Defending champion Ateneo De Manila University is bracing for a rough-and-tumble fight against a determined University of the Philippines (UP) when the two collide in Game One of the best-of-three finals of Season 81 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball today at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

The Blue Eagles are making their third straight championship appearance armed with a win-once advantage after a quick dismantling of Far Eastern University, 80-61, in the semifinals last Sunday.

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