Archers beat Generals, 61-55, at Summer League basketball

MANILA, Philippines - De La Salle University defeated Emilio Aguinaldo College, 61-55, in the senior's division of the Nike Summer League basketball tournament on Tuesday at the Far Eastern University gym in Manila. Rico Maierhofer led the Green Archers with 16 points tor their fourth win in five assignments and keep their hopes alive of making it to the quarterfinals, according to a league statement issued on Wednesday The Archers will meet the Mapua Cardinals for their last match. The Archers needi a win to force a triple tie in Group A with the Cardinals and the Adamson University Falcons. If this happens, the squad with the best quotient among the three will immediately advance to the quarterfinal round, while the other two teams will match up in a playoff game for the other quarterfinal match. In another seniors' game, the University of the East Red Warriors dominated the College of Saint Benilde Blazers, 68-39. It was the Red Warriors' fourth win in as many games in Group C. In Group B, Lyceum-Manila and San Beda-Manila pocketed the tickets to the next round. Four teams are still in contention for the quarterfinal slots in Group D. Men's team standings Group A: MIT 5-0, AdU 5-1, DLSU 4-1, EAC 2-4, MMC 2-4, STI-Sta.Rosa 1-5, PCCr 1-5 Group B: Lyceum-Mla 5-0, SBC-Mla 4-0, PMI 3-3, UPHDS 2-3, SSC-R 2-3, De Ocampo 1-5, DLS-Lipa 0-4 Group C: FEU 7-0, JRU 4-3, UE 4-1, CSB 3-4, UP 3-3, PUP 2-5, Lyceum-Calamba 1-4, SBC-Alabang 1-5 Group D: AdMU 7-0, FEATI 4-2, CSJL 3-2, NU 2-1, DBTC 2-3, Trinity 1-4, PWU 1-5, RP Youth 1-4

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