San Beda captain Yukien Andrada made important shots in overtime as he helped the Red Lions beat the Mapúa Cardinals in their first matchup of #NCAA100! Watch his interview in this video! #NCAA100 #NCAASigloUno #InspiringLegacies #GMASports #GMASynergy
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00:00It's a huge overtime victory by Sunbeta as they win over Mapua 76 to 69.
00:06And with us now is Bo Belga, the player of the game, team captain of Sunbeta University, Yukien Andrada.
00:13Yukie, you have a lot of great players on your team, James Payosing showed us his usual self,
00:19Penny Estacio, big layup down there, Brian Sohonya, we know he wants the ball in the endgame,
00:25but at the end of it all, it's still up to you, what can you say about the trust that Coach Yuri and your teammates are giving you?
00:34I'm very thankful to Coach Yuri and my teammates, they're giving me trust, even in my past few games, I was missing a lot of shots,
00:41but their trust is still there, so big thanks to them, and I also know that I trust them, no matter who's holding the ball for us.
00:47Speaking of missing shots, before that dagger 3 that you have, you were 1 out of 7,
00:53what was running through your mind when you saw that you were free in one possession,
00:58were you going to get it in, were you going to shoot it?
01:02Nothing, Coach Yuri told me that when I open, I just shoot, I have the green light,
01:08so even if I miss it a few times, I know I'll get it in, I'll still shoot.
01:13Yukien, a lot of players were cramping up in this game, this was a 45-minute ballgame,
01:19you played 38 minutes, but you were still in tremendous shape, how do you keep this physical condition throughout the season, Yukien?
01:27Well, it's a big help from our SNC, we've been recovering, we've been doing our weights training,
01:33and we have to get our good rest before the game, and hydrate all the time.
01:38Because of this win, Yukien, you're number 2 now, to end the first round, are you happy with this result?
01:45What do you think you need to fix to make your title defense better in the second round?
01:51I'm very, very happy with our win today, I think this is a big help for us coming into the second round,
01:56I think we have to improve on our defense, especially on our first quarter and third quarters,
02:01and I think our execution needs to be better also.
02:04Bismarck Nina, he played heavy minutes today, we noticed from Bo, a lot of the post-action was with him,
02:12how big is his entry to the team, starting with the last game and today?
02:17Very, very big help, because he's also focusing on the defense below,
02:21we have a lot of shooters, so our shooters are able to get open because of Bismarck's presence inside.
02:28Alright, Yukien, I'm sure a lot of people are watching right now that you want to thank, go ahead.
02:32First of all, I just want to thank God for the win, I want to thank my family also,
02:36Sunbeda community for watching our games, and I also want to thank my girlfriend's family in Pasig,
02:42my girlfriend, my friends in QC, and my family also in Bulacan.
02:46And there you have it, player of the game, team captain of the defending champion,
02:49Sunbeda University Red Lions, Yukien Andrada.
02:52Yukien, enjoy the win and we'll see you in the second round.
02:54Thank you, thank you, thank you.
02:56Alright, there you have it, final score in overtime, 76-69, Sunbeda won against Mapua, we will be back.