27 July 2019
CEBU CITY–The University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters will be the hottest team entering the semifinal round as they nosed out the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers, 88-87, at the close of the eliminations of the 2019 Cesafi Partner’s Cup last Saturday, July 27, at the Cebu Coliseum.
Jasper Pacana scored on a floater with 15.6 seconds left, sealing the Webmasters’ clean sweep of the second round of eliminations to finish with a 9-3 (win-loss) slate.
The Final Four round will begin on Monday, July 29, wherein a gargantuan task awaits UC as it will face the twice-to-beat the Southwestern University (SWU)-Phinma Cobras.
The other semis duel will have the Green Lancers going up against the University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors. UV is armed with a twice-to-beat bonus in that series.
Rodel Gravera paced UC with 16 points, while Paul Galinato added 15.
Melvin Butohan scored 21 to lead UV, which ended the eliminations with back-to-back losses but still ended up as the top seed in the semis owing to its 10-2 slate.
In the other match, the University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Panthers capped their pre-season campaign with an 83-79 triumph over the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Wildcats.
The Panthers finished their campaign with four wins and eight losses, while the Wildcats could only muster a 1-11 record.
In the high school division, the semis pairings will be UV versus Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu and University of San Jose-Recoletos against UC.
The Baby Lancers and the Baby Jaguars will be twice-to-beat in their respective series.
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