USC advances to finals in sbp division

THE SMALL Basketeers of the Philippines (SBP) squad of the University of San Carlos (USC) moved closer towards another title as it advanced to the final round of the Milo-backed BEST Center Twin Tournament after beating the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC), 45-17, in the semifinals last Monday at the SHS-AdC basketball courts along Mango Avenue.

USC used its relentless defense to build a 24-13 halftime lead and then held SHS-AdC to a mere four-point total the rest of the second half to register the lopsided win.

Deanmark Rondina led a balanced USC attack with 10 points.

Standing opposite USC in the finals will be the University of the Visayas (UV), which downed Don Bosco, 45-30, in the other semifinals match-up.

In the lone Passerelle division game, USC defeated Southwestern University, 60-20, to tie SHS-AdC at second place with 3-1 (win-loss) records.

UV sits at the top of the leaderboard with a 4-0 slate. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio