It was an arena filling up quickly as the Johnnies emerged in sharp-looking white sweats with red trimmings. With the Johnnies being established as 24.5-point favorites, the crowd was ready. One fan, when asked which Johnnie not named Joel Soriano, with the score tied with 25 seconds to play he would want to see with the ball, he immediately replied “Jordan Dingle”. Fans were picking their favorites. As the game progressed another fan replied, “R.J. Luis is our man” as he was scoring 14 points in 16 minutes of play, while taking down four rebounds and leading the Johnnies with three steals.