NCAA Season 72 basketball tournaments

Format:

• Tournament divided into two halves: winners of the two halves dispute the championship in a best-of-3 finals series unless:
• A team wins both rounds. In that case, the winning team automatically wins the championship.
• A third team has a better cumulative record than both finalists. In that case, the third team has to win in a playoff against the team that won the second round to face the team that won in the first round in a best-of-3 finals series.

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No other team had a better cumulative record than the two pennant winners, so playoff for the Finals berth was not played.

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|team4=UPHSD|win_UPHSD= 6 |loss_UPHSD= 6 |name_UPHSD={{UAAPteam|UPHD|bk|name=PHCR Altas}}

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San Sebastian clinched the first round pennant with a six-game sweep, defeating the San Beda Red Lions, 100-91 on August 23. {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cGwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4989%2C3779301|title=Stags bag first round flag |publisher=Manila Standard |date=1996-08-24}}

On September 26, San Beda finally halt San Sebastian's 10-game winning streak following an 81-80 victory. Both teams carry a 4-0 won-loss card in the second round of action. {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bZQVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4501%2C4009586|title=Lions stun Stags |publisher=Manila Standard |date=1996-09-27}}

San Beda seals a finals date with San Sebastian Stags by capturing the second round flag, winning over Perpetual Help College, 90-83 on October 1, for a six-game sweep in the second round. {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BmYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zQoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5351%2C245058|title=San Beda zaps Perpetual |publisher=Manila Standard |date=1996-10-02}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=October 7 |place=Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

|teamA={{UAAPteam-rt|SSC-R|bk}} |scoreA=85

|teamB={{UAAPteam|San Beda|bk}} |scoreB=69

|series=San Sebastian leads series 1–0

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Stags' Brixter Encarnacion poured all of his 19 points in the second half when the Lions tried to erase a 34-45 halftime deficit to come closer at 55-60, with 12:02 left. {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CmYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zQoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2242%2C1166600|title=Stags one game away from rewriting history |publisher=Manila Standard |date=1996-10-08}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=October 9 |place=Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

|teamA={{UAAPteam-rt|SSC-R|bk}} |scoreA=82

|teamB={{UAAPteam|San Beda|bk}} |scoreB=80

|series=San Sebastian wins series 2-0

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Ulysses Tanique put the final nail on the Red Lions' coffin as he stole a pass off Kerwin McCoy for a 79-75 advantage with 24.3 seconds remaining. {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CmYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zQoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6436%2C1501246|title=SSC makes history |publisher=Manila Standard |date=1996-10-10}}

{{UAAP champions |league=NCAA |season=72 |team=SSC-R |nth_title=8 |consec_title=4 }}

The San Beda Red Cubs won both pennants, winning the championship outright.

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Category:1996 in Philippine basketball