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NCAA Season 78 basketball tournaments

The basketball tournaments of National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) 78th season hosted by San Beda College began on June 29, 2002 at the Araneta Coliseum with Philippine Sports Commission chairman Eric Buhain as the special guest, followed by the opening ceremonies, a ceremonial toss together with NCAA Policy Board president Fr. Anscar Chupungco, OSB, and a quadruple-header.[1] Games then are subsequently held at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

NCAA Season 78
Host schoolSan Beda College
Men's Finals G1 G2Wins
SSC-R school colors San Sebastian Stags 79 862
CSB school colors Benilde Blazers 78 690
DurationSeptember 18–20, 2002
Arena(s)Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Finals MVPLeo Najorda
Winning coachTuro Valenzona (6th title)
SemifinalistsPCU school colors PCU Dolphins
JRU school colors JRU Heavy Bombers
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports
Studio 23
Juniors' Finals G1 G2Wins
San Beda school colors San Beda Red Cubs 94 951+1
Letran school colors Letran Squires 97 811
DurationSeptember 18–20, 2002
Arena(s)Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Finals MVPJVee Casio
Winning coachAto Badolato (13th title)
SemifinalistsMapua school colors Mapúa Red Robins
SSC-R school colors San Sebastian Staglets
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports
Studio 23
< Season 77 2002 Season 79 >

Seniors' tournament

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Teams

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Team College Coach
Letran Knights Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL) Louie Alas
Benilde Blazers De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (CSB) Dong Vergeire
JRU Heavy Bombers José Rizal University (JRU) Boy de Vera
Mapúa Cardinals Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT) Horacio Lim
PCU Dolphins Philippine Christian University (PCU) Jimmy Mariano
San Beda Red Lions San Beda College (SBC) Jonathan Reyes
San Sebastian Stags San Sebastian College – Recoletos (SSC-R) Turo Valenzona
Perpetual Altas University of Perpetual Help DALTA System (UPHDS) Bai Cristobal

Elimination round

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Team standing

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   San Sebastian Stags 11 3 .786 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   Benilde Blazers 10 4 .714 1
3   PCU Dolphins 9 5 .643[a] 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   JRU Heavy Bombers 9 5 .643[a] 2
5   Mapúa Cardinals 7 7 .500[b] 4
6   Letran Knights 7 7 .500[b] 4
7   San Beda Red Lions (H) 2 12 .143 9
8   Perpetual Altas 1 13 .071 10
Source: The Philippine Star
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 and #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: PCU 1-1 JRU (PCU +5)
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Mapúa 1-1 Letran (Mapúa +6)

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  Letran              
  Benilde              
  JRU              
  Mapúa              
  PCU              
  San Beda              
  San Sebastian              
  Perpetual              
Source: The Philippine Star
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

Scores

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Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams CSJL CSB JRU MIT PCU SBC SSC-R UPHR
Letran Knights — 75–88 96–100* 76–73 56–67 69–64 62–72 76–68
Benilde Blazers 80–85 — 82–67 64–40 72–80 75–73 74–72 82–50
JRU Heavy Bombers 80–76 81–79 — 84–75 77–85 82–80 75–83 84–76
Mapúa Cardinals 80–71 0–20[a] 74–81 — 74–68 84–68 52–65 73–32
PCU Dolphins 73–83* 77–83 91–94 88–84 — 88–69 72–69 69–63
San Beda Red Lions 54–67 78–85 84–88 68–88 20–0[b] — 72–90 77–79*
San Sebastian Stags 74–59 70–67 101–82 87–82 65–72 85–98 — 87–85
Perpetual Altas 64–70 60–70 79–88 64–77 70–72 101–115* 74–84 —
Source: The Philippine Star
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:
  1. ^ Benilde was leading 65–60 when Mapua walked out of the game due to confusion in regards to technical fouls. Benilde player Magpayo was called for an unsportsmanlike foul, his fifth foul that led to his disqualification. Then, he confronted Mapua player Edsel Feliciano. Both players were then called for technical fouls. The referees then canceled Magpayo's technical foul after learning of his disqualification, which led to Mapua walking out of the game, as they questioned the penalty they got from Magpayo's actions after his disqualification.[2] Benilde were then awarded a 20–0 forfeit win.
  2. ^ San Beda was leading 79–60 when a brawl resulted in ejections of all but two PCU players, and all but five San Beda players. PCU decided not to continue the game any longer, and San Beda were awarded a 20–0 forfeit win.[3]

Bracket

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  San Sebastian102*
4  JRU96
1  San Sebastian7986
2  Benilde7869
2  Benilde93106
3  PCU95*87

Number of asterisks (*) denotes the number of overtime periods.

Semifinals

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San Sebastian and Benilde have the twice-to-beat advantage. They only have to win once, while their opponents, twice, to progress.

(1) San Sebastian vs. (4) JRU

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September 11
2:00 p.m.
San Sebastian Stags   102–96 (OT)   JRU Heavy Bombers
Scoring by quarter: 23-14, 24-27, 22-24, 16-20, Overtime: 17-11
Pts: Nurjamjam Alfad 23
Rebs: Alfad, Moore 10 each
Asts: Najorda, Falcasantos 5 each		 Pts: Joel Finuliar 23
Rebs: Joel Finuliar 10
Asts: Wynsjohn Te 8
San Sebastian wins series in one game

It was a nip-and-tuck affair all game until JRU's Edward Attunga converted two free throws to give his team its first lead of the game, 85–84, with 59 seconds left. San Sebastian's Redentor Vicente was fouled on a drive, but split his charities to tie the game at 85-all with 22 seconds remaining in the final period. JRU's Wynsjohn Te had a chance to win the game but missed a difficult lay-up, sending the game into overtime. Defending champs San Sebastian's trifecta of Redentor Vicente, Clark Moore, and Michael Gonzales needed an extra five minutes to beat the Heavy Bombers and advance to the Finals.[4]

(2) Benilde vs. (3) PCU

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September 11
4:00 p.m.
Benilde Blazers   93–95 (OT)   PCU Dolphins
Scoring by quarter: 15-26, 18-20, 19-19, 27-14, Overtime: 14-16
Pts: Jay Sagad 26
Rebs: Salvacion, Magpayo 8 each		 Pts: Jojo Roque 20
Rebs: Leo Gaspi 7
September 13
4:00 p.m.
Benilde Blazers   106–87   PCU Dolphins
Scoring by quarter: 34-22, 23-24, 23 -18, 26-23
Pts: Sunday Salvacion 34 Pts: Bernzon Franco 28
CSB wins series in two games

It was PCU's game throughout the first half of Game 1 when they saw their main big man Bernzon Franco sidelined with an ankle sprain. But PCU maintained its composure to control the distance until CSB's Jay Sagad, Sunday Salvacion, and Elvis Tolentino force a comeback to send the game into overtime. Franco returned to the game, but PCU's treys decided the final outcome and forces the Blazers to a knockout game.[5]

PCU tried its best to close the gap in Game 2, but the Blazers maintained its double-digit distance all throughout the game thanks to their stars, Jay Sagad and Sunday Salvacion. Salvacion finished with 34 points, including four triples and a dunk with four minutes remaining, sending the CSB gallery into a frenzy.[6]

Finals

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This is a rematch of the 2000 Finals, which the Blazers won after sweeping the Stags en route to their first championship.

September 18
4:00 p.m.
San Sebastian Stags   79–78   Benilde Blazers
Scoring by quarter: 14-24, 27-16, 19 -18, 19-20
Pts: Leomar Najorda 23
Rebs: Leomar Najorda 13
Asts: Christian Coronel 6		 Pts: Sunday Salvacion 28
Rebs: Sunday Salvacion 14
Asts: Magpayo, Castro 5
September 20
4:00 p.m.
San Sebastian Stags   86–69   Benilde Blazers
Scoring by quarter: 22-17, 21-15, 18-25, 25-12
Pts: Pep Moore 21
Rebs: Leo Najorda 11
Asts: Michael Gonzales 10		 Pts: Sunday Salvacion 21
Rebs: Al Magpayo 10
Asts: Jan Coching 4
San Sebastian wins series, 2–0

The Stags were down by as many as 11 points in the first half of Game 1, thanks to the hot-shooting of Sunday Salvacion and the inside presence of Al Magpayo and Ronald Capati. But Stags veteran Christian Coronel took over and made his two free throws in the last two seconds after he was hacked by CSB's Elvis Tolentino to lead his team closer to the championship.[7][8]

The Stags did not let CSB to take over as they pummeled the Blazers right from the start of Game 2, even held them scoreless for almost eight minutes into the final period, thus claiming their second consecutive championship and eleventh title overall. Leomar Najorda was named Finals MVP.[9][10]

Awards

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 NCAA Season 78 men's basketball champions 
 
San Sebastian Stags
11th title, second consecutive title
  • Most Valuable Player: Sunday Salvacion (Benilde Blazers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jerome Paterno (San Beda Red Lions)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Leomar Najorda (San Sebastian Stags)
    • Sunday Salvacion (Benilde Blazers)
    • Arjun Cordero (San Beda Red Lions)
    • Marco Polo Fajardo (JRU Heavy Bombers)
    • Bernzon Franco (PCU Dolphins)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Joel Finuliar (JRU Heavy Bombers)
  • Most Improved Player: Leomar Najorda (San Sebastian Stags)
  • Coach of the Year: Turo Valenzona (San Sebastian Stags)

Juniors' tournament

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Elimination round

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San Beda won all 14 elimination round games, clinching a bye up to the Finals, with the twice-to-beat advantage. Letran finished second, Mapua third, and San Sebastian fourth.

Bracket

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Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)		Stepladder round 2
(Single-elimination)		Finals
(#1 has twice-to-beat advantage)
1  San Beda9495
2  Letran902  Letran9781
3  Mapúa873  Mapúa78
4  San Sebastian65

Stepladder semifinals

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(3) Mapúa vs. (4) San Sebastian

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(2) Letran vs. (3) Mapúa

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September 13
2:00pm
Letran Squires   90–78   Mapúa Red Robins

Finals

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Since San Beda swept the elimination round, they have a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran. This is a de facto best of three series with San Beda automatically leading 1-0. Therefore, San Beda has to win once, while Letran needed twice, to win the championship.

September 18
2:00pm
San Beda Red Cubs   94–97   Letran Squires
Pts: JVee Casio 33
Rebs: Ford Arao 21		 Pts: Bituin, Melegrito 20 each
Rebs: OJ Cua 15
September 20
2:00pm
San Beda Red Cubs   95–81   Letran Squires
San Beda wins series in two games
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: JVee Casio (San Beda Red Cubs)

San Beda was in command for most of Game 1, but Letran refused to lose and then took the lead, 90–88. San Beda then tied the game 93–all, thanks to Ford Arao's two free throws, 47 seconds remaining in the final period. In the next play, OJ Cua gave the lead again to the Squires, 95–93. Both teams split their charities in the final seconds, when Squire Marlon Bituin grabbed the miss from the other team, giving the Red Cubs their first loss of the season and sealing the victory for the Squires.[11]

The Red Cubs claimed their 11th NCAA juniors championship in the deciding Game 2, thanks to JVee Casio and Arvin Braganza's outside shooting and Jay Agbayani's inside presence.[12]

Awards

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 NCAA Season 78 juniors' basketball champions 
 
San Beda Red Cubs
13th title
  • Most Valuable Player: Oliver John Cua (Letran Squires)
  • Rookie of the Year: PJ Walsham (Letran Squires)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Oliver John Cua (Letran Squires)
    • JVee Casio (San Beda Red Cubs)
    • Ford Arao (San Beda Red Cubs)
    • Jay Agbayani (San Beda Red Cubs)
    • Yuri Escueta (San Beda Red Cubs)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Elmer Espiritu (JRU Light Bombers)
  • Most Improved Player: Oliver John Cua (Letran Squires)
  • Coach of the Year: Ato Badolato (San Beda Red Cubs)

Media

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This was the first season of Studio 23's coverage (later ABS-CBN Sports+Action) has been produced by ABS-CBN Sports which the NCAA games every Wednesday and Friday afternoon at 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The commentators were Bill Velasco, Sev Sarmenta and Bob Novales were presenters and alongside Butch Maniego, Allan Gregorio and others.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Villar, Joey (June 29, 2002). "Stags launch NC title defense". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Villar, Joey (August 13, 2002). "Crippled Dolphins win; Cards walk out". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Villar, Joey (August 8, 2002). "Brawl turns in Lions' favor". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Franco, Marco (September 11, 2002). "San Sebastian advances to the finals". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. Archived from the original on November 8, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Franco, Marco (September 11, 2002). "PCU forces rubber match". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Navarro, June (September 14, 2002). "Blazers blaze trail to 'NC' glory". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Franco, Marco (September 18, 2002). "San Sebastian takes game one, 79-78". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. Archived from the original on December 10, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  8. ^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (September 19, 2002). "Coronel carries Stags to victory". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Franco, Marco (September 20, 2002). "San Sebastian reigns supreme". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. Archived from the original on December 10, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (September 21, 2002). "Stampeding Stags snare it anew". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  11. ^ Franco, Marco (September 18, 2002). "Letran Squires force winner-take-all". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Franco, Marco (September 20, 2002). "San Beda Red Cubs win juniors crown". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. Archived from the original on December 10, 2002. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Villar, Joey (June 25, 2002). "NCAA bares tie-up with ABS-CBN". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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