NCAA Season 68 basketball tournaments
The 1992 NCAA Basketball Tournament was the 68th season in the Philippine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The season opens on August 1 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 10 with the Letran Knights regaining the title in the Seniors division and won their 11th NCAA crown.
Host school | San Sebastian College | ||||||||||||
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Duration | October 6–10, 1992 | ||||||||||||
Arena(s) | Rizal Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||
Winning coach | Rudy Hines | ||||||||||||
Teams
Team | School | Seniors' coach |
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Letran Knights | Colegio de San Juan de Letran | Rudy Hines |
JRC Heavy Bombers | Jose Rizal College | Egay Gomez |
Mapúa Cardinals | Mapúa Institute of Technology | Joel Banal |
Perpetual Help Altas | Perpetual Help College of Rizal | Abet Gutierrez |
San Beda Red Lions | San Beda College | Angel Ascue |
San Sebastian Stags | San Sebastian College-Recoletos | Arturo Valenzona |
Seniors' tournament
Elimination round
Format:
- Tournament divided into two halves: winners of the two halves dispute the championship in a best-of-3 finals series unless:
- A team wins both rounds. In that case, the winning team automatically wins the championship.
- A third team has a better cumulative record than both finalists. In that case, the third team has to win in a playoff against the team that won the second round to face the team that won in the first round in a best-of-3 finals series.
First round team standings
Qualified to the Finals |
Second round team standings
Qualified to the Finals |
Cumulative standings
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San Sebastian Stags were on their way to a first round sweep, scoring four straight victories and were leading by 20 points in the second half against Letran, 76-56, in their last assignment in the first round when the Knights rallied back and pulled off a 94-89 comeback victory over the Stags. [1]
San Sebastian clinch the first round pennant, defeating Mapua Cardinals, 81-74, in their winner-take-all showdown on August 29 at the Rizal Coliseum. [2]
Letran captured the second round flag, following a 108-93 victory over first round winner San Sebastian Stags in their playoff on September 30. The Knights forge a best-of-three showdown with the Stags for the Senior basketball title. [3]
Finals
Game 1
Ronald Peña pumped in five of his 15 points in an 11-2 Letran run midway in the final half and another five at the height of San Sebastian rally late in the contest to put the Knights ahead, 87-77, with 2:25 remaining. [4]
Game 2
Ronald Peña, chosen the season's Most Valuable Player, topscored for the Knights with 22 points, and Gilbert Castillo added 19. From a 77-all deadlock, the game broke wide open on a 15-5 run by the Knights, engineered by Peña. A power outrage hit the area with 42 seconds left. Letran students and supporters pour into the court for an early celebration while waiting for the lights to be restored. [5]
References
- "Knights derail Stags". Manila Standard.
- "Stags clinch pennant". Manila Standard.
- "Letran wins 2nd round, battles SSC for title". Manila Standard.
- "Letran five just one game away". Manila Standard.
- "Letran back as NC's No.1". Manila Standard.