00:00And more than three decades have passed, and now the Mapua Cardinals have once again won the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
00:09And that's what Niko Wahe is talking about.
00:14The wait is over.
00:16Because after 33 years, the Mapua Cardinals have once again won the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
00:23They defeated the Benild Blazers in the Best of 3 Finals of NCAA Season 100.
00:28The final score, 94-82.
00:31It's been a long wait, many years of losing.
00:35All of that is worth it, because finally, the trophy of the NCAA Basketball Tournament is back in Mapua and Indramuros.
00:45The Benilds were tied in the third quarter, but the Cardinals lost the next three.
00:50Mark Cuenco led the offense of Mapua, who scored 18 points.
00:55Mapua head coach Randy Alcantara was emotional.
00:58He was one of the players of the last championship of the Cardinals in 1991.
01:02Wow, I can't explain it.
01:06As a player and as a coach, we also got a lot of tries.
01:14This is a champion for Mapua.
01:17Clint Escamiz was the final MVP.
01:20I wanted this so bad.
01:22This is for our families, for our dreams, for all the people here, for everyone who supports us.
01:29I'm speechless, but I would like to thank all the supporters.
01:33This would not have happened without their full support.
01:37We're about to celebrate our 100th year founding anniversary.
01:41So this win is very fitting for our celebration.
01:44Blazer's head coach Charles Struz showed all praise for Mapua against CSB.
01:49Tough loss. I give credit to Mapua. They played well and they deserve to be the champions.
01:54It was a very good game. We saw the journey of both teams and we would like to congratulate Mapua.
01:59It has been a journey for them.
02:02For GMA Integrated News, Nico Aje.
02:13For GMA Integrated News, Nico Aje.
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