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UAAP: La Salle looks to close out Finals as UP fights to force decider
The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons will try to force a Game 3 against the De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers in the UAAP Season 88 men's basketball finals.
DLSU aims to clinch their 11th title in Game 2 after a narrow 74-70 victory in the first match, seeking to avenge their loss in last season's finals.
Jacob Cortez sealed Game 1 with a step-back three-pointer over Reyland Torres with 27.4 seconds left, lifting the Archers to a 74-70 win.
A La Salle victory would make the Archers just the second No. 4 seed in the Final Four era to win the championship.
In the women's finals, the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs will face the University Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses in a winner-take-all Game 3.
NU is competing for their second consecutive and ninth overall championship, while UST enters the game undefeated.
La Salle is aiming to finish the series quickly, despite facing suspensions and injuries as the lowest-seeded team in the Final Four.
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