The Mapua Cardinals powered through a lack-luster first half to ultimately take the win against the SSC-R Golden Stags! Watch the best plays of the game in this video. #NCAASeason99 #GMASports
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00:00 San Sebastian on the other hand, they are showing some life in this competition.
00:06 Fresh off a win against the Red Lions.
00:09 And that's paying off.
00:10 Will San Sebastian be able to take the fire this game to win?
00:15 That's what we're here for, Martin and Coach Hap.
00:17 Thank you very much, Lexi.
00:19 But if we're going to base that on our fight, San Sebastian will be able to take it.
00:24 Of course, this Cardinals will be able to take it.
00:26 But that's a close one.
00:28 With two straights.
00:30 I hope they can overcome the pressure.
00:32 And show how they play on the court.
00:35 Because with a rocky and unstable start for the Cardinals in the second round,
00:38 what they needed the most were the upcoming minutes and games.
00:41 They send it out.
00:43 Here's Pancale, pulling the trigger.
00:46 Oh, in and out.
00:47 Recto, reverse.
00:48 Still nothing.
00:49 Soriano, cleans it up.
00:51 I think it's a good matchup.
00:53 Recto and Kalahat are almost the same type of player.
00:57 Alex De Soyo.
01:00 They're looking for a post-up for Hernandez.
01:03 One of his best plays.
01:04 He's going for Recto.
01:06 Recto for three.
01:07 It's a tie.
01:08 It's a tie.
01:09 Finding Sumoda.
01:11 Sumoda, throw it to him.
01:13 The layup is so close.
01:14 The spin is so good.
01:16 Eleven to ten is the tally.
01:19 Again, low scoring up there.
01:21 Guengco, wow.
01:22 Zooming straight to the cup.
01:25 They're talking about their style of play.
01:28 For the first round,
01:30 compared to the first round,
01:32 Team Captain Warren Bonifacio,
01:34 they're talking about how nothing will happen if no one talks.
01:38 Paolo Hernandez said there's no perfect player,
01:41 but he believes in them.
01:42 Especially how they ended that last few games.
01:45 As we take a look at this three-pointer earlier off the handle.
01:48 Here's Gopi Talisay,
01:50 feeling a triple.
01:52 What we're saying is,
01:54 there's still someone who will lift this.
01:56 This is not in their pick yet.
01:57 For sure, because this is how teams are.
01:59 Nice turn.
02:01 Unselfishness.
02:02 That's a heart to heart talk.
02:03 When it comes out,
02:04 some will be jealous.
02:06 Like that?
02:07 It's crazy.
02:08 Especially...
02:09 You hash it out.
02:11 Yeah, yeah.
02:12 You hash it out.
02:13 The ones who make you cry are popular.
02:15 There's someone.
02:16 When there's no one,
02:17 it's a pick-up game.
02:18 The end.
02:19 Yeah.
02:20 That's the hardest part,
02:22 when you're losing.
02:23 That's normal.
02:24 Comes up short as well.
02:26 Talisay, offensive rebound.
02:28 And Mapua.
02:29 Bonifacio gets the bounce.
02:32 Sweeping hook.
02:33 This proves that we will have long moments,
02:36 but what's important is how we will get up.
02:40 I'm excited to see more from Paeng Martin.
02:43 His coach trusts him.
02:45 And given that opportunity and leeway,
02:47 he's going to keep going.
02:48 Romel Calak's career is resurging.
02:51 More freedom.
02:53 And they are able to express their skillset.
02:56 Kabat with a take away and a break away.
02:59 They're nervous.
03:00 They're settling on the outside shots after the handoff.
03:03 That's right.
03:04 They've been falling enough with a three-point shot.
03:07 Kalahat, in the meantime, does the opposite.
03:10 Get the scoop.
03:12 Filip Rico can't see.
03:14 He's waiting there.
03:15 He's ahead.
03:16 He's coming at his best.
03:18 In the open floor.
03:20 There's also a Christian Coronel and a Speedy Gonzalez.
03:25 But it's a small ball.
03:27 Both teams, by the way, shooting at 25.7% from the field.
03:31 Hernandez.
03:32 In two games.
03:33 In two games, yeah.
03:35 Finally, the end of the dry spell for Paulo.
03:38 Kalahat, he's going to get it back.
03:39 And Kalahat knocks it down.
03:41 It was just a mistake.
03:43 In the meantime, this was the setup.
03:47 Hernandez in rhythm.
03:49 That's what's important, what you said, Martin.
03:52 Most of the shots, he's the three-pointer.
03:54 Romel, Kalahat, Casado, and Segurado.
03:57 The shots of Paulo.
03:59 He's a shooter.
04:00 In the meantime, he's Clint Escamiz.
04:03 He's a mechanic.
04:05 Bonifacio, he's looking for a cut.
04:07 What a better cut.
04:09 And that's a bucket and beyond for Jopet Soriano,
04:13 who starts the second half for Mapua.
04:16 And this is why, moving without the basketball.
04:19 He has a big improvement in shot making inside the shaded area.
04:22 Do you think we're the only ones who will believe in you?
04:24 You just have to do your job and we'll win today.
04:28 Martin Garchammer.
04:29 Thank you, Miki.
04:30 But at the beginning of our second half, it looks like...
04:33 The important thing is, his players won't retaliate because he doesn't like that kind of game.
04:39 He'll remind us again before going back to the game,
04:42 play physical but not dirty.
04:44 This kid's body is strong.
04:46 But when he gets hit, his head becomes like a bubble head.
04:49 He becomes a habit.
04:52 But because his body is so strong, you see when he's in the mix,
04:57 when he gets a rebound, he's awake.
05:01 Hernandez now, step through, the fine Jopet Soriano.
05:06 Automatic plus one for Jopet Soriano.
05:09 Look, his arm is already bent, his head isn't moving.
05:12 Soriano is good at this, he has a big improvement on the way that he finishes.
05:17 Look, off the catch in traffic.
05:20 Look the time though, from Paolo Hernandez, step through,
05:24 and then trusting Soriano to make the catch.
05:27 Jopet Soriano's tone is long.
05:30 But he trusts his coach.
05:32 They're both the same.
05:34 That's why they know what's going on inside.
05:36 Coach Pidoc, that's what he always says.
05:40 JC Recto, jumper.
05:44 Cuenco almost losing it.
05:47 Bonifacio the pull up.
05:50 He gets the bounce.
05:52 San Sebastian's perimeter guys are also good, as we see this pull up by JC Recto.
06:00 But San Sebastian, their character, when they feel that they're going to be beaten,
06:05 they'll be more determined.
06:08 Here's Arik, you see, he gets a lot of free throws.
06:11 One of the guys who...
06:12 Pabua right here.
06:13 Sumoda sending it out.
06:16 Rico from the corner, and he knocks it down.
06:19 Double digits, and you know, he's just playing.
06:23 You can feel it.
06:24 He's enjoying playing for Coach Randy.
06:26 That's all you can ask for.
06:28 What a move.
06:29 The pulley push from...
06:32 Here's Hernandez.
06:34 Step back jumper.
06:36 Got it!
06:37 Paolo Hernandez.
06:39 Here's Alex De Soyo, 48-41.
06:42 Inside the final minute of the third, face line drive, it goes in for Pae.
06:47 Come on, Pae!
06:49 Come on!
06:50 He's not playing.
06:52 No fear.
06:53 Hernandez, changing speeds, kick out.
06:56 And Guenton, nothing but net from the corner.
07:00 It's a big deal because Adrian Okum is the one who's soaping up his minutes.
07:04 That's true.
07:05 Here's what he's looking for.
07:06 Ari to Filibrigo, who has 12 points.
07:09 Here, everyone's running.
07:12 That's the Sunday club move.
07:14 No, it's just a sonata.
07:17 That's the Sunday club move by Romel Calahas.
07:19 Our opponent is Escamiz.
07:22 Sending it out.
07:23 Cuenco is open.
07:24 Come on!
07:25 Cyrus Cuenco.
07:27 For the Mabua Cardinals.
07:29 Hernandez, sending it out.
07:32 Cuenco from the same spot.
07:34 Got it!
07:35 Cyrus Cuenco.
07:37 Cyrus Cuenco.
07:39 That's probably one of the best shooting cards in the league.
07:42 Oh, good hammer speed.
07:43 He didn't hit it.
07:44 Kabad!
07:45 Yes!
07:46 It's a five!
07:47 Soriano with the offensive for Dalisay.
07:50 Comes up short.
07:51 Bonifacio with the cleanup.
07:53 And it's back to up Warren Bonifacio.
07:56 Now with eight points.
07:59 James Una with the retaliation of Dalisay.
08:04 They have the numbers.
08:05 Kobe.
08:06 Bonifacio.
08:07 Found it!
08:08 Plus the foul for Warren Bonifacio.
08:11 He stood up right away.
08:13 I thought he would stay a little longer to rest.
08:15 But Warren Bonifacio, this was the nice pass on the weak side cut of Tropic Soriano.
08:20 And then being rewarded.
08:22 Wow.
08:24 Eight straight points coming from either a basket or a pass by Warren Bonifacio.
08:31 Step through, kick out.
08:33 Two seconds to work with.
08:35 Paeng is fast.
08:36 Two on one break.
08:37 Here it is.
08:38 Kabad for the deuce.
08:40 Reg, come on!
08:42 It's Clint.
08:44 They go to Pau at the post.
08:46 He's got Guesoyo on him.
08:48 Step time.
08:49 Jumper.
08:50 Got it!
08:51 For Paolo Hernandez.
08:52 This is the pit.
08:53 Let's check out what happened.
08:56 Here's the first one.
08:57 Clutch moments.
08:58 They find Paolo here and he likes this one on one matchup.
09:04 The extended post on the elbow or the kill box at the bottom.
09:08 They like that look and they have a stagger.
09:11 The good thing here is that Cuenco is hot and Escamiz has a shoe.
09:16 When he comes out on that Iverson screen, it's off-ballgame.
09:20 At the end.
09:21 They want Paolo Hernandez, one of their better decision-makers, to be at the post.
09:26 Because that's where they can...
09:28 Quickly.
09:29 Cross court pass.
09:30 Paeng.
09:31 Stopping.
09:32 Rhythm 3 for Desoyo.
09:34 Nothing.
09:35 Kalahat follows it up.
09:37 And it's a quick two for the Staggs.
09:39 For JC Erecto.
09:41 And that's all she wrote in this matchup between Mapua and San Sebastian.
09:47 An impending win for coach Randy Alcantara and the rest of his crew.
09:55 We got a couple of seconds left.
09:57 And the Mapua Cardinals get their 10th win in season 99.
10:04 They stay tied with the LPU Pirates on top of our team standings.
10:09 And they prevent San Sebastian in this game.
10:12 The final score, 70-63.
10:16 Excellent performance.
10:18 A big bounce back for the Cardinals.