The defending champion Diliman College Blue Dragons demolished the San Beda Red Lions, 91-71, to advance to the final in the senior division of 16th Fr. Martin Cup Division 2 basketball tournament.
Kevine Gandjeto fired a game-high 16 points for the Blue Dragons in posting their eighth straight win at the St. Placid gymnasium of the San Beda University-Manila campus in Mendiola.
The Blue Dragons earned a chance to go for a second straight crown in the senior division, and this time against the Letran Knights.
The Knights arranged a final showdown with the Blue Dragons after they prevailed over the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa Marshalls, 94-80.
In the junior division semis, Ymard Urbano made 18 points for the La Consolacion College-Manila Baby Blue Royals in their 105-78 toppling of Paco Citizens Academy Foundation.
The Baby Blue Royals advanced to the finals against First City Providential College of Bulacan, who won over St. Joseph-Bulacan, 101-93, and they will clash in a winner-take-all champion match with the Baby Blue Royals today at 10:30 a.m.
Theo Pabico hit 24 points while John Matthew Bravo tallied 22 points for FCPC.
Kevin Coquia shot 23 points for the Blue Dragons when they eased out Pasig Catholic College, 96-80, in the quarterfinals.
