UAAP Season 78
Host schoolUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
Men's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 64 62621
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 75 56672
DurationNovember 25 – December 2, 2015
Arena(s)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVPMac Belo
Winning coachNash Racela
SemifinalistsAteneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
NU school colors NU Bulldogs
TV network(s)ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's Finals G1 G2Wins
NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 91 752+1
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 59 550
DurationDecember 2–6, 2015
Arena(s)Mall of Asia Arena
Blue Eagle Gym
Finals MVPAfril Bernardino
Winning coachPatrick Aquino
SemifinalistsLa Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
Juniors' Finals G1 G2G3Wins
NU school colors NSNU Bullpups 78 60962+1
La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers 58 71751
DurationFebruary 19 – March 4, 2016
Arena(s)Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVPJustine Baltazar
Winning coachJeff Napa
SemifinalistsAteneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets
FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports and Action
< Season 77 2015–16 Season 79 >

The UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2015-16. University of the Philippines Diliman is the season host. The basketball tournaments started with a doubleheader basketball games after the opening ceremonies on September 5, 2015, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum and ended on December 2, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena, while the junior's basketball has currently been held since November. ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the sixteenth consecutive year.

Men's tournament

Teams

Team University Coach
Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson University (AdU) Mike Fermin
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Bo Perasol
De La Salle Green Archers De La Salle University (DLSU) Juno Sauler
FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University (FEU) Nash Racela
NU Bulldogs National University (NU) Eric Altamirano
UE Red Warriors University of the East (UE) Derrick Pumaren
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) Rensy Bajar
UST Growling Tigers University of Santo Tomas (UST) Bong dela Cruz

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 11 3 .786[a] — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 11 3 .786[a] —
3 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 9 5 .643 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4 NU school colors NU Bulldogs 7 7 .500 4
5 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 6 8 .429[b] 5
6 UE school colors UE Red Warriors 6 8 .429[b] 5
7 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons (H) 3 11 .214[c] 8
8 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 3 11 .214[c] 8
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UST 2–0 FEU
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: La Salle 2–0 UE
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson (UP 0, Adamson 0); overall point differential: UP –91, Adamson –128

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson school colors AdamsonUST school colorsAteneo school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsUE school colorsUST school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleNU school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colors
FEU school colors FEUAteneo school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colors
NU school colors NULa Salle school colorsUE school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colors
UE school colors UEUP school colorsNU school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colors
UP school colors UPUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colors
UST school colors USTAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colors
Source:[citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons 60–84 71–88 60–64 54–75 78–89 73–68 64–70
Ateneo Blue Eagles 87–72 76–80 64–88 74–70** 77–72 56–43 58–68
De La Salle Green Archers 74–75 62–73 75–93 67–63 71–64 66–71 61–77
FEU Tamaraws 82–69 66–61 71–68 61–59 92–81 75–58 71–72
NU Bulldogs 85–79* 59–68 81–73 70–68 71–76 68–52 55–54
UE Red Warriors 71–74 74–69 64–72 67–71 52–47 55–62 76–83
UP Fighting Maroons 89–84 65–74 68–72 57–68 69–75 67–79 59–67
UST Growling Tigers 78–63 74–80 81–79 85–76 65–57 77–91 83–76
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
UST school colors UST64
NU school colors NU55
1UST school colors UST646262
2FEU school colors FEU755667
FEU school colors FEU76
Ateneo school colors Ateneo74

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the higher seed has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

(1) UST vs. (4) NU

The UST Growling Tigers had the twice-to-beat advantage.

November 22
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers UST school colors 64–55 NU school colors NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 15–8, 14–12, 20–23
Pts: Louie Vigil 19
Rebs: Louie Vigil 10
Asts: Louie Vigil 7		 Pts: Pao Javelona 17
Rebs: Alfred Aroga 15
Asts: Alolino, Alejandro 2 each
UST wins series in one game

(2) FEU vs. (3) Ateneo

The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage.

November 21
3:30 p.m.
FEU Tamaraws FEU school colors 76–74 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–20, 18–18, 20–24
Pts: Roger Pogoy 16
Rebs: Mac Belo 9
Asts: Tolomia, Ru. Escoto 2 each		 Pts: Kiefer Ravena 25
Rebs: Pessumal, Ikeh 6 each
Asts: Ravena, Pingoy 2 each
FEU wins series in one game

Finals

This is the first Finals matchup between the FEU Tamaraws and the UST Growling Tigers in 36 years. The last time these two teams faced each other in the Finals was in UAAP Season 42.

November 25
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers UST school colors 64–75 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 10–19, 17–10, 13–18
Pts: Karim Abdul 19
Rebs: Karim Abdul 9
Asts: 5 players 1 each		 Pts: Roger Pogoy 15
Rebs: Mac Belo 13
Asts: Pogoy, Inigo, 3 each
November 28
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers UST school colors 62–56 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 8–10, 26–11, 15–15
Pts: Kevin Ferrer 29
Rebs: Kevin Ferrer 10
Asts: Ed Daquioag 4		 Pts: Mac Belo 16
Rebs: Mac Belo 11
Asts: Mike Tolomia 6
December 2
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers UST school colors 62–67 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 11–12, 16–21, 16–16
Pts: Ed Daquioag 21
Rebs: Louie Vigil 7
Asts: 3 players, 2 each		 Pts: Mac Belo 23
Rebs: Belo, Ru. Escoto, 8 each
Asts: Mike Tolomia 3
FEU wins series 2–1
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 23,124

Broadcast notes

ABS-CBN Sports is the official broadcaster of the UAAP Season 78 Men's Basketball Finals. Simulcast over ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD Channel 167 (Game 2 only), ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls HD channel 195, The Filipino Channel. Livestream over TFC.tv, sports.abs-cbn.com and IWant TV. Replays on Balls. This is the first time in the finals of the game 2 series to broadcast in both ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN Sports and Action.

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside Reporters Upfront at the UAAP Hosts
Game 1 Boom Gonzales TJ Manotoc Angelique Manto and Ganiel Krishnan Janeena Chan and Nathasha Alquiros
Game 2 TJ Manotoc Marco Benitez Angelique Manto and Ganiel Krishnan No Upfront at the UAAP
Game 3 Mico Halili TJ Manotoc Angelique Manto and Ganiel Krishnan Janeena Chan, Nathasha Alquiros and Bea Daez

Additional Game 2 crew:

Additional Game 3 crew:

Awards

 UAAP Season 78 men's basketball champions 
FEU school colors
FEU Tamaraws
20th title

Coaching changes and suspensions

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 14 0 1.000 — Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2 La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 12 2 .857 2 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3 UE school colors UE Lady Warriors 7 7 .500 7 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 6 8 .429[b] 8
5 UST school colors UST Tigresses 6 8 .429[b] 8
6 Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons 4 10 .286[c] 10
7 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons (H) 4 10 .286[c] 10
8 FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 3 11 .214 11
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: Ateneo 64–53 UST (OT)
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 UP (Adamson +2)

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson school colors AdamsonUP school colorsFEU school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colorsUE school colorsAteneo school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoUE school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsAdamson school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleNU school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsUST school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colors
FEU school colors FEUUST school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsUST school colorsUP school colors
NU school colors NULa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colors
UE school colors UEAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colors
UP school colors UPAdamson school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colors
UST school colors USTFEU school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsUE school colors
Source:[citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Lady Falcons 39–49 57–75 69–64* 62–76 57–49 62–53 67–70
Ateneo Lady Eagles 55–41 43–44 48–46 36–70 29–43 56–43 48–57
De La Salle Lady Archers 78–62 63–58 54–45 78–90 63–59 76–34 67–56
FEU Lady Tamaraws 48–39 51–60 43–54 43–86 38–54 46–38 58–65
NU Lady Bulldogs 75–49 70–43 81–74 71–57 66–63 80–44 71–45
UE Lady Warriors 67–43 62–66 70–73* 44–41 40–80 56–51 75–65*
UP Lady Maroons 46–39 42–41 53–78 52–54 39–87 46–45 52–58
UST Tigresses 71–75 67–53 63–70 68–53 60–85 53–68 59–61
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Fourth–seed playoff

November 18
 
UST Tigresses UST school colors 53–64 (OT) Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 5–12, 10–19, 19–9, 16–10, Overtime: 3–14
Pts: Bettina Peñaflor 18
Rebs: Misaela Larosa 18
Asts: Candice Magdaluyo 3		 Pts: Hazelle Yam 26
Rebs: Danica Jose 19
Asts: Likhang Javier 7
Ateneo enters the Final Four

Bracket

Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1NU school colors NU9175
2La Salle school colors La Salle53504Ateneo school colors Ateneo5955
3UE school colors UE624Ateneo school colors Ateneo5562
4Ateneo school colors Ateneo65

Stepladder semifinals

(3) UE vs. (4) Ateneo

This is a single-elimination game.

November 22
10:00 am
UE Lady Warriors UE school colors 62–65 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 13–14, 21–18, 12–12
Pts: Ruthlaine Tacula 17
Rebs: Eunique Chan 19
Asts: Ruthlaine Tacula 2		 Pts: Jose, Yam, 17 each
Rebs: Caramia Buendia 9
Asts: Danica Jose 4
Ateneo advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2

(2) La Salle vs. (4) Ateneo

La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

November 25
10:00 a.m.
De La Salle Lady Archers La Salle school colors 53–55 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 20–14, 8–22, 9–8
Pts: Snow Peñaranda 12
Rebs: Ara Abaca 15
Asts: Ara Abaca 4		 Pts: Hazelle Yam 19
Rebs: Danica Jose 19
Asts: Likhang Javier 5
November 28
10:00 a.m.
De La Salle Lady Archers La Salle school colors 50–62 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 12–11, 14–12, 12–24
Pts: Camille Claro 13
Rebs: Ara Abaca 9
Asts: Abaca, Claro, 2 each		 Pts: Hazelle Yam 15
Rebs: Danica Jose 11
Asts: Danica Jose 4
Ateneo win series in two games

Finals

NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times.

December 2
10:00 am
NU Lady Bulldogs NU school colors 91–59 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 22–10, 22–16, 26–23
Pts: Afril Bernardino 17
Rebs: Afril Bernardino 18
Asts: Andrea Tongco 7		 Pts: Katrina Guytingco 14
Rebs: Danica Jose 10
Asts: Yam, Javier, 4 each
December 6
3:30 pm
NU Lady Bulldogs NU school colors 75–55 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 10–6, 30–15, 20–13, 15–21
Pts: Afril Bernardino 18
Rebs: Afril Bernardino 17
Asts: Shelley Gupilan 7		 Pts: Jolina Go 19
Rebs: Danica Jose 10
Asts: Likhang Javier 6
NU wins series in two games

Awards

 UAAP Season 78 women's basketball champions 
NU school colors
NU Lady Bulldogs
Second title, second consecutive title

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NU school colors NSNU Bullpups 14 0 1.000 — Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2 La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers 11 3 .786 3 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 10 4 .714 4 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4 FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 8 6 .571 6
5 Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons 7 7 .500 7
6 UP school colors UPIS Junior Maroons (H) 3 11 .214[b] 11
7 UST school colors UST Tiger Cubs 3 11 .214[b] 11
8 UE school colors UE Junior Warriors 0 14 .000 14
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 UST (UP +13)

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson school colors AdamsonNU school colorsUE school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsFEU school colors
La Salle school colors DLSZAteneo school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colors
FEU school colors FEUUP school colorsAteneo school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colors
NU school colors NSNUAdamson school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colors
UE school colors UEUST school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUP school colors
UP school colors UPISFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colorsUE school colors
UST school colors USTUE school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colors
Source:[citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

Scores

Team AdU ADMU DLSZ FEU NSNU UE UPIS UST
Adamson Baby Falcons 55–71 79–66 49–51 55–61 83–52 76–65 76–45
Ateneo Blue Eaglets 82–73 71–84 85–66 60–73 91–51 74–67 79–56
Zobel Junior Archers 47–35 80–73 67–55 53–68 107–79 72–61 96–43
FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws 60–55 53–78 58–78 56–70 – 58–52 61–40
NSNU Bullpups 68–66 81–69 80–57 67–53 89–33 77–65 80–54
UE Junior Warriors 26–80 58–96 64–110 79–93 60–94 69–104 73–77
UP Junior Maroons 61–66 67–75 74–85 71–81 54–70 99–79 0–2[a]
UST Tiger Cubs 63–77 57–80 52–78 66–86 58–82 95–94 71–82
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:
  1. ^ Loss by default

Bracket

Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1NU school colors NSNU786096
2La Salle school colors DLSZ752La Salle school colors DLSZ587175
3Ateneo school colors Ateneo843Ateneo school colors Ateneo68
4FEU school colors FEU–Diliman68

Stepladder semifinals

(3) Ateneo vs. (4) FEU-D

February 10, 2016
4:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eaglets Ateneo school colors 84–68 FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 15–14, 28–19, 21–21
Pts: Sam Belangel 15
Rebs: Justin Eustaquio 9
Asts: Sam Belangel 8		 Pts: Kenji Roman 21
Rebs: Kenji Roman 13
Asts: Gloria, Gonzales, 4 each
Ateneo advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2

(2) DLSZ vs. (3) Ateneo

In the semifinals, La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

February 15, 2016
4:00 p.m.
DLSZ Junior Archers La Salle school colors 75–68 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 15–16, 24–14, 21–26
Pts: Brent Paraiso 15
Rebs: Brent Paraiso 13
Asts: Miguel Fortuna 5		 Pts: Mamuyac, Andrade, 16 each
Rebs: Shaun Ildefonso 18
Asts: Sam Belangel 4
La Salle wins series in one game

Finals

NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times. The finals series will be aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action Channel 23 and HD Channel 166.

February 19
2:00 p.m.
NSNU Bullpups NU school colors 78–58 La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–9, 22–17, 16–19
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 16
Rebs: Justine Baltazar 27
Asts: Paul Manalang 4		 Pts: Aljun Melecio 15
Rebs: Marco Sario 8
Asts: Aljun Melecio 6
February 26
2:00 p.m.
NSNU Bullpups NU school colors 60–71 La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 13–16, 21–27, 9–14
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 25
Rebs: Justine Baltazar 20
Asts: Atienza, Manalang, 4 each		 Pts: Marco Sario 16
Rebs: MR Romero 10
Asts: Aljun Melecio 9
March 4
2:00 p.m.
NSNU Bullpups NU school colors 96–75 La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 26–28, 31–15, 17–23
Pts: Winderlich Coyoca 20
Rebs: John Lloyd Clemente 15
Asts: 3 players, 4 each		 Pts: Aljun Melecio 22
Rebs: MR Romero 8
Asts: Aljun Melecio 6
NU wins series in three games

Awards

 UAAP Season 78 juniors' basketball champions 
NU school colors
NSNU Bullpups
Sixth title

Overall Championship points

In case of a tie, the team with the higher position in any tournament is ranked higher. If both are still tied, they are listed by alphabetical order.

How rankings are determined:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Franz Pumaren officially named head coach of Adamson Falcons in UAAP". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ateneo officially names Tab Baldwin new Blue Eagles head coach". Rappler. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Sources: Juno Sauler resigns as DLSU Green Archers head coach". Rappler. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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