AFP, NHA seek to forge clash for UNTV crown

Games tomorrow (Pasig City Sports Center) 3 p.m. – NHA vs Malacañang-PSC 4:30 p.m. – Senate vs AFP

Top seed and two-time champion Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and secondranked National Housing Authority (NHA) try to seal a title duel for the first time when they take on separate rivals in the Final Four of the sixth UNTV Cup tomorrow at the Pasig City Sports Center.

The AFP Cavaliers, who finished with a league-best 9-1 record in the two-round elims, face the Senate Defenders at 4:30 p.m. while the NHA Builders collide with the MalacañangPhilippine Sports Commission side at 3 p.m.

The Cavaliers and the Builders need just a win to arrange a best-of-three showdown for the crown.

Both AFP and NHA earned twice-to-beat incentives by topping the elims of the tournament organized by UNTV president and CEO Daniel Razon.

AFP, however, is hardpressed to repeat over the Defenders since the latter are fresh from eliminating last year’s champion Philippine National Police (PNP) Responders in their quarterfinal series.

Behind the stellar performances of former PBA player Jeff Sanders, Gari Sevilla and James Ryan Mangaran, the Defenders downed the Responders, 74-66, last Sunday.

The Kamao, on the other hand, earned the right to face the Builders by crushing the two-time champions Judiciary squad, 79-64.

The chosen charity of the champion team in the annual event for public servants will receive P4 million while the runner-up’s charity will get P2 million.