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00:00This is your NCAA Season 100 Final Four, live right now on GTV.
00:08Celso Liwag to jump it up.
00:15The ball is up, and now the game is underway.
00:18Good to have you with us here.
00:19Martin Aguirre with Prince Rivero.
00:21Later on, we'll be joined by Aliyah Fideliada.
00:23Prince, we've got to talk about some of the factors that will affect this game.
00:28First off, for San Veda, they're going to be depleted today.
00:31Yes.
00:32Without one of their biggest pieces in Jomel Puno.
00:35Yes, Jomel Puno is a big thing for San Veda, especially his presence defensively inside because it changes.
00:42The offensive shots of the other team, when they see him, he's so athletic.
00:48That's a good start for Benilde Allen Liwag, nailing the shortstop on a second serving.
00:55He opened the scoring in this game.
00:58Jomel Puno sustained an ankle injury in their last game in the eliminations against San Sebastian.
01:05Unable to return and get back into the action despite the week-long break that we just had, Prince.
01:13Yes, Martin.
01:14Again, Jomel Puno can make a big contribution in terms of offense and defense.
01:22But especially on offense, because if they can't get a basket, he gets the ball and tries to set up his teammates if he can't open.
01:31San Veda Red Lions still need a counterattack from Allen Liwag.
01:36Here's Liwag with a face-off jumper, too strong that time.
01:39Rebound, ending up with Justin Sanchez.
01:42Martin, I like what I'm seeing with the Benilde Blazers.
01:45They're starting this game really, really strong, looking for Allen Liwag right away.
01:48By the way, they're warming up Allen Liwag this early so that the defense of Veda can get closer to the inside
01:54so that they can get open shots from the outside.
01:58And this Benilde team, they thrive inside.
02:01Yes.
02:02They're one of the best in scoring in the pin.
02:04And they're also not so bad in three-point shooting.
02:08Especially when their guards are warmed up and they step up like they're unfettered.
02:12That was Justin Sanchez scoring that one off the glass.
02:16Let's go to our court-side reporter.
02:18Here's our first report from Aliya Pedilyaga.
02:22Aliya, go ahead.
02:23Animal or have courage?
02:25Today, that same cheer will be heard from opposite sides of the arena.
02:28And as we enter the semifinals, the question is, how do the coaches want their respective teams to embody the animal spirit?
02:35For Coach Charles, too, he wants the Benilde Blazers to treat this game as a do-or-die match.
02:40Give their best and honor the Lord.
02:42On the other side, unfortunately, Jomel Puno will not be suiting up due to an ankle sprain.
02:46So Coach Andre Santos emphasized the importance of discipline.
02:50According to him, it is the very root of their belief that anything is possible.
02:54And it is what gives them the courage to fight, no matter the odds.
02:57Animal Benilde or Animal Sanbelda?
02:59Let's see who will be the winner.
03:01Back to you, Martin and Prince.
03:02Aliya, thank you very much.
03:03Great report.
03:04It is the battle of the animal teams here at the NCAA.
03:08But we saw the game plan, especially for Sanbelda.
03:11Jomel and Zelda scores inside.
03:14It is a 6-2 lead for the Blazers.
03:17So far, Martin, what we have seen in the Benilde Blazers is that they are really attacking the paint.
03:22Making them pay that Bismarck Lina is not inside.
03:25And making sure that they can maximize the opens that they can get now.
03:30And for the Red Lions, it is vital for them to make their three-point shots.
03:34They turn it over.
03:35Enot is on the move.
03:36Enot is gone.
03:38And that triggers the first time out of the game, courtesy of Coach Yuri Escueta.
04:08And also the national heroes of the Philippines and the former president.
04:13The product of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran are the revolutionary Apolinario Mabini and Emilio Jacinto.
04:20The former presidents Manuel Quezon, Sergio Osmeña, and Jose P. Laurel are also like that.
04:27Ramon Magsaysay is the product of JRU.
04:31Fidel V. Ramos, who attended high school in Mapua.
04:34And Rodrigo Duterte, who studied in LPU at San Beda Law School.
04:39That is the NCAA in the first century.
04:42If in Season 99, there are new heroes of the game, in this first century, there are also OG heroes, the NCAA.
04:50Not only sports legends and ...
04:53Many of the NCAA student-athletes continue in professional basketball leagues.
04:59And there are also selected athletes who become basketball legends.
05:04Some of the past and future basketball legends of the NCAA are ...
05:08Caloy Loizaga, Lauro Mumar, and Freddie Webb.
05:11Followed by Atoy Ko, Philip Cesar, Virgel Meneses, Alvin Patrimonio, and Samboy Lim.
05:34Again, forces it up. Benito playing great defense so far here in the first.
05:40And this is Tony Enot behind the back, on the move, gone in transition.
05:46And that champ of the moment is off the game.
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05:56Tony Enot, electrifying the crowd here inside Cuneta Astrodome.
06:02I like how aggressive the CSE Blazers are in this game.
06:06Of course, San Veda is being forced to find a way to make Penil's defense open.
06:11You can see Galima nailing it from mid-range. They need more of that from RC.
06:17Yes, and that's the strength of San Veda.
06:20Whenever they try to run their plays, and when they're patient enough,
06:24to find the open cuts, that's where they can make it open.
06:28And San Veda forces to turn over.
06:31That's going to be an offensive foul on the screen provided by Justin Sanchez.
06:35But here's RC Kalimag knocking down that right elbow shot.
06:41So 8-4 tie here in the first quarter. 6 and 25 to go.
06:45San Veda will try to turn things around here in the first frame.
06:49They came from the timeout of Coach Yuri.
06:51We'll see if we'll witness some adjustments here from the defending champs.
06:56Here's Kalimag slashing this time. RC Kalimag making noise in the first.
07:02We know that the strength of RC Kalimag is coming from the outside.
07:06That's why whenever they're setting screens for him,
07:09CSP is giving him that good curl option, which he already got 4 points from.
07:17And it is Tony Eno showing us the confidence here in the first frame.
07:21Remember, San Veda has been in this type of position before.
07:25They were number 3 last year.
07:27When they went to the finals, they beat LPU twice on their way to the championship.
07:33Here's Chumel Anceta. Anceta.
07:35That's going to be a foul on Yukien.
07:42Let's see what happened here. RC Kalimag on attack mode this time.
07:47Slashing through Benilde's defense.
07:50Benilde's defense, but Tony Eno says, I can do it better on our side of the court.
07:56Here you can see the presence of Allen Liwag.
08:00There's no defense from Chumel here from Tony Eno because they hugged Allen Liwag.
08:06And you really cannot afford letting go of Allen Liwag on that one
08:10because his strength is to get those offensive boards.
08:14This is something Benilde showed in some of the games.
08:19But Tony Eno, because he's an elimination man, he's not always on attack mode.
08:24Yes, he's a bit quiet.
08:26He's making sure that his teammates are in his setup.
08:29Maybe because he knows what he can bring to the table.
08:32And at this stage, this is how important games are.
08:35They've gathered their confidence in their teammates to the point that
08:39they can look for a basket for themselves.
08:42They're going to show all their skills here.
08:45Nigel Gonzalez, Pez Martina.
08:48Oh, sent back by Liwag.
08:52Laxandera gets it back.
08:544 to shoot, 3 to shoot.
08:55Zahonja gets bothered.
08:57But the high-arcing shot drops in for Zahonja.
09:03Here's Ancheta.
09:04Inside pass.
09:06Liwag with the easy do.
09:08Beautiful, beautiful two-man game.
09:10That was an empty corner ball screen setup.
09:13From Ancheta, looking for Alan Liwag again.
09:16I mentioned earlier that you really can't melt.
09:18You have to watch out for Alan Liwag.
09:20And they make sure that they maximize that.
09:22Jumena Ancheta showing us the composure in his first Final Four in the NCAA.
09:28Nigel Gonzalez sending it out.
09:31Brian Zahonja from straightaway.
09:34Missed everything but the net.
09:37Benil Blazers already got 8 points.
09:41Out of that, no help from Alan Liwag.
09:44And of course, half of their scores came from the pass to Liwag.
09:49So how are you going to stop Benil if you're Jumena's coach?
09:53And even the slashers, the guards of the Benil Blazers are starting to attract attention.
10:00Here's the action shoot.
10:02Tony Enoch nailing that one from the corner.
10:05He's got 7 first quarter points.
10:09That's the kind of plays that Sanpeda should avoid.
10:12If they want to stay in this game, they're increasing the energy of Benil Blazers.
10:19Largest need for Benil.
10:21Here in the opening minutes, Nigel Gonzalez misfires.
10:24And here come the Blazers.
10:27Jumel will be fouled.
10:31Alright, let's check out this play.
10:34This is Jumel Mancheta with a drop off to Alan Liwag inside.
10:39And that amazing play from Jumel Mancheta and Alan Liwag
10:43is definitely our McDonald's play of the game.
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10:53Time out on the floor.
10:56It was a 9 point advantage for the Blazers here in the first.
11:14It's a very different team right now.
11:16Of course, we grew to love that team.
11:18We were together for a while.
11:19Now, completely new.
11:20I mean, I probably have 10, 11, maybe even more new players.
11:24I can't even count.
11:25So, different look.
11:26But I like the group of guys that we have also.
11:28I mean, obviously, we're losing a lot of really good players.
11:31So, hopefully, other guys can step up and help us win.
11:34Maybe, I can say that my contribution for this team is
11:38what is the missing piece of our team.
11:41That's what I will fulfill.
11:42I'm not here to make my teammates famous.
11:47That's what I told you earlier, our ego.
11:50It's like we owe it to the coach.
11:52Maybe, I can say that we're also worth a piece
11:58because we wouldn't go to this school
12:01or we wouldn't play in this school
12:04if we didn't buy in to the system of our coaches.
12:09Because if we think that we're going to be star players here,
12:13we're not.
12:14There's nothing like that in our team.
12:16So, we're all equal and together.
12:19Well, Allen Liwag is a big man for us.
12:21I think the NCAA is familiar with him.
12:24Enot, Sanchez, Gab Cometa.
12:27Those guys, they're familiar with.
12:28They've played.
12:29I mean, give us a lot of toughness, a lot of scoring.
12:37Under four minutes left in the opening frame.
12:41And Angeta scoring another basket right after the timeout.
12:46And now they have the 11-point lead
12:48and they force the turnover afterwards.
12:51Here's that move by Jamel.
12:53Getting in the lane, scoring on the side fade.
12:57Martin, Benil Blazer showing us
12:59how it really feels to play in the Final Four
13:03and what energy you should give during these types of games.
13:07And Benil Blazer started the game super aggressive.
13:11Both on offense and on defense.
13:13Making sure that they look for the players that need touches.
13:17And they're just rolling right now.
13:19Liwag with six points.
13:22And Benil is ahead by 13.
13:26They needed that one as the fire extinguisher, but he couldn't make it.
13:30Here's Tony Enot.
13:32Benil looking to extend the lead.
13:34Enot.
13:37Here's Marc Sacco bringing it out.
13:40A lot of time to work with here for Angeta.
13:42Stops on a dime, turns, fires, and hits.
13:45Jamel Angeta with a showcase in the first.
13:50Jamel Angeta making sure he gets to his spot again.
13:53If we're going to rewind a while ago,
13:55Jamel Angeta made the same play.
13:59And making sure that he gets to his spot.
14:02Converting those two-point shots.
14:04Eight points for Jamel Angeta.
14:07Brian Zahonja scores on the lay-in.
14:10But if this is going to be the pace that we'll be playing all throughout the game,
14:14it really favors Benil because they are the highest scoring team in the league.
14:19And them being able to get those touches underneath is a very, very big factor for them.
14:24That's right.
14:25Brian Zahonja, it's a two-on-two.
14:27Zahonja taking it to the body of Sacco.
14:30And he's going to be called for the offensive foul.
14:34Look at this.
14:35Tony Inon this time setting up Liwag.
14:40For the two points in Jamel Angeta.
14:43In trouble.
14:44Not anymore after the turn.
14:46And he's been making his jumpers today.
14:50It's a big thing for the Benil Blazers
14:52that their lanes are really open because of Allen Liwag.
14:55And of course, Tony Inon and Angeta are maximizing that
14:58with the drives that they're getting.
15:02That's the kind of play that Benil has here in the first quarter.
15:05It's been so effective.
15:08Sanmeda hasn't had answers.
15:12For Liwag, Inon, and Angeta.
15:15And Liwag continues to feast.
15:1925-10 for Benil.
15:25Royo.
15:27Sanjerad.
15:28Eman Tagle now in the ballgame.
15:30One of the best three-point shooters that we have in the league.
15:32This time, he takes it straight to the cup.
15:36Right now, the presence of Jamel Puno is missing
15:39because, again, he's one of the athletic players of Sanmeda
15:42that can make a run at the bottom
15:45to change the shots of the opponent's guards
15:48that will try to go up to them.
15:51As early as the first quarter,
15:52we can already feel the impact of the absence of Jamel Puno.
15:56Merrick Sungkuya is going to be the other big now for the Red Lions.
16:01Bismarck Lina.
16:02Liwag is calling out.
16:04Anton Eusebio!
16:07Nope.
16:08Rebound goes to Bismarck Lina.
16:11And here comes A.J. Royo.
16:13Let's see if Sanmeda can chip away here at the final minute of the first.
16:18Royo sends it out.
16:20Tagle for three.
16:21Too strong that time.
16:23Battle for the rebound between Sungkuya and Eusebio.
16:26Ends up with a foul.
16:29For Anton Eusebio.
16:30This is what Liwag is doing.
16:33And this is why you activate him right away.
16:36You can see Liwag's confidence against the bigs of Sanmeda.
16:39But it was countered by Eman Tagle right here.
16:43Martin, you can see the spacing,
16:45the difference in the spacing of the Benil Blazers here at Sanmeda.
16:48Whenever these Benil Blazers run in a two-man game,
16:52they really give the empty corner to get rid of the help side.
16:56Good for Halen Liwag.
16:58Now for Sanmeda, they're using the ball screen on one side
17:02with the bigs at the bottom.
17:03Tendency is, it's a bit tight for them.
17:06And they're going to have a hard time looking for that roller
17:09or the person in the dead spot.
17:11But in the last sequences,
17:13they've been getting points from the penetration of the guards.
17:17Here comes A.J. Royo.
17:18A.J. Royo.
17:20A.J. scored the reverse earlier.
17:22Final shot time for the Red Lions.
17:25And that's going to be a foul on Ian Torres.
17:30Benil not yet in the penalty.
17:32Next one.
17:34We'll put that in the bonus.
17:35Here's the sneak in.
17:38And then, it's a foul on Ian Torres.
17:43A.J. Royo putting Torres on his backside that time.
17:47Two seconds to go in the first.
17:49Royo, shovel pass to Tagle.
17:52Tagle, step back, jumper.
17:54No.
17:55Rebound for Songkuya.
17:57But time is running out for Sanmeda here.
18:00After the first ten minutes of action.
18:03It is.
18:06Upright domination by the Blazers so far.
18:0825-14 when we return,
18:11second quarter of this Final Four matchup.