San Beda Ends 28 at 82!
Congratulations to the San Beda Red Lions for clinching this year’s NCAA men’s basketball championship! The roaring lions from Mendiola held their ground against the PCU Dolphins to eke out a 68-67 win in Game 3. SBC thus ended the 28-year title drought in the 82nd Season of the NCAA.
What made the game memorable was that San Beda was ahead by 20 big points early in the fourth quarter. Believe it or not, with 24.8 seconds left, PCU had cut it to just 1 point! As I wrote in Basketball Exchange Philippines, the Red Lions “survived what could’ve been one of the greatest comebacks in the annals of Philippine basketball.” Definitely, one of the best games I’ve watched. Ever.
Now, you might be wondering why the heck I’m posting about SBC when I’m a diehard UP Diliman alumnus. (Go Fighting Maroons!) Well, I’ve been rooting for the Red Lions since childhood because my dad’s a proud Bedan. Umpa Umpa Beda Beda Fight Fight Fight!
*That cool image is courtesy of Kenneth Pangilinan’s Photonski gallery.
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September 25th, 2006 at 10:21 am
sir
i would like to thank you for what you posted above…to tell you frankly our voices are still parched from last friday…It was long coming…this championship of ours and whats making it good is that we are able to experience it with our friends there at up…our regardsto your father whom i believe is also very please on what our team displayed this year and is hoping for more in the coming years.
thank you again
ceazar lara
sbc 1977 - 1993
September 25th, 2006 at 1:48 pm
mr. ceazar lara, i should be the one calling you sir — i’m younger than you
yes, my dad was as exuberant as any bedan after the win — he told me was praying during the dying seconds of game 3! i think i nearly fainted when escobal’s pass to ekwe went awry, giving the dolphins the chance to steal them game, but as they say, all’s well that ends well.
you are very welcome, and i thank you for your kind words. congratulations to all bedans and red-and-white supporters! this early, my bet is SBC will win it all again next year, unless another NCAA team can field a suprise package of a player similar to the “ekwelizer”.