FIVE-time straight champion San Beda College Red Lions will start their title defense when they face host Mapua Institute of Technology Cardinals while last year’s runner-up Arellano University Chiefs battle the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers today as the 91st season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament unfolds today at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

The Red Lions, hoping to become the first team to win six straight titles will collide with the Cardinals at 1 p.m. followed by the Arellano Chiefs versus the Heavy Bombers match at 3 p.m.

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