The Colegio De San Juan De Letran Knights remains the kings of the NCAA men's basketball tournament after defeating the De La Salle College of St. Benilde Blazers on Sunday, December 18, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal.
Finals Most Valuable Player King Caralipio finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds while Brent Paraiso added 16 for the Knights to win their third straight championship.
After ending the first quarter with a three point-advantage, Letran rallied in the second quarter to grab an 18 point lead, 51-33, at the end of the period.
The Blazers tried to make a comeback in the second half but cannot close the gap.
Miguel Corteza scored 14 points while James Pasturan and Will Gozum both registered 10 points to pace the Blazers, which came short of ending their more than two decades long title drought,
