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NCAA: San Beda wary of complacency, overconfidence ahead of finals

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/11/06/sanbeda.jpg"/><figcaption>The San Beda Red Lions won&#x27;t play again until November 12. Josh Albelda, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/basketball/photos" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – After completing a dominant 18-0 sweep of the NCAA Season 95 elimination round, the San Beda University Red Lions remain as wary as ever. The defending champions know that the upcoming men&#x27;s basketball finals is a different battle altogether, as they will be on equal footing with whichever team challenges them in the best-of-3 series.&quot;&#x27;Yung 18-0 namin nung eliminations kinakalimutan na namin &#x27;yun because we know that any of the three teams in contention right now is capable of beating us,&quot; said San Beda team manager Jude Roque, Tuesday during the PSA Forum.&quot;Nagkaroon kami ng tough games against those three schools. So we cannot really be overconfident against any opponent,&quot; he added.Roque was referring to No. 4 San Sebastian College, No. 3 Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and No. 2 Lyceum of the Philippines of the University, with the team that emerges from the stepladder earning the right to face the Red Lions in the finals that starts on November 12 at the Mall of Asia Arena.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/news/2019/11/05/boyet-fernandez-breaks-possible-ncaa-95-finals-matchups-62819">READ: Boyet Fernandez breaks down possible NCAA Season 95 finals matchups</a></li></ul>San Sebastian was eliminated from contention on Tuesday, with Letran claiming a thrilling 85-80 triumph against the Golden Stags to progress to the next phase of the stepladder.They play the Pirates in a knockout game on Friday, and by the time the title series gets underway, the Red Lions would have been idle by more than three weeks.Roque is admittedly concerned about how their team will respond heading into the series opener.&quot;It&#x27;s quite diificult kasi siyempre mga bata pa &#x27;yung mga players,&quot; he pointed out. &quot;Tapos nagkaroon pa ng mahabang break so you know nagkaroon sila ng kaunting mindset na, &#x27;Uy bakasyon muna&#x27;.&quot;&quot;They have the tendency to relax, to be overconfident,&quot; he added. &quot;And that&#x27;s very risky coming into the finals.&quot;Roque cited Lyceum as an example. The Pirates also went 18-0 in the elimination round two years ago, and had a long break. They ended up losing to San Beda in the finals via a sweep.&quot;&#x27;Yun &#x27;yung binabantayan namin na huwag namang mangyari sa amin ngayon,&quot; he said.During their three-week break, the Red Lions played a tune-up game against the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors, which they won.&quot;It&#x27;s not easy trying to find tune-up games kasi busy rin lahat ng teams. Ang hirap so wala kaming magawa, kami-kami na lang, scrimmage, kung minsan against our Team B,&quot; said Roque.Game 2 is on November 15, and a Game 3, if necessary, will be on November 19.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

After completing a dominant 18-0 sweep of the NCAA Season 95 elimination round, the San Beda Red Lions remain as wary as ever.

After completing a dominant 18-0 sweep of the NCAA Season 95 elimination round, the San Beda Red Lions remain as wary as ever.