The long wait is over. After 33 years of futility, the Mapua Cardinals finally ascended the summit of NCAA men’s basketball after dismantling the College of St. Benilde Blazers, 94-82, in the Game 2 of their finals on Saturday, Dec. 7, before an energetic crowd at the Smart Araneta Coliseum....
College of St. Benilde bruiser Allen Liwag took the spotlight on Saturday, Dec. 7, after bagging the Most Valuable Player plum in NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball in a simple awarding ceremony at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. CSB's Allen Liwag. (NCAA/GMA Images) The 6-foot-6 big man lorded it over...
It was a deja vu of sorts for Mapua as the Cardinals once again gun for their first NCAA men’s basketball in three decades when they battle the College of St. Benilde Blazers on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Game 2 of their best-of-three finals series starts at 2:30 p.m. with...
The Mapua Cardinals are not resting on their laurels despite drawing the first blood in their championship series against the College of St. Benilde Blazers in the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball. After all, the tournament is far from over. “Siyempre masarap sa pakiramdam na manalo sa Game 1,...
College of St. Benilde coach Charles Tiu offered no excuses in their lackluster performance that saw the Blazers yielding to the Mapua Cardinals, 84-73, in Game 1 of their NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball finals over the weekend. Charles Tiu and the College of St. Benilde Blazers seek to bounce...
Once again, the NCAA men’s basketball trophy was within reach of the Mapua Cardinals after drawing the first blood against the College of St. Benilde Blazers, 84-73, in Game 1 of their best-of-three finals showdown at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 1. Mapua star Clint Escamis is a...
College of St. Benilde ousted defending champion San Beda, 79-63, to arrange a championship showdown with Mapua in NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Saturday, Nov. 23. Allen Liwag scores for College of St. Benilde. (NCAA/GMA Images) The Blazers...
Mapua survived Lyceum’s blistering third-quarter run by unleashing a fourth-quarter storm en route to an 89-79 victory on Saturday, Nov. 23, to make a return trip to the finals in NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. Reigning MVP Clint Escamis...
Mapua and College of St. Benilde try to arrange a championship showdown when they clash with separate rivals on Saturday, Nov. 23, in the Final Four hostilities of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. Reigning MVP Clint Escamis, left, is expected...
“Never underestimate the heart of a champion.” This will be the San Beda Red Lions’ battlecry as they expect to thread through the proverbial eye of the needle in the semifinals of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 23. San Beda coach Yuri Escueta. (File...
San Sebastian sniper Paeng Are and College of St. Benilde bruiser Allen Liwag banner the list of players lording it over the individual statistics after the two-round eliminations of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball. CSB's Allen Liwag, left, and SSCR's Paeng Are. (NCAA/GMA Images) Are...
Mapua asserted its dominance and downed Arellano, 75-69, to sweep the second-round eliminations and clinch the No. 1 semifinal seeding in NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Saturday, Nov. 16. Mapua's John Recto and Chris Hubilla, and Arellano's Lorenz...
