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| Host school | University of the Philippines Diliman | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | November 25 – December 2, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Mall of Asia Arena | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Mac Belo | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Nash Racela (1st title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | ||||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | December 2–6, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Mall of Asia Arena Blue Eagle Gym | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Afril Bernardino | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Patrick Aquino (2nd title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | ||||||||||||||||
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| Duration | February 19 – March 4, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Filoil Flying V Arena | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Justine Baltazar | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Jeff Napa (3rd title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | ||||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | ABS-CBN Sports and Action | |||||||||||||||
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.
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | 11 | 3 | .786[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals | |
| 2 | 11 | 3 | .786[a] | — | ||
| 3 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals | |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 8 | .429[b] | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 8 | .429[b] | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 11 | .214[c] | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 11 | .214[c] | 8 |
| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||
| 1 | 64 | |||||||||
| 4 | 55 | |||||||||
| 1 | 64 | 62 | 62 | |||||||
| 2 | 75 | 56 | 67 | |||||||
| 2 | 76 | |||||||||
| 3 | 74 | |||||||||
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.
The UST Growling Tigers had the twice-to-beat advantage.
November 22
3:30 p.m. |
| UST Growling Tigers |
64–55 | |
| 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 | ||
The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage.
November 21
3:30 p.m. |
| FEU Tamaraws |
76–74 | |
| 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 | ||
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 |
64–75 | |
| 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 |
62–56 | |
| 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 |
62–67 | |
| 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 | ||
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 |
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| 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:
| UAAP Season 78 men's basketball champions |
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FEU Tamaraws 20th title |
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a] | |
| 2 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 | |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 | |
| 4 | 6 | 8 | .429[b] | 8 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 8 | .429[b] | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 10 | .286[c] | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 10 | .286[c] | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 11 |
November 18
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| UST Tigresses |
53–64 (OT) | |
| 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 | ||
| Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 91 | 75 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 53 | 50 | 4 | 59 | 55 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 62 | 4 | 55 | 62 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 65 | ||||||||||||||
This is a single-elimination game.
November 22
10:00 am |
| UE Lady Warriors |
62–65 | |
| 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 | ||
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 |
53–55 | |
| 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 |
50–62 | |
| 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 | ||
NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times.
December 2
10:00 am |
| NU Lady Bulldogs |
91–59 | |
| 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 |
75–55 | |
| 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 | ||
| UAAP Season 78 women's basketball champions |
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NU Lady Bulldogs Second title, second consecutive title |
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a] | |
| 2 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 | |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 | |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 11 | .214[b] | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 11 | .214[b] | 11 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 14 | .000 | 14 |
| Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 78 | 60 | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 75 | 2 | 58 | 71 | 75 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 84 | 3 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 68 | ||||||||||||||
February 10, 2016
4:00 p.m. |
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets |
84–68 | |
| 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 | ||
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 |
75–68 | |
| 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 | ||
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. |
| NUNS Bullpups |
78–58 | |
| 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. |
| NUNS Bullpups |
60–71 | |
| 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. |
| NUNS Bullpups |
96–75 | |
| 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 | ||
| UAAP Season 78 juniors' basketball champions |
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NUNS Bullpups Sixth title |
Seniors' division[edit]
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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: