MANILA, Philippines - Lyceum Subic Bay captured the North-Central Luzon regional title after overcoming La Finns Scholastica of La Union, 85-74, in overtime at the Lyceum of Northwestern University gym in Dagupan.
The win avenged Lyceum’s 73-67 loss to the same team in the preliminary round.
The Lyceum Black Hawks progressed into the final by beating University of Northern Philippines and host LNU.
In their second meeting, the Black Hawks drew 19 points from John Timbog with Cezar Carey and Anjo Torres adding 13 and 10, respectively.
The Black Hawks thus advance to the Luzon-Metro Manila qualifying games where they will face St. Clare College in the first stepladder knockout game set today at FAITH gym in Tanauan City, Batangas.
Other teams in the knockout games are De la Salle University, Jose Rizal University, Centro Escolar University, University of Perpetual Help, Diliman College and Naga College Foundation.
The winner of the Luzon-Metro Manila qualifying games will advance to the Elite Eight.
All the stepladder knock-out qualifying games starting Nov. 7 to 10 will be covered live by ABS-CBN Sports and Action channel 2-6 p.m.
Teams already in the Elite Eight are newly crowned UAAP champion National University, NCAA titlist San Beda College, CESAFI winner Southwestern University, Far Eastern University, Arellano University, University of San Carlos and University of Visayas.
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