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"San Beda reclaims NCAA title, completes 18-game sweep
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Posted at 10/15/2010 6:04 PM | Updated as of 10/15/2010 7:31 PM
MANILA, Philippines – The San Beda Red Lions have reclaimed the NCAA men’s basketball crown with an 85-70 beating of erstwhile champions San Sebastian Golden Stags in Game 2 of their finals series on Friday."
San Beda’s hard court victory also marked the team’s historic 18-game sweep in the league’s 86th season.
Sudan Daniel, already picked as this year’s NCAA Most Valuable Player, was also named Finals MVP as the team’s main component on their defense.
San Beda mentor, Frankie Lim, was hailed as NCAA Coach of the Year.
The Lions opened the game with a 16-11 exchange before San Sebastian’s scoring assault, capped by Leo Narjorda’s tip in the final minute of the first quarter, allowed the Stags to catch up, 17-16.
The Lions recovered on Rome de la Rosa’s free-throw shooting and Antonio Caram’s surprise basket off a steal to finish the first frame with a 3-point lead, 20-17.
The Lions upped the tempo in the second quarter to pull away from the Stags. They had a scorching 10-0 run to put the scores at 30-17, holding the Stags scoreless for almost 5 minutes.
It was Gilbert Bulawan, who stopped the bleeding for the Stags with a jump hook at 5:14 in the second quarter and bring the scores to 30-19. The Lions continued their scoring rampage and extended their lead to 16 points at the half, 43-27, in the face of the Stags' listless defense.
The next two quarters saw the Stags struggling mightily to cut down the lead but the Lions were just too overpowering on the offensive end.
San Beda’s title win followed that of their junior counterparts as the Red Cubs drubbed the San Sebastian Staglets with a 95-84 win in Game 2 to win the NCAA juniors basketball title.
San Beda's Baser Amer led the Cubs with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists to cap their best-of-3 series with San Sebastian.
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