AEBA 9th Corporate Cup playoff cast complete as elimination round concludes

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The playoff picture is now complete in the Architects and Engineers Basketball Association (AEBA) 9th Corporate Cup following the conclusion of the elimination round over the weekend at the University of San Carlos (USC) Downtown Campus gymnasium.

Johnro Electrical Engineering secured the top seed after finishing the eliminations with an 8-1 record, earning the coveted twice-to-beat advantage heading into the postseason.

They closed out their campaign with a convincing 76-60 victory against Sports & Play International Corporation, anchored by John Cubar’s 17 points, six rebounds, and one assist.

READ: AEBA: Davies, Sports & Play, Johnro win as elims finale looms

Johnro will face eighth-seeded Sinclair of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP), which finished the eliminations with a 4-5 slate. Sinclair booked its playoff spot despite a narrow 77-81 loss to RELLM Engineering, where Joemari Buhion delivered a standout 33-point, nine-rebound, three-steal performance.

RELLM Engineering ended up fifth after a 4-5 record, breaking a four-way tie with Dextructures, Davies Paints, and Sinclair through the tournament’s points quotient system.

Dextructures took the sixth seed, while Davies Paints settled for seventh. Dextructures punched their ticket with a 78-72 win over EGS Surveying behind Rozien Rivera’s 18 points, while Avantrac, already assured of the third seed, edged Davies Paints 85-81 behind Jonathan Conrad Yu’s 18 points and seven rebounds.

The quarterfinal matchups are now set: second seed CBM Engineering faces Davies Paints, Avantrac takes on Dextructures, and Sports & Play goes up against RELLM Engineering.

Both Johnro Electrical Engineering and CBM Engineering enter the playoffs with twice-to-beat advantages as the top two seeds, setting up what promises to be a tightly contested postseason starting next weekend.

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