NCAA Season 78 basketball tournaments

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NCAA Season 78
Host school San Beda College
Men's FinalsG1G2Wins
SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian Stags 79862
CSB colors.svg  Benilde Blazers 78690
DurationSeptember 18–20, 2002
Arena(s) Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Finals MVP Leo Najorda
Winning coach Turo Valenzona (6th title)
SemifinalistsPCU colors.svg  PCU Dolphins
JRU colors.svg  JRU Heavy Bombers
TV network(s) ABS-CBN Sports
Studio 23
Juniors' FinalsG1G2Wins
San Beda colors.svg  San Beda Red Cubs 94951+1
Letran colors.svg  Letran Squires 97811
DurationSeptember 18–20, 2002
Arena(s) Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Finals MVP JVee Casio
Winning coach Ato Badolato (13th title)
SemifinalistsMapua colors.svg  Mapúa Red Robins
SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian Staglets
TV network(s) ABS-CBN Sports
Studio 23
< Season 77 2002 Season 79 >

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.

Contents

Seniors' tournament

Teams

TeamCollegeCoach
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

Team standing

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian Stags 113.786— Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2CSB colors.svg  Benilde Blazers 104.7141
3PCU colors.svg  PCU Dolphins 95.643 [lower-alpha 1] 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4JRU colors.svg  JRU Heavy Bombers 95.643 [lower-alpha 1] 2
5Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa Cardinals 77.500 [lower-alpha 2] 4
6Letran colors.svg  Letran Knights 77.500 [lower-alpha 2] 4
7San Beda colors.svg  San Beda Red Lions (H)212.1439
8UPHD colors.svg  Perpetual Altas 113.07110
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. 1 2 Head-to-head record: PCU 1-1 JRU (PCU +5)
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mapúa 1-1 Letran (Mapúa +6)

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Letran colors.svg  Letran San Beda colors.svgPCU colors.svgUPHD colors.svgCSB colors.svgMapua colors.svgJRU colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgJRU colors.svgPCU colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgUPHD colors.svgCSB colors.svgMapua colors.svg
CSB colors.svg  Benilde JRU colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgMapua colors.svgLetran colors.svgUPHD colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgPCU colors.svgUPHD colors.svgMapua colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgJRU colors.svgLetran colors.svgPCU colors.svg
JRU colors.svg  JRU CSB colors.svgMapua colors.svgPCU colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgLetran colors.svgUPHD colors.svgLetran colors.svgMapua colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgPCU colors.svgCSB colors.svgUPHD colors.svgSSC-R colors.svg
Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa PCU colors.svgJRU colors.svgCSB colors.svgUPHD colors.svgLetran colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgCSB colors.svgJRU colors.svgUPHD colors.svgPCU colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgLetran colors.svg
PCU colors.svg  PCU Mapua colors.svgLetran colors.svgJRU colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgUPHD colors.svgCSB colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgUPHD colors.svgLetran colors.svgJRU colors.svgMapua colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgCSB colors.svg
San Beda colors.svg  San Beda Letran colors.svgUPHD colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgJRU colors.svgPCU colors.svgCSB colors.svgMapua colors.svgPCU colors.svgCSB colors.svgJRU colors.svgLetran colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgMapua colors.svgUPHD colors.svg
SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian UPHD colors.svgCSB colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgPCU colors.svgJRU colors.svgMapua colors.svgLetran colors.svgMapua colors.svgUPHD colors.svgLetran colors.svgCSB colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgPCU colors.svgJRU colors.svg
UPHD colors.svg  Perpetual SSC-R colors.svgSan Beda colors.svgLetran colors.svgMapua colors.svgCSB colors.svgPCU colors.svgJRU colors.svgCSB colors.svgPCU colors.svgSSC-R colors.svgMapua colors.svgLetran colors.svgJRU colors.svgSan Beda colors.svg
Source: The Philippine Star
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

Scores

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 —75–8896–100* 76–73 56–67 69–64 62–72 76–68
Benilde Blazers 80–85—82–6764–4072–8075–7374–7282–50
JRU Heavy Bombers 80–7681–79—84–7577–8582–8075–8384–76
Mapúa Cardinals 80–71 0–20 [lower-alpha 1] 74–81—74–6884–6852–6573–32
PCU Dolphins 73–83*77–8391–9488–84—88–6972–6969–63
San Beda Red Lions 54–67 78–8584–8868–8820–0 [lower-alpha 2] — 72–90 77–79*
San Sebastian Stags 74–59 70–67101–8287–8265–72 85–98 —87–85
Perpetual Altas 64–7060–7079–8864–7770–72 101–115*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

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian 102*
4JRU colors.svg  JRU 96
1SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian 7986
2CSB colors.svg  Benilde 7869
2CSB colors.svg  Benilde 93106
3PCU colors.svg  PCU 95*87

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

Semifinals

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

September 11
2:00 p.m.
San Sebastian Stags  SSC-R colors.svg102–96 (OT)JRU colors.svg  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

September 11
4:00 p.m.
Benilde Blazers  CSB colors.svg93–95 (OT)PCU colors.svg  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  CSB colors.svg106–87PCU colors.svg  PCU Dolphins
Scoring by quarter:34-22, 23-24, 23 -18, 26-23
Pts: Sunday Salvacion 34Pts: 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

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  SSC-R colors.svg79–78CSB colors.svg  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  SSC-R colors.svg86–69CSB colors.svg  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

  NCAA Season 78 men's basketball champions  
SSC-R colors.svg
San Sebastian Stags
11th title, second consecutive title

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

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

Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)		Stepladder round 2
(Single-elimination)		Finals
(#1 has twice-to-beat advantage)
1San Beda colors.svg  San Beda 9495
2Letran colors.svg  Letran 902Letran colors.svg  Letran 9781
3Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa 873Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa 78
4SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian 65

Stepladder semifinals

(3) Mapúa vs. (4) San Sebastian

(2) Letran vs. (3) Mapúa

Finals

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  San Beda colors.svg94–97Letran colors.svg  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  San Beda colors.svg95–81Letran colors.svg  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

  NCAA Season 78 juniors' basketball champions  
San Beda colors.svg
San Beda Red Cubs
13th title

Media

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]

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