Four NC teams slug it out for crack at No. 2
Four teams - Letran, Mapua, San Sebastian and Jose Rizal - battle it out for the last three berths in the Final Four today in the first of two playoffs in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament at the Astrodome.
Bunched at second spot with similar 9-5 (win-loss) slates at the end of the double round elims, the Stags and the Bombers slug it out at 2 p.m. while the Knights and the Cardinals collide at 4 p.m. with the winners clashing for the No. 2 spot and the other twice-to-beat incentive in the semis.
The second playoff will be held Wednesday with the loser settling for the No. 3 spot.
The losers in today’s pair of playoffs will knock each other out for the fourth and last semis berth, also on Wednesday. [Read more…]
