00:00In the NCRAA, the three-peat bid of Imaculada Conception College Blue Hawks
00:07in the 31st Season Men's Senior Basketball Tournament started with a win.
00:10They won the Asian Institute of Maritime Studies Blue Sharks 86-72
00:16on the opening day last Thursday in Cuneta, Asodong in Pasay City.
00:19Let's go back to the action with our teammate, Daryl O'Clarence.
00:24Imaculada Conception College Blue Hawks proved that they are the back-to-back champions
00:30of the National Capital and Regional Athletic Association or NCRAA.
00:36They won the Asian Institute of Maritime Studies Blue Sharks 86-72
00:43to open their three-peat bid in the 31st season of NCRAA last Thursday in Cuneta, Asodong in Pasay City.
00:52The Blue Hawks' start was not good.
00:54The Blue Sharks' double-digits immediately won the first three games.
00:59But the defending champions slowly pushed the Blue Hawks
01:03to a point where they were able to catch up after the opening quarter 22-21.
01:09In the second quarter, the ICC took the lead.
01:13But the Aims didn't just let it go.
01:16The first half ended with a 43-41 lead in favor of the Blue Hawks.
01:22In the third quarter, the ICC played a good game
01:26that became the reason why they were able to beat the Blue Sharks.
01:30The Blue Hawks kept their momentum in the crunch time
01:33to dominate the Blue Sharks and win their first tournament win.
01:39Felix Corpuz took the lead for the Immaculada Concepcion
01:43who scored 12 points and 4 rebounds
01:45while the Blue Sharks were able to score 10 points.
01:52In the first half, everyone was nervous
01:54because we really wanted to make up for it.
01:55Because last season, the Aims beat us.
01:58Coach Oggy just told us to follow the game plan
02:02because it will continue.
02:04That's when the first half started.
02:06In the second half, we kept our momentum until we won.
02:11Because of this win, Corpuz was confident
02:14that they will be able to advance to the next tournament.
02:20I think it was a win because everyone was confident in us.
02:26I hope we can continue to play games like this
02:30where we can show what we can do.
02:34Meanwhile, in the first game of the Seniors Division,
02:37the University of Luzon Golden Tigers 84-68
02:41was dominated by the De La Salle University Dasmariñas Patriots.
02:45While in the Juniors Division,
02:47the ICC Blue Hawks beat the Emilio Aguinaldo College Cavite Vanguards 61-53.
02:54That's just a taste of the hardcourt battles
02:57in the 31st season of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
03:01If you want to watch the games,
03:03click here.
03:04On PTV Sports Network,
03:06every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
03:08It's available from 1 to 10 p.m.
03:11From here in Coneta Astrodome in Pasay City,
03:14Daryl Oclares,
03:15for Atletang Pilipino,
03:16for Bagong Pilipina.
