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Both UP and La Salle won the semifinals match-ups over Adamson and UST, respectively, marking their second overall head-to-head UAAP Finals matchup. For the fourth consecutive season, the men's basketball finals series reached a do-or-die third game - the longest such streak so far for the tournament in UAAP Final Four history.
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines.The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila University, [a] De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the ...
Defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles finished tied for fourth with the Adamson Soaring Falcons, and eliminated the latter in a playoff. UP then defeated Ateneo in the semifinals. In the other semifinal match-up, #2 seed De La Salle Green Archers eliminated the NU Bulldogs. The Green Archers then defeated the UP in the finals, 2 games to one.
With the adoption of the new academic calendar by four UAAP schools (Ateneo, De La Salle, UP and UST), the UAAP decided in 2015 to follow the new calendar, starting its season every September. This means first semester events run from September to December, while second semester events now start at January and ends on May.
However, Ateneo caught up with them and kept the score close until the final deadlock at 66–all when Ateneo started an 8–2 run. Joseph Canlas scored four of Ateneo's eight points in the run, which ended with a Gilbert Reyes conversion off a steal from Joey Santa Maria. Pumaren closed the gap to four points at 74–70, with two free throws ...
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Lost Finals vs Ateneo 2019: UAAP: 2nd/8 14 9 5 .643 5 2 0 2 Lost stepladder round 2 vs UST 2020 [b] UAAP: Season canceled 2021 [c] UAAP: 2nd/8 14 12 2 .857 1 5 3 2 Won Finals vs Ateneo: 2022: UAAP: 2nd/8 14 11 3 .786 — 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs Ateneo 2023: UAAP: 1st/8 14 12 2 .857 — 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs La Salle 2024: UAAP: 2nd/8 14 11 3 .786 1 ...
With a 14–0 sweep giving them a bye up to the best-of-3 finals, La Salle won their first thirteen games; their last game was against arch rival Ateneo. The two teams were locked 43–all when Wesley Gonzales, Rich Alvarez, Larry Fonacier and Andrew Cruz engineered a 21–3 run to put Ateneo up 64–46 with eight minutes left in the fourth quarter.