NCAA Men's Basketball Letran vs. Mapua (Third Quarter) | NCAA Season 99
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00:00 the 1999 basketball and a one that will complete our Wednesday doubleheader second half between Letran and Mabua, Martin Aguirre, Coach Hammer, Martin Antonio, Micky Santos, Earl Abdejesus, our Port Salem boarders. Coach, Letran needs a fast start here in our third quarter.
00:19 He needs to string a run to start off the quarter and continually chip away.
00:31 Oh, it's a traveling violation on Javillionaire.
00:52 It's the back iron and here comes Kirk Grayson racing against the rookie Rosilio.
01:02 And that goes in for Deo Cuauho. Only the second triple of the game for Letran and both came from Deo Cuauho. 49-38. Mabua has been solid all throughout. Peter Rosilio, pinura yung defensa and then hit the banker afterwards.
01:26 Lang respeto, lang respeto. Yung mga rookie natin. Malalakas sa loob.
01:33 Santos, oh the take away. Rosilio, oh! Great recovery by Cuauho denying that attempt.
01:42 Cuenco, inalapit. Cuenco stops on a dime. He sends it to Escamiz. Escamiz with some hang time. Wala. Back up for the board. It ends up with Monje. And Escamiz will be called for the foul.
01:58 Tres puntos muna ni Deo Cuauho able to get the bounce. That is his catch and shoot. Lalo na yung corners. Favorite spot yan.
02:11 Eto naman yung kalaw ni Peter Rosilio and then the chase down by Deo Cuauho. Parehong players. Yung Skumor in the previous two possessions sila nagbantayan dun.
02:25 Raison. Abel Lloran nagahanap ng bola sa posting. Here's Raison the floater in the lane. Little bit too strong. Isa sa isang yung offense na. It's been that kind of game.
02:38 One and done. Rosilio. And the Knights will have it. Raison Santos briefly open. This time double team, triple team now. And there's a whistle.
02:55 Mapupunta ang bola dito sa Mapua. This gives us a chance to go court side. Ito ang update mula sa dugout ng Netrana. Nandito si Arlaud de Jesus. Arlaud.
03:06 Marami salamat Martin. Wala pa rin panalo para sa Latin Knight. Sabi ni head coach Renz Ibahar na hindi. Ito yung pagkakataon para magpanik.
03:14 Pero ito dapat yung pagkakataon na dapat mas magpuwala sila sa isa't isa atingin sa lahat sa sistema. Coach Renz is still positive kasi as early as tanahang haraw sila.
03:22 Ang ganito ang klase game para sa look for improvements. Half the team is new. Seven veterans are not with the team anymore.
03:29 Magdalag ni coach na yung mga naiwan ay kailangan talaga maging leader not only inside the court but outside of it as well. Kasi team game and team effort is needed all the time. Martin and Coach Hammer.
03:38 Maraming salamat Arlaud. Yung binabanggit mo Coach Hammer. Sinabi ni coach Renz si sa halftime natin. As we see Teo Quahog nail his third three pointer of the game.
03:50 Matapos po yun ng basket kanina ni Jopet Soriano. Dapat hindi palin susuko itong netran Coach Hammer.
03:57 Because again this is not yet over. 0-5. A lot of things can still happen in the season. Pero dito sa laban natin, down by 12, they are unable to really come close against the Cardinals.
04:11 Akin din ar, tucks it inside. There's a whistle first. Tignan natin yung mga sequence natin dito. It was a take away for Clint Escamiz. The fifth steal of the game for Clint.
04:24 Rewarding his big guy on the other end in Jopet Soriano. But here's that counter. Teo Quahog catching fire in the third frame. He now has nine points. How about the numbers Coach of Clint Escamiz?
04:42 Who by the way will be celebrating his birthday in two days. October 13, turning 23. Itong si Clint. Ten points, five rebounds, two assists, five steals.
04:54 Statute stuffer. That's what we have been expecting from him. Dahil no cum graduated. Plug and play. Clint Escamiz, a charge.
05:07 Coming off his residency year sa Mapua. Advance happy birthday kay Clint. And of course he wants a victory as a gift.
05:16 Ready for war yung jersey ni Lane. Di si Kamu.
05:20 Alright, here's a warning.
05:23 Elevator screen. Quahog connects. Fourth triple of the game for Teo Quahog. Third in the three-quarter alone.
05:39 Good execution on that elevator screen. Nahuling nato tulog ni Clint Escamiz. Sa pull ng screen. Nasaraduhan ng pinto.
05:47 Teo Quahog exploding here in the third. Mapua still have the nine point lead. The flip by Clint will not work.
05:57 And here come the Knights. Monje will wait.
06:04 Shot clock. 12 seconds to work with.
06:10 Here's that drive off the bench. For Horcelo.
06:18 How about that? The lefty guard making his presence felt.
06:23 Nasa kaliwa kanina. Binalig sa kanan. Pamunta sa kaliwa ulit. Sweeping layup. Good pressure here.
06:29 53-46. Letran knocking on the door. And they continue this run.
06:36 Cuenco will attack. Cuenco. Yes! And a foul!
06:45 Ang Dean umatake pagka turn no corner. Kita mo hindi tinawagan yung Chicken Wing. Pasok na pasok dito.
06:50 Pero ito muna yung elevator screen action para kayo.
06:54 Teo Quahog sweeping left hook.
06:57 Rico Borselo. Chicken Wing. Diret-direcho. Dean lang.
07:04 And Mapua again preventing all sorts of Letran runs. They're up by nine.
07:13 Look at me now. I'm flying so high. I can see the whole world.
07:30 Look at me now. I'm ready for victory. It's my time, my turn.
07:38 Hero of all. Come around for the ceiling.
07:46 Hero of all.
07:48 Balik sa ating laban. The Cardinals are ahead by nine. 55-46.
07:52 And speaking of Mapua, here is an update from our halftime break.
07:56 Nandito ngayon si Mickey Santos. Mickey.
07:59 Cardinals energy, energy, energy. Yan naman ang panibagong sigaw ng Mapua Cardinals
08:03 quarter dog out session kanina dahil gusto daw nila ituloy at mas ayusin pa ang kanilang opensa
08:10 at kalibre na pinapakita nila for this game.
08:13 Boceante Alcantara also acknowledged the offensive rebounds that they did good for that previous quarter.
08:20 Pero kailangan lang daw nilang grababuhulin pa ang mga pass breaks at post.
08:24 And also a quick update for Clint Escamiz. He's currently having a minor bleeding after accidentally
08:29 biting his lip after being elbowed by Letran Knight. He is also now chewing on some ice
08:34 in efforts to stop the bleeding. But of course, that wouldn't stop Clint Escamiz and the Mapua Cardinals
08:38 from giving out their best for the remaining minutes of this game. Back to you, Morgan Cochen.
08:43 Thank you so much, Mickey. That's exactly how you started your report. With energy as well.
08:48 Of course, Mapua, with that energy we're talking about, and of course the executions here in the third quarter so far,
08:55 fending off this Letran mini run to stay ahead. It is at 10 right now, that's their lead.
09:02 And here's the sixth steal of the game for Clint. Unbothered by that lip wound.
09:08 Here he is now. Bonifacio now. Uy! Choosing to attack. But there was a tap. Last touch against Letran.
09:17 One of the few times that you see Warren Bonifacio faking that handoff.
09:22 True. Does he do it a lot? Yeah. He doesn't do it often. That's because Warren plays for the 20's.
09:29 He likes to be in the spots that he is very effective. Pitch post, slide pop. That's what he plays.
09:36 Alright. So they will review this to determine who will take possession.
09:42 Earlier we saw behind the bench of Mapua, Coach Chito Victor Levo.
09:47 Okay. Joseph just signed with the pro team. That's with Coach Chito.
09:53 Of course they also drafted this guy, Warren Bonifacio.
09:56 He also became a player. Coach Chito saw him grow.
09:59 Because in the past 10 years, Coach Chito has been part of the Mapua program, helping every so often.
10:06 Let's see who will take the last touch.
10:14 Alright. Coach Chito and I have a lot of stories about him when he was still playing.
10:19 Because he was just starting as a coach.
10:22 And been really a big fan of the way that he coached, the way that he built up the Mapua program,
10:29 and his career trajectory going into the pros.
10:32 We've only seen him before. Regional basketball, amateurs.
10:41 There. They're strong.
10:44 There he is. There's Marlo Aquino.
10:48 Oh, next to him is Coach Tantan Banal, the one wearing a hat.
10:51 My coach's son. My coach in '06.
10:54 But he's been our rookie. He's wearing a hat.
10:56 Oh, yeah, yeah.
10:57 There he is. Again, alumni.
11:00 NCAA. Yes, he's also a cardinal.
11:03 He's watching now. Clint Escamez letting it fly.
11:06 Nothing there. They get the ball back.
11:09 Oh, there's the kid who won the Junior's. Noah.
11:12 Noah Banal.
11:14 Yeah, you should wait for that, boy.
11:15 Banal's got a lot.
11:16 Yeah.
11:17 Banal, Isaac Banal.
11:18 Apologies to the uncles.
11:21 That's the most complete.
11:23 Not saying a lot.
11:25 He knows, you know.
11:26 The elder Banal Sordo.
11:27 The uncles and uncles are great.
11:30 But the shot-making is good.
11:33 It's big.
11:34 The shot-maker is big.
11:37 Let's wait for it.
11:38 Meantime, 4.05 left in the third quarter.
11:43 7 to shoot for Letran.
11:47 Down by 10.
11:49 They've shown life here in the third frame.
11:52 They've outscored Mapua 11 to 7.
11:54 But costly turnovers.
11:56 Whenever they are making a run,
11:57 Mapua will be forcing them to take bad shots like that.
12:00 Good challenge by Escamez.
12:04 This is another turnover forced by the Cardinals.
12:08 That is turnover number 17 for Letran.
12:13 There's Kinkos Escamez.
12:18 They are like that.
12:20 I think they are top three when it comes to forcing turnovers.
12:22 But they don't trap turnovers.
12:24 They would grip at you like a vice defensively
12:29 and force you to commit mistakes on behalf of the court.
12:32 Then they will walk the ball to you and execute you.
12:35 Half-court defense.
12:36 Bonifacio.
12:38 That didn't reach.
12:40 So a turnover countered by a turnover here.
12:43 3.5 to go in the third quarter.
12:47 James Jumawas back in for the Knights,
12:52 replacing Bohorcelo and Munje.
12:55 If you're not ready for Mapua's physicality,
12:57 you'll be surprised.
13:00 They play pro-style.
13:02 This is pro-style.
13:03 Half-court.
13:04 We're defending.
13:05 You can pick and roll.
13:06 If it's 1-4, we'll switch.
13:08 If there are two big guys,
13:09 we'll just slide show in the middle.
13:11 We'll be compact in the 1-on-1 defense.
13:13 Here, they just slide show.
13:14 They just do a mush in the middle.
13:16 56-46.
13:19 Rosilio.
13:20 Raison was defending earlier.
13:22 Santos.
13:23 Oh, bothered.
13:24 And blocked by Soriano.
13:27 It's the first time you've seen a big guy
13:30 who can follow Kevin Santos' vertical jump.
13:33 That's a great match-up, by the way.
13:35 Soriano and Santos.
13:37 And the screaming is so loud.
13:38 It's funny. You can feel the big names.
13:42 And then, Clint's shot.
13:44 Here's Hernandez.
13:45 Baseline jumper is off.
13:48 Very quiet.
13:49 Yeah, Paulo today.
13:50 Paulo, huh?
13:51 Paulo has two field goals, four points.
13:54 Wow!
13:55 He's hot.
13:56 Fourth triple in the third quarter.
13:59 Five in total in the game.
14:01 15 points for Deokhwa.
14:03 And he cuts the lead down to seven.
14:07 [MUSIC]
14:10 [MUSIC]
14:13 [MUSIC]
14:40 Let's go to QT Camp.
14:41 Closer look of Roxy de la Cruz.
14:43 One of the leading scorers of the Mapua Lady Cardinals
14:46 in last season's volleyball tournament.
14:49 And, my friends.
14:51 Did they finish that?
14:53 They made it to the final four.
14:55 Top four.
14:56 Wait, wait, wait.
14:57 Let's let them know.
14:58 Yes, it was LPU made it to the finals.
15:00 Perpetual.
15:01 Perpetual.
15:02 CSV.
15:03 Oh, yeah. Mapua.
15:05 Yes, Mapua.
15:07 So, here are our viewers today.
15:10 From Intramuros.
15:12 I don't know if they have a class after this.
15:14 But I hope they don't.
15:15 That's the hardest part.
15:16 Especially when you're from Talong.
15:19 That's the hardest part, going to class.
15:21 You're feeling bad, right?
15:22 Yes.
15:23 But here, Deokhwa.
15:26 Why not?
15:28 He made it to the finals.
15:29 Four triple shots in this quarter.
15:31 Giving life to the offense of Letran.
15:34 Paolo Hernandez, who's been silent in this game.
15:37 Overshoots it.
15:38 Out of nowhere, rebound for Rosilio.
15:40 Hernandez.
15:42 Shot clock did not reset.
15:44 Fade away.
15:45 Also, will not work.
15:47 Another chance for Mapua, though.
15:49 Again, long rebound controlled by Mapua.
15:51 Fresh 14.
15:52 Calling this single high ball screen action.
15:55 Watch for the tag on the opposite side.
15:57 Escamiz.
15:58 They swing it to Bonifacio.
15:59 They need to take.
16:00 Warren runs out of time.
16:03 So, Letran gets a stop.
16:05 Two minutes remaining in the third.
16:08 A golden chance to finish the quarter stronger.
16:11 So, when we begin the fourth quarter,
16:14 they're closer in the game and they will have momentum.
16:17 That's the plan for Letran.
16:19 3-4-5, same size for Mapua.
16:21 Watch for Wierczow for them.
16:23 They will be switching every time there is a screen.
16:25 Crossover.
16:26 Drive.
16:27 Basket and the foul for Kurt Grayson.
16:32 Tough shot for Kurt Grayson.
16:35 Kurt Grayson only his third field goal.
16:38 Third field goal of the game.
16:40 And he gets the puck in and beyond right here.
16:44 Grayson with seven points so far.
16:47 But he has been producing in other areas.
16:50 Only three out of eleven from the field.
16:52 But he also has three rebounds and four assists with two steals.
16:57 Just too strong on the free throw.
17:01 So, it's a five-point lead for the Cardinals.
17:04 Roller popper.
17:08 Recto.
17:09 Go center out Bonifacio.
17:13 Escamiz now will take the three.
17:16 Short.
17:17 Rebound.
17:18 Ending up with nobody.
17:21 Last touch on Warren Bonifacio.
17:23 If you are Letran, you just want to be at striking distance.
17:27 Cyrus Gahel.
17:29 Eventually, when their shots fell, they were able to find creases here in the defense of Mapua.
17:37 Kurt Grayson's shot is hard but he's able to make it.
17:40 So far, Letran has outscored Mapua 16-7 here in the third quarter.
17:46 Kurt Grayson now.
17:48 Baseline staggers in the elevator.
17:50 Grayson will drive.
17:52 Grayson will flip it up.
17:54 And he gets another trip to the free throw line.
17:58 Smart scorers will do that.
17:59 Every time that they break down the defense and they know somebody is trailing, they just need to go hard at the basket.
18:06 Because the one who's chasing, usually, when you're caged, when you jump, you'll get a free throw.
18:11 Youthful exuberance and aggression.
18:14 That's what you call it.
18:16 Because he wants to chase and get a rebound.
18:19 So, when you're caged, as Kurt Grayson said, he's good at caging.
18:24 Veteran movement and response for Kurt Grayson.
18:28 And again, you mentioned earlier, for you to withstand this Mapua defense, you need exceptional one-on-one players.
18:37 Letran has one of the best in the league, Kurt Grayson.
18:40 And he cuts the lead down to a single possession.
18:44 It's a three-point game. Letran has erupted here in the third.
18:51 Oh!
18:53 Mapua turns it over.
18:54 Good, quick pressure by Letran.
18:58 So...
19:01 Wow!
19:03 Let's check out the sequence here.
19:05 JC Recto.
19:06 107 remaining in the third.
19:12 Another crack at the basket for the Knights.
19:15 Paul is in with a hot hand here in the third.
19:20 Deo Quahau, back to him.
19:23 Stepping on the line.
19:24 Step out of bounds.
19:26 He stepped.
19:27 That was a missed chance for Letran, Coach Hammer.
19:31 They forced him instead of reversing it to the other side.
19:34 But that's the look. They want to go with the hot hand.
19:36 Here it is.
19:38 Deo Quahau will see.
19:39 Was it? Oh yeah.
19:41 Right there.
19:43 Nearly stepped on the line.
19:44 Recto.
19:46 David Rosilio.
19:48 Couldn't provide the fire extinguisher.
19:51 Mapua has been scoreless in the last four minutes of the game.
19:57 Which has ignited, of course, this Letran fight back.
20:02 And they will get more points from the free throw line, courtesy of Kurt Rayson.
20:07 So this will be the advantage.
20:10 They want to put Mapua early on the penalty.
20:13 Because they are the least foul-prone team in the NCAA.
20:17 They don't give out that much free throws.
20:19 But if you have a very good one-on-one player,
20:23 and he can initiate contact, and he can get to the line.
20:25 Cheap points.
20:26 They've given up 21 free throws.
20:30 This is the 22nd and 23rd free throw for Letran.
20:34 Across the board production as well from the captain of the Knights, Kurt Rayson.
20:41 Might be the best game that he played.
20:43 Not by numbers, but the way that he just muscled his way through.
20:46 He just muscled his way through production.
20:48 Kurt Rayson's free throws are really hard to get.
20:52 He's really in his inner.
20:53 This is now a 20-5 flurry for the Letran Knights to trim the lead.
21:01 Down to a solitary point.
21:04 Of course, it's a riva.
21:06 The defending champions are getting closer.
21:09 They won't go down without a fight.
21:12 If they need to fight and claw to get that first W, they'll do it.
21:16 Letran is shifting to a 2-3 zone.
21:19 Watch out for the corner. Shooter, libre.
21:21 The difference between the clocks.
21:22 Hernandez hits the back iron.
21:25 And the Knights have a chance to take the lead before we end the third.
21:30 Ball in the hands of Kurt Rayson.
21:32 Rayson shoots it.
21:34 Too strong.
21:36 Rebounded by Cuenco right there.
21:40 As time runs out here in the third quarter.
21:43 What a fight back from our three-time defending champions.
21:48 They outscored Mapua 20-7 in the third frame to stay within a point here in this battle of Intramuros.
21:57 Ramirez.