Host school | Philippine Christian University | |||||||||||||||
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Duration | September 27 – October 2, 2001 | |||||||||||||||
Arena(s) | Rizal Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Christian Coronel | |||||||||||||||
Winning coach | Turo Valenzona (5th title) | |||||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Mapúa Cardinals Benilde Blazers | |||||||||||||||
TV network(s) | PTV/NBN | |||||||||||||||
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Duration | September 27 – October 2, 2001 | |||||||||||||||
Arena(s) | Rizal Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Leland Ronquillo | |||||||||||||||
Winning coach | Jing Ruiz (1st title) | |||||||||||||||
Semifinalists | San Sebastian Staglets Mapúa Red Robins | |||||||||||||||
The basketball tournaments of National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) 77th season hosted by the Philippine Christian University began on July 7, 2001, at the Araneta Coliseum with Manila mayor Lito Atienza as the special guest and speaker, followed by the opening ceremonies and a quadruple-header. [1] Games then are subsequently held at Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The opening rites and the games were aired live by the Media Conglomerates Inc. over PTV/NBN through the facilities of Silverstar Communications, Inc. [1]
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | JRU Heavy Bombers | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
2 | San Sebastian Stags | 9 | 5 | .643 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
3 | Mapúa Cardinals | 9 | 5 | .643 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
4 | Benilde Blazers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | |
5 | PCU Dolphins (H) | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | |
6 | Letran Knights | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | |
7 | Perpetual Altas | 4 | 10 | .286 | 7 | |
8 | San Beda Red Lions | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 |
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.
Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | ||||||||||
1 | JRU | 84 | 99 | ||||||||
4 | Benilde | 98 | 76 | ||||||||
1 | JRU | 74 | 95 | 62 | |||||||
2 | San Sebastian | 77 | 81 | 95 | |||||||
2 | San Sebastian | 58 | 48 | ||||||||
3 | Mapúa | 65 | 44 | ||||||||
San Sebastian and JRU have the twice-to-beat advantage. They only have to win once, while their opponents, twice, to progress.
September 20 5:30 p.m. |
JRU Heavy Bombers | 84–98 | Benilde Blazers |
Scoring by quarter: 17-26, 21-19, 21-21, 25-32 | ||
Pts: Nani Epondulan 22 | Pts: Sunday Salvacion 39 |
September 22 5:00 p.m. |
JRU Heavy Bombers | 99–76 | Benilde Blazers |
Pts: Nani Epondulan 35 | ||
JRU wins series in two games |
In Game 1, the defending champions Blazers relied on its star, Sunday Salvacion, who capped 39 points in the game including six treys. [2] The game was a nip-and-tuck affair until midway in the first half, when Salvacion broke a 14-all deadlock. The Bombers never recovered and faced a 15-point deficit entering the final two minutes. [3]
The Heavy Bombers relied on its veterans to mount a huge lead, 58–32 in the third quarter and never looked back. [4] Defending champion Blazers, however, conspired a comeback by making ten triples, but it wasn't enough to push themselves on the way to Finals. Graduating players Ernani Epondulan finished with 35 points and Ariel Capus made 17 of his own. [5]
September 20 1:30 p.m. |
San Sebastian Stags | 58–65 | Mapúa Cardinals |
Scoring by quarter: 13-21, 23-11, 9-11, 13-22 | ||
Pts: Mark Macapagal 14 | Pts: Steve Marucot 18 |
September 22 1:30 p.m. |
San Sebastian Stags | 48–44 | Mapúa Cardinals |
Scoring by quarter:16-11, 10-10, 8-14, 14-9 | ||
Pts: Paul Reguerra 10 | Pts: Jeff Martin 12 | |
San Sebastian wins series in two games |
The Cardinals, led by rookie point guard Jeffrey Martin, Steve Marucot, and Roberto Lagar found their rhythm in the final period of Game 1 to force the Stags to a rubber match. Lagar hit back-to-back treys midway in the final period to give his team the lead, 57–49. However, the Stags recovered and reduced the deficit, 59–58, thanks to Michael Gonzales' pair of charities in the last 21 seconds. The Stags went to fouls to stop the clock when Lagar missed his last free throw but Marucot's putback sealed the victory for the Cardinals. [2]
The Stags, who are enjoying a twice-to-beat advantage, relied on endgame breaks in Game 2 to eliminate Mapúa and advance to the Finals. [4] [5]
The San Sebastian Stags are back again in the Finals after their disappointing defeat from CSB Blazers last season. They last held their five-straight championships from 1993 to 1997 and then the streak ended in 1998 at the hands of Letran Knights.
Meanwhile, the JRU Heavy Bombers has not seen a title since 1972. They came close to winning the title in 1999, only to falter to the Letran Knights. The disappointment continued last year when they were beaten twice by the San Sebastian Stags in the semifinals.
September 27 3:30 p.m. |
JRU Heavy Bombers | 74–77 | San Sebastian Stags |
Scoring by quarter: 13-18, 20-20, 26-15, 15-24 | ||
Pts: Nani Epondulan 16 | Pts: Clark Moore 15 |
September 29 3:30 p.m. |
JRU Heavy Bombers | 95–81 | San Sebastian Stags |
Scoring by quarter: 19-21, 28-14, 9-12, 39-34 | ||
Pts: Nani Epondulan 26 | Pts: Macapagal, Alfad 14 each |
October 2 3:30 p.m. |
JRU Heavy Bombers | 62–95 | San Sebastian Stags |
Scoring by quarter: 18-23, 17-20, 9-19, 18-33 | ||
Pts: Ariel Capus 14 | Pts: Mark Macapagal 21 | |
San Sebastian wins series, 2–1 |
The two teams clashed neck-to-neck all throughout Game 1 but the Stags are the better team in crunch time. The Heavy Bombers entered the final quarter with the lead when the Stags applied its pressure defense. Stags' Roy Falcasantos converted a layup in the last 48 seconds of the game to break a 74-all tieup then later converted a charity to give his team the win. [6] [7]
JRU relied on the offense of season MVP Nani Epondulan, Joel Finuliar, Rendel Dela Rea, and Ariel Capus to register a 68–54 lead in the final quarter of Game 2 to keep the Stags at bay and then finally made a comeback to the series. [8] [9]
Showing experience, the Stags never faltered from the start of Game 3, as they outclassed the Heavy Bombers by 33 points en route to their 10th NCAA championship. Nani Epondulan, the season MVP, tallied 13 points in the first half, but was made scoreless in the second half. [10] [11]
NCAA Season 77 men's basketball champions |
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San Sebastian Stags Tenth title |
Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||
1 | Letran | W | ||||||||
4 | Mapúa | L | ||||||||
1 | Letran | 74 | 70 | 63* | ||||||
2 | San Beda | 69 | 80 | 61 | ||||||
2 | San Beda | W | ||||||||
3 | San Sebastian | L | ||||||||
*Game went into overtime
NCAA Season 77 juniors' basketball champions |
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Letran Squires 12th title |
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