MANILA, Philippines — Reigning titlist College of the Philippines primed up for its Filoil three-peat bid by sweeping the Marty Cup 2025 Battle of Champions pocket match in Tacloban.
The Preventing Maroons drubbed the College of Perpetual System Dalta Altas, 81-71, within the finale to finish a 5-0 sweep of the invitational tourney forward of the Filoil finale in Manila.
Terrence Fortea was named Finals MVP as UP received all of its video games by double digits.
The Maroons drubbed CNE, 85-44, Leyte Pilipinas, 122-68 and Lakawan-Benedicto, 91-71 within the elimination spherical earlier than smothering Zachmatic within the semifinals, 117-57.
New ace Rey Remogat, who sat out a yr after his switch from the UE Purple Warriors, contributed together with the championship core of Gerry Abadiano, Harold Alarcon, Jacob Bayla, Gani Stevens and Reyland Torres following the departure of Quentin Millora-Brown and Francis Lopez.
It’s one other feather in UP’s cap as a part of its UAAP build-up, and it’ll shoot for one more title towards Nationwide U within the finale of the PlayTime Cares Filoil EcoOil 18th Preseason Cup on Sunday on the Playtime Cares Filoil Centre in San Juan.