EXPERIENCE is teaching members of the defending champion La Salle Green Archers how to get by without big man Ben Mbala.
And the Green Archers’ four other big men will show what they have been learning when they face the National University Bulldogs at 4 p.m. today in the UAAP basketball competitions at the Araneta Coliseum.
In their clash with the Bulldogs, the Green Archers will seek their second straight win and a share of the lead with the Ateneo Blue Eagles.
“Maganda rin ang nangyari na wala si Ben. Maganda rin ang nilaro ng apat na malalaki namin,” said Green Archers coach Aldin Ayo.
He took note of the adjustments that inside operators Abu Tratter, Leonard Santillan, Prince Rivero and Justine Baltazar have been going through in Mbala’s absence.
Mbala is back home in Cameroon after he was tapped to be part of the Cameroonian national team. He is expected to return next week.
The Bulldogs are coming off an 86-69 win over University of the East Red Warriors last Saturday, with Dave Wilson Yu having 14 points, 8 rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Later, the Adamson Falcons will try to rebound from a loss to Ateneo in their 4 p.m. showdown with the University of Santo Tomas Tigers.
When they took a 65-85 loss to Ateneo, Kurt Lojera led Adamson University with 11 markers. Peter Atencio
Games Today
(Araneta Coliseum)
2 p.m. La Salle vs NU
4 p.m. Adamson vs UST
