NCAA Season 73 basketball tournaments

The 1997 NCAA Basketball Tournament was the 73rd season in the Philippine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The season opened on August 2 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 6 with the San Sebastian Stags winning their fifth straight championship in the Seniors division.

1997 NCAA season
Men's Finals 1 Wins
 San Sebastian Stags 84 1+1
 San Beda Red Lions 72 0
DurationOctober 6, 1997
Arena(s)Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Winning coachArturo Cristobal
TV network(s)Vintage Sports (IBC)

This was the first-ever final four semifinals. [1]

Seniors' tournament

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  San Sebastian Stags (H) 12 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the Finals[lower-alpha 1]
2  San Beda Red Lions 8 4 .667 4 Proceed to stepladder round 2
3  Letran Knights 7 5 .583 5 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4  Mapúa Cardinals 7 5 .583 5
5  Perpetual Altas 6 6 .500 6
6  JRU Heavy Bombers 2 10 .167 10
7  PCU Dolphins (X) 0 12 .000 12
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Host; (X) Under probation
Notes:
  1. As San Sebastian won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.

Bracket
  Stepladder round 1
(One-game playoff)		 Stepladder round 2
(One-game playoff)		 Finals
(#1 has twice-to-beat advantage)
                               
    1  San Sebastian 84  
    2  San Beda 72     2  San Beda 72  
  3  Letran 68     3  Letran 65  
  4  Mapúa 57  

Semifinals

Letran Knights beat Mapua Cardinals, 68–57, on October 2, in the first of two knockout matches to determine defending champion San Sebastian College's finals opponent. The Stags completed a 12-game elimination round sweep to automatically clinch the first finals slot. [2]

San Beda Red Lions finished second and drew a bye; they defeated Letran Knights two nights later, 72–65, and arranged a title clash with San Sebastian Stags. [3]

Finals

San Sebastian has the twice-to-beat advantage over San Beda, who only has to lose once to lose the series.

Game 1
October 6
San Sebastian Stags  84–72  San Beda Red Lions
San Sebastian wins series in one game

Stags' Rommel Adducul capped another MVP season with 20 points and 16 rebounds while Jasper Ocampo and Ulysses Tanique sparked the Stags' breakaway 25–7 run in the final 15 minutes. San Sebastian won their fifth consecutive title and the school's ninth NCAA crown. [4]

References
  1. "Red Lions nip Cards for NCAA 'Final 4'". Manila Standard.
  2. "Knights sideline Cardinals". Manila Standard.
  3. "It's the Lions vs Stags for title". Manila Standard.
  4. "Stags herd Lions for fifth straight 'NC' crown". Manila Standard.
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