Sporting identical 1-1 records, Val Motors and Lopue's Travel Center try to gain the last playoff spot for an outright semifinal berth when they clash with different rivals at the resumption of the 7th Tan Kek Pin Cup Memorial Basketball Tournament at the Po Hang Gym of Bacolod Tay Tung High School.

Coming off a 91-90 loss to Davies-Probac that denied them early entry in the race for the two playoff spots, the Val cagers take on unbeaten Summit Mineral Water in the first game at 6:30 p.m. But Val Motors are not taking chances against Summit lightly as a loss will relegate them to a dogfight in the quarterfinal.

Lopue's hopes to ride on its 102-93 win over Summit when it collides with a streaking Probac quintet in the second game. Probac remains unbeaten in five games in the tournament. With a 2-0 slate, Probac has already secured a place in the playoff regardless of tonight's matches. *CPT

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