BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
Game Today
(Olivarez gym, Parañaque City)
12 noon – Olivarez College vs Diliman College
Diliman College tries to extend its reign to another year when it faces Olivarez College in the rubber match of their best-of-three title series in the PG Flex Linoleum-Universities and Colleges Basketball League Finals today at the Olivarez gym in Parañaque City.
Game is at 12 noon with the top-seeded Blue Dragons hoping to use their 82-72 Game 2 win last Monday as an added inspiration in order to close out the series.
Diliman is determined to become the first team to win two straight crowns in the four-year-old league with coach Rensy Bajar once again expected to lean again on their outside shooting.
In Game 2, the Blue Dragons drained nine three-pointers, including five from Robbi Darang.
Darang is slated to anchor the squad once again after finishing with 25 points, three rebounds and six assists.
The Blue Dragons will also draw strength from Johnnel Bauzon and Abdoulaye Niang, who combined for 24 points and 12 rebounds, as well as center Kevin Gandjeto, who had eight points and four boards.
But Olivarez wouldn’t give up without a fight after coming close to the title for the third time.
They first lost the crown to Centro Escolar University in the inaugural season and yielded to Diliman in last year’s finals.
Olivarez coach Myk Saguiguit hopes to see the same intensity that won them Game 1, 64-62, from his stalwarts.
Saguiguit hopes to drew significant numbers from newly-crowned Most Valuable Player Jayboy Solis, John Lester Maurillo and Yani Elie to spearhead the Sea Lions after merging for 45 points in Game 2.
Elie is also set to man the paint after hauling 14 rebounds.
