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A fitting ending for a valiant Knight.

The Knights are kings once again.

Defending champion Letran puts the title on the line against a red-hot Mapua side in their best-of-three NCAA Season 97 Finals clash that begins today at the FilOil Flying V Center in San Juan City.

Mapua head coach Randy Alcantara played down another unexpected run as he steered his team back to the NCAA Finals after 31 years while also ending San Beda’s 13 straight finals streak.

Perpetual Help head coach Myk Saguiguit is glad to see Kim Aurin step up when the team needed him in their do-or-die match against Emilio Aguinaldo College on Friday.

Kim Aurin took charge in the second half as Perpetual Help came away with a nerve-wracking 63-60 victory over Emilio Aguinaldo College to catch the last bus to the play-in round in the NCAA Season 97 on Friday, April 29 at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

Letran fended off a furious San Sebastian rally and eked out a 73-69 victory to secure one of the top 2 seeds and the twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals in the NCAA Season 97 on Tuesday, April 26 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.

James Kwekuteye nailed the go-ahead triple as San Beda escaped a gritty College of St. Benilde, 67-63, to get back on the winning track and stay in hunt for one of the top 2 seeds in the NCAA Season 97 on Tuesday, April 26 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym in Mandaluyong.

Letran looks to secure one of the top two spots and an outright semifinals berth when it takes on San Sebastian in the NCAA Season 97 today at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.

Arellano gave its play-in bid a huge boost following a dominant 70-55 victory over Emilio Aguinaldo College in the NCAA Season 97 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym on Sunday, April 24.

It will be a homecoming of some sort as the NCAA returns to the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan in time for the much-anticipated clash between Letran and San Beda in the final day of the eliminations on Friday, April 29.

Letran preserved its perfect record after dealing Jose Rizal University an 81-59 drubbing to seize the solo lead of the standings and inch closer to a Final Four berth in the NCAA Season 97 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym on Saturday, April 23.

College of St. Benilde regained its winning form and took down San Sebastian, 71-62, to snap the two-game slide and strengthen its grip of the No.4 seed in the NCAA Season 97 on Friday, April 22 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.

Renzo Navarro took charge in the final frame as Lyceum picked up a crucial 70-66 victory over Arellano to pump some life to its play-in hopes in the NCAA Season 97 on Friday, April 22 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym in Mandaluyong.

Fran Yu delivered the killer blows late in the payoff period as Letran frustrated the hard-fighting Emilio Aguinaldo College, 83-62, in the NCAA Season 97 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym on Wednesday, April 20.

San Beda used a second quarter assault to dispatch Perpetual Help, 78-71, and assure itself of at least a play-in spot in the playoffs after picking up its sixth win in as many games in the NCAA Season 97 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym on Wednesday, April 20.

Mapua waxed hot from beyond the arc and blasted College of St. Benilde, 84-65, to grab the solo third spot in the NCAA Season 97 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym on Tuesday, April 19.

College of St. Benilde and Mapua University engage in a crucial encounter on Tuesday, April 19 which could determine the path towards the NCAA Season 97 playoffs with two weeks left in the elimination round.