SECOND-seed Audi hopes to have its key players back in the forefront as it battles Galant Saturday night for the right to face Hummer in the finals of the Auto Planet basketball tourney at Liceo de Cagayan University gym.

Without some of its reliable starters, including acrobatic guard Boning Biongcog, the "twice-to-beaten" Audi got pummeled by Galant on Wednesday by 32 points, 69-101.

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"Dili `mi maka-match kon kami-kami lang gihapon. Kulata kaayo," cautioned Audi's slotman Oliver Velasco after the lopsided match, which saw five Galant hoopsters -- Armojallas, Rivera, Daitol, Lorono, Labnao -- all scoring in twin-digit figures.

The top-seeded Hummer, which closed out the elimination round with 6-1 win-loss card, secured an outright seat in the best-of-3 finals after a convincing win over Ferrari, 62-47 in the other half of the crossover matches.

Event coordinator Marian Mae Hanginan said the knockout duel between Galant and Hummer will follow shortly after the club's practice game from 6 to 7:30 p.m.