The second-seeded Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws hopes to finish the dream of the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the Final Four of the UAAP Men’s Basketball competition. Ateneo wants to extend the series as the FEU got the huge twice-to-beat advantage before moving on to the Finals.
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Here’s our Preview of the FEU v. Ateneo Semi-Finals Match-up:
The first game the UAAP Season 78 semi-finals will start at around 3:00 PM today featuring the second-seed FEU Tamaraws who was instrumental for ending the Final Four appearance of La Salle and the powerhouse Ateneo squad, one of the team who consistently made it to the Final Four.
The Blue Eagles are headed for a gruelling showdown in the Final Four, especially since the Tamaraws intend to go into the match with a no-tomorrow attitude despite the fact that they got the twice-to-beat advantage.
According to FEU coach Nash Racela their first Final Four game against Ateneo is a knockout game and there’s no tomorrow and told his wards to never thought of the advantage against Ateneo.
Ateneo will rely mostly on Kiefer Ravena, who just captured his second straight Most Valuable Player award after he averaged 18.9 points, 4.9 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game.
For FEU, veteran player Mac Belo and Mike Tolomia who failed to make it to the Mythical Five will be backed up by
reserve corps toughened by a come-from-behind win over La Salle.