last Saturday.
The likes of Robi Nayve, Carlo Lim, and Will Gozum are expected to anchor the Blazers’ attack.
Lyceum fell to San Beda University also last Saturday.
The Pirates will pin their hopes on Enoch Valdez, Renzo Navarro, Jerwyn Guinto, and Mclaude Guadaña.
The Louie Gonzales-mentored Heavy Bombers finished with a 5-13 card in the last cage wars in 2019 and will rely on Marwin Dionisio, Darius Estrella, and JL Delos Santos.
The Altas, now under strategist Myk Saguiguit, wound up with a 5-13 slate last season.
Veterans Kim Aurin, Jielo Razon, and Jef Egan will spearhead the Las Piñas-based five’s bid.
