Ateneo Team B and St. Clare College-Caloocan bested their respective rivals to complete the semis cast in the PG Flex Linoleum-UCBL Invitational Tournament on Tuesday, July 25, at the SGS Gym in Quezon City.

Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin gives instructions to his boys during a time out.

The Eagles got solid game from Shawn Tuano and downed the Centro Escolar University Scorpions, 92-74, while the St. Clare Saints walloped the Philippine Women’s University dribblers, 101-68.

With the win, the Eagles arranged a semis showdown with top seed San Sebastian College-Recoletos on Saturday.

The Saints, on the other hand, set up an exciting duel with the UE Warriors, who rallied to score a 102-92 win over the Olivares College Sea Lions.

SSC enjoys a twice-to-beat advantage over the Eagles after topping the eliminations with a 5-1 card.

With Tuano, Lebron Nieto and Kyle Gamber at the helm, the Eagles were never in trouble right after posting a 25-13 first quarter lead as almost everybody got their fair share of attention with their individual skills.

The game, however, belonged to Tuano finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and two assists. Four other players, including Nieto and Jordi Gomez De Liano, scored in double figures for UE.

Noy Remogat produced a double-double for UE with 24 points laced with 4 triples and 11 assists and seven rebounds. He got ample support from Delveion Jackson who added 23 points and 13 rebounds.