UV Green Lancers beat UP Cebu Fighting Maroons 95-66

The University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers defeated the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu Fighting Maroons, 95-66, bringing them closer to securing a Top 2 finish in the CESAFI Season 25 basketball tournament.

This victory places the Lancers alongside the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters at the top of the college division standings with identical 11-2 win-loss records.

Kent Ivo Salarda led the Lancers with a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Paul John Taliman added 12 points.

Raul Gentallan also contributed 10 points for UV, who are aiming for a twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four.

They will attempt to achieve this by defeating the Benedicto College (BC) Cheetahs in their final elimination round game.

In other news, the University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors defeated the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars in the first triple overtime game in the league's 25-year history, with a score of 95-93.

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