It will be Pampanga’s University of Assumption against Mandaluyong’s Wang’s Ball Club at 3 p.m., Malabon’s Spring Cooking Oil against Cebu’s M. Lhuillier-Kwarta Padala at 5 and Ozamiz’s Shineway Ham Sausage against Forward Taguig at 6:30.
NBL executive vice president Nathaniel "Tac" Padilla will declare the tourney open during the opening ceremony at 4:30 p.m. and make the ceremonial toss together with Basketball Association of the Philippines officials Graham Lim and Tony Fabico, Taguig Mayor Sigfrido Tinga and Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog.
Mayor Tinga will welcome the participating teams and officials while Mayor Parojinog will deliver a short me