BRIGHT Akhuetie scored 32 points while Paul Desiderio added 24 as University of the Philippines advanced to the finals of the 2017 Republica Cup collegiate division with a 98-90 victory over Arellano on Wednesday night at the Malolos Sports and Convention Center.
The showing of Akhuetie and Desiderio in the knockout semifinals put the top-seeded Fighting Maroons in the finals of the collegiate division where they will face University of Santo Tomas.
The Growling Tigers defeated Diliman College, 68-60, in their semifinal match-up last week.
UP, which went unbeaten in five matches in the elimination round, will be looking for their second title in the offseason after winning the Araw ng Dabaw invitational tournament.
State U won over Santo Tomas, 78-68, in their elimination round match with Akhuetie scoring 22 markers.
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