1991 NCAA season
Host schoolSan Beda College
Men's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
Mapua school colors Mapúa Cardinals 103 94912
San Beda school colors San Beda Red Lions 94 100901
DurationOctober 9–16, 1991
Arena(s)ULTRA
Winning coachJoel Banal
TV network(s)Islands TV 13

The 1991 NCAA basketball tournament was the 67th season in the Philippine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The season opens on August 3 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 16 with the Mapua Cardinals winning back-to-back championships in the Seniors division and won their 5th NCAA crown.

Teams

TeamSchoolMen's coach
Letran KnightsColegio de San Juan de LetranRudy Hines
JRC Heavy BombersJose Rizal CollegeEgay Gomez
Mapúa CardinalsMapúa Institute of TechnologyJoel Banal
PHCR AltasPerpetual Help College of RizalAngel Ascue
San Beda Red LionsSan Beda CollegeOrly Castelo
San Sebastian StagsSan Sebastian College - RecoletosArturo Valenzona

Men's 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.

Cumulative standings

No other team had a better cumulative record than the two pennant winners, so playoff for the Finals berth was not played.

Pos Team W L Pts Qualification
1 Mapua school colors Mapúa Cardinals 8 2 18 Advance to the Finals[lower-alpha 1]
2 San Beda school colors San Beda Red Lions (H) 8 2 18 Advance to the Finals[lower-alpha 2]
3 JRU school colors JRC Heavy Bombers 5 5 15
4 SSC-R school colors San Sebastian Stags 3 7 13
5 Letran school colors Letran Knights 3 7 13
6 UPHD school colors PHCR Altas 3 7 13
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) tournament points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ As 2nd round pennant winner
  2. ↑ As 1st round pennant winner

Mapua Cardinals wins the second round flag and forces a best-of-three title playoffs with first round winner San Beda College by downing the Red Lions on the last day of the eliminations on October 2.[1]

Finals

Game 1

October 9
Mapúa Cardinals Mapua school colors 103–94 San Beda school colors San Beda Red Lions
Mapua leads series 1–0

Mapua had their biggest lead at 96-81 with 3:20 remaining. But the Red Lions' unlikely trio of Reynaldo Dionisio, Cornelio Manucat and last year's junior MVP Vincent Largo put San Beda to within 90-96 in the last 1:43. A triple by Olegario Topacio which beat the shotclock and two free throws by Reuben dela Rosa got the Cardinals off the hook.[2]

Game 2

October 14
Mapúa Cardinals Mapua school colors 94–100 San Beda school colors San Beda Red Lions
Series tied 1-1

With reserves Cornelio Manucat, Reynaldo Dionisio, Renato Morano and Jose Ramil Espina thrown into the limelight of championship action, the Red Lions broke away at 91-78 in the last 2:25. A 14-4 Mapua counter triggered by Olegario Topacio and Winchester Lemen put the Cardinals to within 92-95 in the last 45 seconds.[3]

Game 3

October 16
Mapúa Cardinals Mapua school colors 91–90 San Beda school colors San Beda Red Lions
Mapua wins series 2–1

Cardinal slotman Benito Cheng beat all rebounders for a follow-up in the final five seconds and awry pass spoiled the Red Lions' last offensive. There was no San Beda timeout and what ensued was a quick inbound to Cornelio Manucat who dribbled toward the centerline before issuing a breast-pass to a streaking Reynaldo Dionisio. The pass was too strong and a bit high, lipping Dionisio's fingertips before going out of bounds with a stream of Mapua supporters entering the court at the buzzer.[4]

Awards

 NCAA Season 67 men's basketball champions 
Mapua school colors
Mapúa Cardinals
Fifth title, second consecutive title

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cards force crown playoff". Manila Standard.
  2. ↑ "Mapua one game away". Manila Standard.
  3. ↑ "Lions stay alive". Manila Standard.
  4. ↑ "V-Day again for MIT Cards". Manila Standard.
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