MANILA, Philippines - Far Eastern University guns for a quarterfinal spot as it takes on Arellano University today in the 2012 Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Hanes Cup at the Filoil Flying V Arena.
The Tamaraws carry a 4-1 card for second spot in Group B and a victory in the 5:15 p.m. match will formally propel the Morayta-based squad to the next phase, where pacesetting National U (8-0) is already safely in.
Riding the crest of a four-game winning streak, FEU is favored against the Chiefs (2-3) but Tams coach Bert Flores cautioned his wards against taking their rivals lightly.
“We still have to work on our ball-sharing and to involve more players in our offense,” Flores said after his wards’ 69-52 demolition of the Jose Rizal U, a game that saw only player, Terrence Romeo (17 points) in twin digits.
Third-running San Sebastian (3-2) continues its quest for the Last-8, shooting for a fourth straight win against Emilio Aguinaldo College (2-3) in another Group B game at 3:30 p.m.
Adamson (2-3) slugs it out with College of St. Benilde (1-4) at 1:45 p.m. in the curtain-raiser of the tournament presented by Bostik Phils. Inc. in cooperation with Total Phils Corp and major sponsors Vulcaseal, Meralco, NLEX Road Warriors, Nature’ s Spring, TMS Ship Agencies, Inc., KIA Motors, Bayo, BDO, Molten and Oxycan.