Old-time rivals and familiar faces meet in the second week of UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball.
One of collegiate sports’ biggest rivalries will take center stage once again, as defending champions De La Salle University Green Archers face the Ateneo Blue Eagles to cap off the weekend UAAP Season 87 men’s hoops action at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday evening.
A formidable La Salle squad, bannered by reigning MVP Kevin Quiambao, will meet a new-look Blue Eagles squad that struggled in its first game of the season against another rival in the UP Fighting Maroons.
Though the struggles continue for Ateneo--as key holdover Chris Koon was also hurt in the season opener--the Blue Eagles will look to perform well against their long-time arch nemesis with prized rookie Jared Bahay leading the way.
Before the blockbuster rivalry game, teams will be facing familiar faces as players face their old teams in the second week of UAAP Season 87.
Let’s take a look at the matchups for Week 2.
September 11, 2024 (Wednesday)
Adamson vs La Salle (4:30 p.m.)
Riding the high of Kevin Quiambao’s game winner over the NU Bulldogs last weekend, the DLSU Green Archers are gunning for a 2-0 start to their campaign against an Adamson Soaring Falcons side that won their opening assignment against the FEU Tamaraws. They open the men’s hoops hostilities at the Smart Araneta Coliseum at 4:30 p.m.
[ALSO READ: ‘Takeover mode’: Kevin Quiambao takes the reins for La Salle in cardiac win vs. NU to start UAAP Season 87]
UST vs Ateneo (6:30 p.m.)
UST point guard Forthsky Padrigao faces the ghost of his past as he leads the revamped Growling Tigers against the bounce-back seeking Ateneo Blue Eagles in the main game on Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., at the Big Dome.
[ALSO READ: UAAP: UST’s Forthsky Padrigao insists no difference in preparing for ex-school Ateneo]
September 14, 2024 (Saturday)
NU vs FEU (4:30 p.m.)
Two teams who lost on opening day meet as they look for their first win of the season, as the NU Bulldogs lock horns with the FEU Tamaraws in the opening game of weekend men’s hoops action at the Smart Araneta Coliseum at 4:30 p.m.
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UP vs UE (6:30 p.m.)
Season hosts UP Fighting Maroons will attempt to take the next step of its redemption tour against big man Gani Stevens’ former team UE Red Warriors, who are reeling from a blowout loss at the hands of the UST Growling Tigers during opening weekend. UP meets UE in the main game at the Big Dome on Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
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September 15, 2024 (Sunday)
Adamson vs UST (3:30 p.m.)
Serving as a prelude to Ateneo-La Salle, the Adamson Soaring Falcons meet the UST Growling Tigers to open the Sunday double header at the Mall of Asia Arena. Game starts earlier at 3:30 p.m. with separate tickets for the second men’s game.
[ALSO READ: Super Friends? Help finally comes for Nic Cabañero as UST scores strong start to UAAP Season 87]
Ateneo vs La Salle (6:30 p.m.)
Heated competitors Ateneo and La Salle continue their storied rivalry with their first round encounter to cap off weekend action, as the rebuilding Blue Eagles deal with the tall task of getting past the reigning MVP and the Green Archers. They close UAAP hostilities in Pasay on Sunday night at 6:30 p.m.
[ALSO READ: UAAP: Coach Tab Baldwin refuses to rush Jared Bahay’s growth for Ateneo amid challenging Season 87 start]
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