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Rookie squads Pharex, Excelroof clash for PBL crown
The team which plays more cohesively will be known on Thursday when rookie squads Pharex B Complex and Excelroof begin their best-of-three title showdown in the PBL PG Flex-Erase Placenta Cup at The Arena in San Juan City. Pharex is composed mostly of players from the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons while Excelroof is made up cagers from 85th NCAA champion San Sebastian Golden Stags.
Game Thursday (The Arena, San Juan City) 3 p.m. Pharex vs Excelroof
Both the Fighting Maroons and the 25ers are aiming to make history by becoming the first rookie team to capture the championship. Pharex, which topped the elimination round to book the twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals, scored a 96-83 win over Cossack Blue to grab the first finals seat. The 25ers, meanwhile, finished third after the elimination and had to overhaul Cobra Energy Drink’s twice-to-beat semis edge in order to earn the right of facing Pharex in the finals. Excelroof scored consecutive wins over Cobra, 89-81 and 81-75. Game time is at 3 pm with the winner moving closer of claiming the crown on Saturday. The Aboy Castro-coached Pharex crew is riding on a six-game winning streak, one of which is a 74-68 triumph over Renato Agustin’s 25ers to earn the top seeding in the single round elimination. "We're truly blessed and we hope can sustain this run so that we can celebrate a week from now. If we can sustain our intensity and play with passion and heart then we have a good chance of celebrating next week." But Castro said their elimination round win does not guarantee a Game 1 victory especially on what the 25ers did against the talented and veteran-filled Ironmen. 
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