UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments

UAAP Season 78Host school| University of the Philippines Diliman

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| Men's Finals | G1 | G2| G3| Wins

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UST Growling Tigers | 64 | 62| 62| 1
FEU Tamaraws | 75 | 56| 67| 2
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|  Ateneo Blue Eagles
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 | G2| Wins

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NU Lady Bulldogs | 91 | 75| 2+1
Ateneo Lady Eagles | 59 | 55| 0
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|  De La Salle Lady Archers
Ateneo Lady Eagles
| Juniors' Finals | G1 | G2| G3| Wins

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NUNS Bullpups | 78 | 60| 96| 2+1
DLSZ Junior Archers | 58 | 71| 75| 1
Duration| February 19 – March 4, 2016
Arena(s)| Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVP| Justine Baltazar
Winning coach| Jeff Napa (3rd title)
Semifinalists|  Ateneo Blue Eaglets
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
TV network(s)| ABS-CBN Sports and Action
| < Season 77 | 2015–16 | Season 79 >

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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

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### Teams

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Team  | University  | Coach

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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

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#### Team standings

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Pos | Team  | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification

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1  |  UST Growling Tigers | 11  | 3  | .786[a] | -- | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  |  FEU Tamaraws | 11  | 3  | .786[a] | --
3  |  Ateneo Blue Eagles | 9  | 5  | .643  | 2  | Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  |  NU Bulldogs | 7  | 7  | .500  | 4
5  |  De La Salle Green Archers | 6  | 8  | .429[b] | 5  |
6  |  UE Red Warriors | 6  | 8  | .429[b] | 5
7  |  UP Fighting Maroons (H) | 3  | 11  | .214[c] | 8
8  |  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

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| Round 1| Round 2

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Team ╲ Game| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14
Adamson| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ateneo| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
La Salle| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FEU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UE| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UP| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UST| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Source: [citation needed]
= Win;  = OT win;  = Loss;  = OT loss

#### Scores

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Team  | AdU | ADMU | DLSU | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST

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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

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| Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)| | | Finals
(Best-of-three series)
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| 1|  UST| 64
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| 4|  NU| 55| |
| | | 1|  UST| 64| 62| 62
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| | | 2|  FEU| 75| 56| 67
| 2|  FEU| 76| |
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| 3|  Ateneo| 74| |
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### Semifinals

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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

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

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

November 22
3:30 p.m.

Boxscore

UST Growling Tigers | 64-55 |  NU Bulldogs

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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

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

#### (2) FEU vs. (3) Ateneo

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

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

November 21
3:30 p.m.

Boxscore

FEU Tamaraws | 76-74 |  Ateneo Blue Eagles

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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

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Finals

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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.

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

November 25
3:30 p.m.

Boxscore

UST Growling Tigers | 64-75 |  FEU Tamaraws

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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

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

ABS-CBN

November 28
3:30 p.m.

Boxscore

UST Growling Tigers | 62-56 |  FEU Tamaraws

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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

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 21,933

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

December 2
3:30 p.m.

UST Growling Tigers | 62-67 |  FEU Tamaraws

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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

* Finals Most Valuable Player: Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws)

#### Broadcast notes

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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:

* Awards Presenter: Nikko Ramos

Additional Game 3 crew:

* Awards Presenter: TJ Manotoc

### Awards

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UAAP Season 78 men's basketball champions

FEU Tamaraws
20th title

* Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Rookie of the Year: Joshua Andrei Caracut (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Mythical Team:
* Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Alfred Aroga (NU Bulldogs)
* Ed Daquioag (UST Growling Tigers)
* Kevin Ferrer (UST Growling Tigers)

#### Sponsored awards

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* Bear Brand Adult Plus Level Up Player: Kevin Ferrer (UST Growling Tigers)
* Jolibee Beeda ang Galing Player: Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Master Gwapo Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Appeton Most Improved Player: Ed Daquioag (UST Growling Tigers)
* PS Bank PSBankable Player: Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws)
* Team Bonchon of the Year: FEU Tamaraws

### Coaching changes and suspensions

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* Renzy Bajar was appointed as the new head coach of the UP Fighting Maroons in UAAP Season 78.
* Mike Fermin was appointed as the new head coach of the Adamson Falcons in UAAP Season 78. He only spent for one season. He was replaced by former La Salle coach Franz Pumaren.[1]
* Mike Fermin of the Adamson Falcons was suspended on their game against the NU Bulldogs, last September 23, after he was ejected during their game against La Salle due to a slit-throat gesture.
* Bo Perasol announced that UAAP Season 78 will be his final year as head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. He was replaced by Philippines men's national basketball team coach Tab Baldwin.[2]
* Juno Sauler resigned as the head coach of the De La Salle Green Archers after they miss the Final Four this season. He was replaced by Letran coach Aldin Ayo.[3]

## Women's tournament

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### Elimination round

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#### Team standings

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Pos | Team  | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification

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1  |  NU Lady Bulldogs | 14  | 0  | 1.000  | -- | Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2  |  De La Salle Lady Archers | 12  | 2  | .857  | 2  | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  |  UE Lady Warriors | 7  | 7  | .500  | 7  | Proceed to stepladder round 1
4  |  Ateneo Lady Eagles | 6  | 8  | .429[b] | 8
5  |  UST Tigresses | 6  | 8  | .429[b] | 8  |
6  |  Adamson Lady Falcons | 4  | 10  | .286[c] | 10
7  |  UP Fighting Maroons (H) | 4  | 10  | .286[c] | 10
8  |  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

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| Round 1| Round 2

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Team ╲ Game| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14
Adamson| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ateneo| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
La Salle| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FEU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UE| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UP| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UST| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Source: [citation needed]
= Win;  = OT win;  = Loss;  = OT loss

#### Scores

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Team  | AdU | ADMU | DLSU | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST

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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

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November 18

UST Tigresses | 53-64 (OT) |  Ateneo Lady Eagles

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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

Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

### Bracket

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| Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)| | | Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)| | | Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
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| | 1|  NU| 91| 75
| | 2|  La Salle| 53| 50| | | 4|  Ateneo| 59| 55
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| 3|  UE| 62| | | 4|  Ateneo| 55| 62| | |
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| 4|  Ateneo| 65| | |
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### Stepladder semifinals

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#### (3) UE vs. (4) Ateneo

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This is a single-elimination game.

November 22
10:00 am

UE Lady Warriors | 62-65 |  Ateneo Lady Eagles

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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

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

#### (2) La Salle vs. (4) Ateneo

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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 |  Ateneo Lady Eagles

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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

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

November 28
10:00 a.m.

De La Salle Lady Archers | 50-62 |  Ateneo Lady Eagles

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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

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Finals

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

December 2
10:00 am

NU Lady Bulldogs | 91-59 |  Ateneo Lady Eagles

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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

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

December 6
3:30 pm

NU Lady Bulldogs | 75-55 |  Ateneo Lady Eagles

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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

Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

* Finals Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)

### Awards

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UAAP Season 78 women's basketball champions

NU Lady Bulldogs
Second title, second consecutive title

* Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
* Rookie of the Year: Jack Danielle Animam (NU Lady Bulldogs)
* Mythical Team:
* Danica Therese Jose (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
* Ara Abaca (De La Salle Lady Archers)
* Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
* Cherry Ano-os (UE Lady Warriors)
* Maica Cortes (UST Tigresses)

## Juniors' tournament

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### Elimination round

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#### Team standings

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Pos | Team  | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification

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1  |  NUNS Bullpups | 14  | 0  | 1.000  | -- | Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2  |  DLSZ Junior Archers | 11  | 3  | .786  | 3  | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  |  Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 10  | 4  | .714  | 4  | Proceed to stepladder round 1
4  |  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 8  | 6  | .571  | 6
5  |  Adamson Baby Falcons | 7  | 7  | .500  | 7  |
6  |  UPIS Junior Maroons (H) | 3  | 11  | .214[b] | 11
7  |  UST Tiger Cubs | 3  | 11  | .214[b] | 11
8  |  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

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| Round 1| Round 2

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Team ╲ Game| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14
Adamson| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ateneo| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DLSZ| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FEU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NSNU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UE| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UPIS| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UST| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Source: [citation needed]
= Win;  = OT win;  = Win by forfeit;  = Loss;  = OT loss;  = Loss by forfeit

#### Scores

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Team  | AdU | ADMU | DLSZ | FEU | NSNU | UE | UPIS | UST

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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

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| Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)| | | Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)| | | Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
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| | 1|  NSNU| 78| 60| 96
| | 2|  DLSZ| 75| | | 2|  DLSZ| 58| 71| 75
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| 3|  Ateneo| 84| | | 3|  Ateneo| 68| | |
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| 4|  FEU-Diliman| 68| | |
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### Stepladder semifinals

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#### (3) Ateneo vs. (4) FEU Diliman

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February 10, 2016
4:00 p.m.

Report 1

Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 84-68 |  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws

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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

Filoil Flying V Arena

#### (2) DLSZ vs. (3) Ateneo

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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 |  Ateneo Blue Eaglets

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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

Filoil Flying V Arena

### Finals

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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.

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

February 19
2:00 p.m.

NUNS Bullpups | 78-58 |  DLSZ Junior Archers

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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

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February 26
2:00 p.m.

NUNS Bullpups | 60-71 |  DLSZ Junior Archers

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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

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March 4
2:00 p.m.

NUNS Bullpups | 96-75 |  DLSZ Junior Archers

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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

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* Finals Most Valuable Player: Justine Baltazar (NUNS Bullpups)

### Awards

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UAAP Season 78 juniors' basketball champions

NUNS Bullpups
Sixth title

* Most Valuable Player: Aljun Melecio (DLSZ Junior Archers)
* Rookie of the Year: Carl Tamayo (Adamson Baby Falcons)
* Mythical Five:
* Aljun Melecio (DLSZ Junior Archers)
* Justine Baltazar (NUNS Bullpups)
* John Lloyd Clemente (NUNS Bullpups)
* Javi Gómez de Liaño (UPIS Junior Maroons)
* Juan Gómez de Liaño (UPIS Junior Maroons)

## Overall Championship points

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### Seniors' division

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| Team | Men | Women | Total

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NU Bulldogs | 8 | 15 | 23
Ateneo Blue Eagles | 10 | 12 | 22
UST Growling Tigers | 12 | 6 | 18
De La Salle Green Archers | 6 | 10 | 16
FEU Tamaraws | 15 | 1 | 16
UE Red Warriors | 4 | 8 | 12
Adamson Soaring Falcons | 1 | 4 | 5
UP Fighting Maroons | 2 | 2 | 4
| Pts. | Ranking

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15 | Champion
12 | 2nd
10 | 3rd
8 | 4th
6 | 5th
4 | 6th
2 | 7th
1 | 8th
— | Did not join
WD | Withdrew

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:

* Ranks 5th to 8th determined by elimination round standings.
* Loser of the #1 vs #4 semifinal match-up is ranked 4th
* Loser of the #2 vs #3 semifinal match-up is ranked 3rd
* Loser of the finals is ranked 2nd
* Champion is ranked 1st

## See also

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* NCAA Season 91 basketball tournaments

## References

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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.

Preceded by

Season 77 (2014)

|  UAAP basketball seasons
Season 78 (2015) | Succeeded by

Season 79 (2016)

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*[Pos]: Position
*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[PCT]: Win percentage
*[GB]: Games behind