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The San Beda Red Lions are going for the 23rd title while the Letran Knights trust in the eighteenth crown in the men's division as they currently face the victor take-all match of the best-of-three Finals arrangement in the Season 95 NCAA b-ball competition at the Mall of Asia Arena (MOA) in Pasay City.
Three-peat champion Red Lions and opponent Knights conflict for the title trophy at 4 p.m. The San Beda Red Cubs likewise guarantee their 23rd title in the youngsters' division against the Lyceum Junior Pirates at 1pm. Both the Red Cubs and Junior Pirates are driving the 1-1 win-misfortune animation in their arrangement.
"I salute my players. They truly need to demonstrate something. That is the thing that character is. We had a misfortune and afterward, everyone's against us, yet the players truly would not like to lose, "said SBU lead trainer Boyet Fernandez.
On the multi-titled mentor, Fernandez is going for his fifth title in San Beda and third straight since coming back to the Red Lions seat in return for the abdication of Jamike Jarin in 2017.
Fernandez likewise drove the Red Lions to two successive crowns in 2013 and 2014.
"Most importantly Letran worked superbly. They've been so prepared for us, they recognize what we're doing, credit to their mentors. I trust we support our triumph in Game 2. Playing an extreme group like Letran that will be hard for us however again I do thank my players, thank the Lord for giving us a possibility, another game to battle for and ideally we can show them again what is San Beda ball on Tuesday, "Fernandez included.
Letran got away under the control of San Beda, 65-64 in Game 1 last Tuesday, yet the Red Lions withdrew to Game Two, 79-76 on Friday, dropping the arrangement into a sink or swim fight.
Letran aide mentor LA Tenorio said the Knights have a decent possibility of losing the title so they have to keep the Red Lions from the beginning as far as possible.
"I think despite everything we have an incredible opportunity to win this title. We simply need to keep the game close. It's difficult to battle San Beda when you get hit, "said Tenorio, a previous headliner of San Beda High School.