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Baby Tamaraws roll to 6th straight win in UAAP basketball
Far Eastern University (FEU) Diliman has entered the UAAP Season 87 Junior High School Boys' Basketball Tournament Final 4 with a 69-55 victory over Ateneo de Manila University, marking their sixth consecutive win.
FEU secured the No. 2 seed with a 12-2 record and will face the No. 3 University of Santo Tomas Tiger Cubs in the semifinals at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
The other Final Four pairing features the top-seeded University of the East Junior Warriors against the No. 4 National University Nazareth School Bullpups.
Anton Lopez led FEU with 16 points, including four three-pointers, while Kierdy Victoria added nine points.
Duke Santos and Prince Cariño scored eight points each, and Mark Dulin and CP Medina contributed seven points apiece.
FEU head coach Muriel Garcia emphasized using past struggles as motivation for the upcoming Final 4 games, stating, "Whatever pain we felt in the second round, we buried it and turned it into experience."
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