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.

La Salle can breathe a little better now after getting a chance to live another day and forcing an all-or-nothing Game 3 in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament Finals. The Green Archers leveled the series after completing a 76-75 win over University of the Philippines on the back of Kevin Quiambao and Mike Phillips Wednesday night at Mall of Asia Arena.

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,

UAAP Season 87 MVP Kevin Quiambao was overcome with emotions after La Salle lived to fight another day for the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball championship, forcing a Game 3 against University of the Philippines in the Finals on Wednesday.

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.

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.

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.

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.