NCBA, coming off an 84-82 upset of erstwhile unbeaten Philippine School of Business Administration-QC on Tuesday, faces Colegio de San Lorenzo at 12 noon followed by the 3 o’clock duel between two La Salle schools from Taft and Dasmariñas.
St. Francis of Assisi, after a 76-47 rout of Olivarez College on Tuesday, is on top of the eight-team field by its lonesome at 4-0 followed by PSBA-QC at 3-1 and Emilio Aguinaldo College at 3-2.
The Dasmariñas-based Archers tote a 2-2 record while their counterparts from Taft are playing only their first game in the newly-formed league backed by Villa de Oro-Boracay, Hacienda Grill, Winlink Travel, Wilson balls and the Philippine Basketball Association.
NCBA and Colegio de San Lorenzo are tied at 1-3 followed by Olivarez at 1-4.
After today’s doubleheader, the UCAA brings its act to Araneta Coliseum with St. Francis and PSBA—QC playing in the preliminary game to Game 2 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup best-of-seven finals between Batang Red Bull Thunder and Talk N’ Text Phone Pals.
The UCAA and the PBA are partners in the former’s effort to support the national sports development program particularly in the sports of basketball, athletics and swimming.