They have been out of sight for a while so the defending champion San Miguel Beermen reminded James Yap and company who they were up against.
SMB delivered the message in the third quarter and Jay Washington made sure the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados got it loud and clear.
Washington was like a man possessed in that telling quarter, going 6-for-12 from the field for 14 points as the defending champions separated from B-Meg Derby Ace on the way to a 101-88 blowout Wednesday at the start of their PBA Fiesta Conference semifinal series at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Letran Knights has a big heart but the Ateneo Blue Eagles has the bigger heart, as the later won by the slimmest of margin 61-60 to barge in the finals for the Philippine Collegiate Championships. The ever-sensational freshman, ace player Ryan Buenafe made the marginal basket with only 40 seconds remaining into the game. Led by the reigning UAAP MVP Rabeh Al-Hussaini with 24 points.,the Blue Eagles managed to have a big lead. A fiery comeback by the Knights, saw the Blue in a tight situation. A basket by RJ Jazul gave the Knights a one point lead. But Buenafe made the go-ahead basket that turned out to be the winning basket of the game. The Blue Eagles will either face La Salle or San Beda in the finals.
