MANILA, Philippines — Like La Salle and UP in the men’s side, reigning champion Santo Tomas likewise arranged a finale date with former titlist and unbeaten National U in the women’s basketball finale after a 71-59 knockout win over Adamson on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Tigresses lived up to their lofty billing as the No. 2 seed, racing to a fiery 21-4 start en route to a convincing victory against the Lady Falcons in the stepladder playoffs.