NCAA Season 73 basketball tournaments

Last updated
1997 NCAA season
Host school San Sebastian College – Recoletos
Men's FinalsG1Wins
SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian Stags 841+1
San Beda colors.svg  San Beda Red Lions 720
DurationOctober 5, 1997
Arena(s) Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Winning coachArturo Cristobal
TV network(s)Vintage Sports (IBC)
Juniors' FinalsG1G2Wins
San Beda colors.svg  San Beda Red Cubs 63600
Mapua colors.svg  Mapua Red Robins 64782
DurationOctober 1997
Arena(s) Rizal Memorial Coliseum
< Season 72 1997 Season 74 >

The 1997 NCAA basketball tournament was the 73rd season in the Philippine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The season opened on August 2, 1997 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 6, 1997 with the San Sebastian Stags winning their fifth straight championship in the Seniors division.

Contents

This was the first-ever final four semifinals. [1]

Men's tournament

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPtsQualification
1SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian Stags (H)12024Twice-to-beat in the Finals [lower-alpha 1]
2San Beda colors.svg  San Beda Red Lions 8420Proceed to stepladder round 2
3Letran colors.svg  Letran Knights 7519 [lower-alpha 2] Proceed to stepladder round 1
4Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa Cardinals 7519 [lower-alpha 2]
5UPHD colors.svg  Perpetual Altas 6618
6JRU colors.svg  JRC Heavy Bombers 21014
7PCU colors.svg  PCU Dolphins (X)01212
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts; (X) Under probation
Notes:
  1. As San Sebastian won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Letran 2–0 Mapua

Bracket

Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)
Stepladder round 2
(Single-elimination)
Finals
(#1 has twice-to-beat advantage)
1SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian 84
2San Beda colors.svg  San Beda 722San Beda colors.svg  San Beda 72
3Letran colors.svg  Letran 683Letran colors.svg  Letran 65
4Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa 57

Stepladder semifinals

Both rounds are straight knockout matches.

(3) Letran vs. (4) Mapúa

October 1
Letran Knights  Letran colors.svg6857Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa Cardinals
Letran advances to the 2nd round

Letran Knights beat Mapua Cardinals, 68–57, on October 1, in the first of two knockout matches to determine defending champion San Sebastian College's finals opponent. The Stags completed a 12-game elimination round sweep to automatically clinch the first finals slot. [2]

(2) San Beda vs. (3) Letran

October 3
San Beda Red Lions  San Beda colors.svg7265Letran colors.svg  Letran Knights
San Beda advances to the Finals

San Beda Red Lions finished second and drew a bye; they defeated Letran Knights two nights later, 72–65, and arranged a title clash with San Sebastian Stags. [3]

Finals

San Sebastian has the twice-to-beat advantage over San Beda, who only has to lose once to lose the series.

Game 1

October 5
San Sebastian Stags  SSC-R colors.svg8472San Beda colors.svg  San Beda Red Lions
San Sebastian wins series in one game

Stags' Rommel Adducul capped another MVP season with 20 points and 16 rebounds while Jasper Ocampo and Ulysses Tanique sparked the Stags' breakaway 25–7 run in the final 15 minutes. San Sebastian won their fifth consecutive title and the school's ninth NCAA crown. [4]

Awards

  NCAA Season 73 men's basketball champions  
SSC-R colors.svg
San Sebastian Stags
Ninth title, fifth consecutive title

Juniors' tournament

Playoffs

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1San Beda colors.svg  San Beda 91
4SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian 72
1San Beda colors.svg  San Beda 6360
2Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa 6478
2Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa 77
3PCU colors.svg  PCU 67

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References

  1. "Red Lions nip Cards for NCAA 'Final 4'". Manila Standard.
  2. "Knights sideline Cardinals". Manila Standard.
  3. "It's the Lions vs Stags for title". Manila Standard.
  4. "Stags herd Lions for fifth straight 'NC' crown". Manila Standard.
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Season 73 (1997)
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