La Salle faces UE in tuneup for Ateneo

MANILA, Philippines — Second-running La Salle guns for its fifth win today against struggling University of the East at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, seeking to get a good workout ahead of their upcoming big battle with rival and pacesetter Ateneo.

The Green Archers (4-1) are back in the groove after their 87-98 setback to University of the Philippines, scoring an emphatic 115-86 rout of the lightweight UST Tigers, and they’re tipped to do the same against the winless Warriors (0-5) in their 4 p.m. encounter.

The Green Archers (4-1) are back in the groove after their 87-98 setback to University of the Philippines, scoring an emphatic 115-86 rout of the lightweight UST Tigers, and they’re tipped to do the same against the winless Warriors (0-5) in their 4 p.m. encounter. Philippine Star

Adamson (3-2) and UP (3-2) break their tie for fourth at 2 p. m. with the Falcons shooting for their third consecutive victory and the Maroons seeking to rebound from their 59-78 loss to Far Eastern.

DLSU star Ben Mbala said the shocking loss to UP last week was a wakeup call.

“UP showed we’re just a team like anyone else, who have 50/50 chance of winning. So after that we had to find a way to get back on track and work to reach the level we’re in last year,” he said.

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