GOLDWIN Monteverde will never forget the pain of losing Game 2 of a UAAP finals for the fourth straight season - especially when he and the University of the Philippines were already up 1-0 in the best-of-three series in all instances. Just a tad better is how he’s fared in Game 3s with one win out of four.

UAAP Season 87 basketball Finals schedule Wednesday - Game 1 - Mall of Asia Arena 1pm – women's awarding Ceremony 1:30pm – UST Growling Tigresses vs NU Lady

The University of the Philippines will aim to close the best-of-three series and claim the title in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 87 men's basketball finals on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. De La Salle University,

IT was as if the collective roar of the 17,112 people packed inside the cauldron-esque Mall of Asia Arena had magically put a lid on the respective rims of both protagonists in the UAAP Season 87 men’s finals on a tense Wednesday night in Pasay.

Quiambao's trust in the system paid off as he led the charge in DLSU's thrilling comeback. With UP holding a seven-point lead midway through the fourth quarter, Quiambao put on a show, sinking three contested triples that shifted the momentum and electrified the Green Archers' faithful.

De La Salle University forced a decider after escaping University of the Philippines, 76-75, in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 87 men's basketball finals.

After two finals heartbreaks, UP gets another shot at closing out the series in Game 2 and clinching its second title in four seasons, while La Salle seeks to stay alive and force a winner-take-all Ga

UAAP Season 87 basketball Finals schedule December 11, Wednesday – Game 1 – Mall of Asia Arena 1pm — women’s awarding Ceremony 1:30pm – UST Growling Tigresses vs NU Lady Bulldogs 5pm – men’s awarding Ceremony 5:30pm –UP Fightings Maroons vs.