De La Salle University and New Era University booked semifinal berths as the Hunters and Green Archers defeated their respective opponents in Season 3 of the Pinoyliga Next Man cUP quarterfinal round last Saturday, April 12, at the Enderun Colleges gym in Taguig, City.

Jacob Cortez led the twice-to-beat DLSU with 18 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals, while backcourt mate Kean Baclaan finished with a double-double of 17 points and 10 assists in an 86-73 win against St. Dominic College of Asia.

The Archers also had solid contributions from Ethan Alian with 18 points, foreign student athlete Bright Nwankwo collected 14 points and 12 boards, and Luis Pablo added 15 points.

As for New Era, it escaped with a 69-62 victory against defending NCAA champion Mарua.

Toritsieju Adams came through for the Hunters with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while James Manzano and Vincent Sablo had 11 paints each for the twice-to-beat New Era, which will face in the semifinals College of St. Benilde.

The twice-to-beat CSB has advanced to the next round via forfeiture after the Enderun Colleges Titans withdrew due to injuries.

La Salle, meantime, will face the winner of the quarterfinal encounter between twice-to-beat Emilio Aguinaldo College and Guang Ming Calleges, which forced a knockout game following an 86-84 win.

Joshua Jamies powered Guang Ming College with 19 points, while Kurt Lactaotao contributed 17 points, and Stephen Ihebem added 14 points and 10 rebounds.

The KO game between EAC and GMC is set Monday, April 14 also at the Enderun gym, with the winner facing La Salle in the semifinals, which also has a knockout format on April 24