NCAA Season 65 basketball tournaments

1989 NCAA season

Host school	Mapua Institute of Technology
Men's Finals G1 (OT) G2 G3 Wins   San Sebastian Stags 118 88 102 2   PHCR Altas 115 95 93 1
Duration	October –19, 1989
Arena(s)	Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Winning coach	Francis Rodriguez
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The 1989 NCAA basketball tournament was the 65th season in the Philippine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The season opens on July 30 at the Araneta Coliseum and it ended with the San Sebastian Stags successfully defending their championship in the Seniors division. The year's host was Mapua Tech. ^[1]

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Format:

• Tournament divided into two halves: winners of the two halves dispute the championship in a best-of-3 finals series unless:
  • A team wins both rounds. In that case, the winning team automatically wins the championship.
  • A third team has a better cumulative record than both finalists. In that case, the third team has to win in a playoff against the team that won the second round to face the team that won in the first round in a best-of-3 finals series.

First round team standings Pos Team W L Pts Qualification 1   PHCR Altas 4 1 9 Finals 2   Letran Knights 3 2 8 3   San Sebastian Stags 3 2 8 4   Mapúa Cardinals (H) 2 3 7 5   JRC Heavy Bombers 2 3 7 6   San Beda Red Lions 1 4 6 Source: [ citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) tournament points; 2) if tied for #1, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential (H) Hosts

Second round team standings Pos Team W L Pts Qualification 1   San Sebastian Stags 3 2 8 [a] Finals 2   Mapúa Cardinals (H) 3 2 8 [a] 3   PHCR Altas 3 2 8 [a] 4   Letran Knights 3 2 8 [a] 5   San Beda Red Lions 2 3 7 6   JRC Heavy Bombers 1 4 6 Source: [ citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) tournament points; 2) if tied for #1, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential (H) Hosts Notes: Second round pennant playoffs: San Sebastian won.

Cumulative standings

No other team had a better cumulative record than the two pennant winners, so playoff for the Finals berth was not played.

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	PHCR Altas	7	3	17	Finals
2	San Sebastian Stags	6	4	16
3	Letran Knights	6	4	16
4	Mapúa Cardinals (H)	5	5	15
5	JRC Heavy Bombers	3	7	13
6	San Beda Red Lions	3	7	13

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) tournament points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts

The Altas of Perpetual Help College of Rizal took the first round flag with a 4-1 won-loss card following Letran's 97-106 loss to San Sebastian on August 26, in which the defending champion Stags tied the Knights with three wins and two losses. ^[2]

The second round of the tournament had a four-way tie among Perpetual Help College, San Sebastian, Mapua and Letran. The four teams were paired and the winners clash in a playoff to decide the second round champion. Had the Altas won the knockout series, they will automatically be declared champions. ^[3] It turn out the San Sebastian Stags emerge victorious and captured the second round pennant, thus forge a best-of-three title showdown with the Altas.

Finals

October

San Sebastian Stags

118–115 (OT)

PHCR Altas

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

October

San Sebastian Stags

88–95

PHCR Altas

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

October 19

San Sebastian Stags	102–93	PHCR Altas
San Sebastian wins series 2–1

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

Awards

NCAA Season 65 men's basketball champions
San Sebastian Stags Fourth title, second consecutive title

See also

• UAAP Season 52 men's basketball tournament

References

1. "Quilban-led SSC Stags seek 4th title". Manila Standard.
2. "PHC takes flag, thanks to SSC". Manila Standard.
3. "Perpetual seals 4-way tie for 2nd round flag". Manila Standard.

Preceded by Season 65 (1988)

NCAA basketball seasons Season 65 (1989)

Succeeded by Season 66 (1990)