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Ateneo–La Salle rivalry Ateneo and La Salle in UAAP Season 86 basketball Sports Various Location Philippines Teams Ateneo Blue Eagles De La Salle Green Archers First meeting 1924 (NCAA) Latest meeting October 26, 2024 (UAAP) Stadiums Araneta Coliseum Mall of Asia Arena Statistics Most wins Ateneo (basketball, 56–41) Largest victory Ateneo: 25 points, 80–55 (September 14, 1996) La Salle ...
Since La Salle, Ateneo and UE finished the eliminations with identical 10-4 cards, the quotient system was used. La Salle emerged with the best quotient among the three, so UE and Ateneo figured for a one-game playoff for the third seed. The winner will face the second seed, while the loser will face the first seed.
Referees Allan Dasal, Allan Baria, and Dennis Escaros were suspended for three weeks for "failure to enforce the rules of the game" and conduct "disruptive to the integrity of the game" on the first round games between UP vs. FEU, La Salle vs. Adamson, and Ateneo vs. UE. All three referees also failed their respective referee game report cards ...
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.
Both UP and La Salle won the semifinals match-ups, setting up a rematch from last year's finals. For the fourth consecutive season, the men's basketball finals series lasted 3 games - the longest so far for the tournament in UAAP Final Four history. UP defeated La Salle to win their 4th men's championship.
The defending champions were the De La Salle Green Archers (men), Ateneo Lady Eagles (women) and the De La Salle Junior Archers (juniors). Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines president Chito Narvasa is the season's commissioner. The theme is "Filipino Leadership Through Sports Excellence". [1]
La Salle, led by Dindo Pumaren, had a ten-point advantage midway through the first half, 21–11. 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.
First round standings: La Salle and FEU (6-1), UST (5-2), UP (4-3), Ateneo and Adamson (3-4), UE (1-6) and NU (0-7). On September 28 at the Loyola Gym, La Salle and FEU, both tied at first place with 10 wins and two losses, played in a crucial match for the first finals berth and a twice-to-beat advantage in the championship.