The Excelroof 25ers and the Cossack Spirits are tied for second and third places with similar 4-1 records but they will part ways starting at 1:15 p.m.
The winner will join early semifinalist Pharex B-Complex, which scored a gutsy 86-83 win over AddMix last Thursday for a 5-1 mark.
Cobra Energy Drink battles Ani-FCA at 3:15 p.m. with the Ironmen out to rebound from a 71-74 defeat to Ascof Lagundi last Tuesday to keep their semis hopes alive in the single-round elimination.
Ateneo star Jai Reyes, University of the East sensation Paul Lee and former UAAP scoring champion Patrick Cabahug are again expected to lead the assault of the Ironmen, who have yet to dish out their full potential in this short season-opening tournament.
With a 3-2 card, the Ironmen must win their two remaining games, including against Fern-C on Thursday, to advance to the semis and possibly gain a shot at a twice-to-beat advantage.
Though the Ani-FCA Cultivators are already out of the semis picture with a 0-5 record, they determined to end their campaign on a high note.
The top two placers after the elims get a twice-to-beat bonus in the next round.
Though they have similar records, the Excelroof 25ers enjoy a huge psychological advantage over the Cossack Spirits after pulling off a thrilling 87-83 win Fern-C last Tuesday through the heroics of high-leaping Calvin Abueva and Jimbo Aquino.
The Cossack Spirits, on the other hand, absorbed a crushing 66-96 defeat at the hands of red-hot Pharex squad last Saturday.
James Martinez was a big letdown for Cossack the last time out but he hopes to regain his shooting touch against the San Sebastian College-led Excelroof.
He was averaging 20 points a game but during their match against Pharex, he was held to just nine points.
Team Standings
* Pharex B Complex 5 1
Excelroof 4 1
Cossack Blue 4 1
Ascof Lagundi 3 3
Cobra Energy Drink 3 2
AddMix 2 4
Fern-C 1 5
Agri-FCA 0 5
*Semis
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