La Salle clawed back from 10 points down in the last six minutes then survived Far Eastern University’s last-gasp rally to hack out a 69-66 decision and clinch the last UAAP Final Four berth in the men’s basketball playoffs yesterday at Mall of Asia Arena.
Norbert Torres fueled the Green Archers’ stunning comeback, burying 11 of his 21 points in the final quarter of the knockout game that the Tamaraws controlled virtually most of the way.
“We had this dream of coming back to the Final Four, we had a golden chance to do it and we just refused to lose,” coach Gee Abanilla said of his Archers, who booked a return ticket to the semifinals after missing out last season.
La Salle, though, moves on to a tougher task as the Archers will clash with the four-time champion Ateneo Eagles in the Final Four at 4 p.m. this Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
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