Finals
Elimination round games:
- July 22: UE 96-76 La Salle at the Cuneta Astrodome
- UE outscored La Salle 30-19 in the third quarter to pull away from the tight contest.
- September 13: UE 92-84 (OT) La Salle at the Araneta Coliseum
- UE rallied in overtime to keep off La Salle to sweep the elimination round.
Last championship matchup: 1990 season (UAAP Season 53) - La Salle 78-74 UE (La Salle had the twice-to-beat advantage)
| October 4 |
UE Red Warriors | 63–64 | De La Salle Green Archers | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,000 |
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| Scoring by quarter: 21-14, 18-23, 11-10, 13-17 | |||||||
| Pts: Mark Borboran 13 Rebs: Hans Thiele 16 Asts: Arellano, Cañizares 3 Team TOs: 30 |
Pts: Ty Tang 17 Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 9 Asts: Villanueva, Maierhofer 3 Bench/starter pts: 26/38 |
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| October 7 |
UE Red Warriors | 64–73 | De La Salle Green Archers | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 18,067 |
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| Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 12-19, 22-19, 19-21 | |||||||
| Pts: Borboran, Lee 12 each Rebs: Borboran, Gregorio 10 Asts: 3 players 3 each Team TOs: 21 |
Pts: JV Casio 17 Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 11 Asts: Cholo Villanueva 6 FTs: 27/36 (75%) |
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| La Salle wins series 2-0 | |||||||
UE started out firing on all cylinders, leading as much as seven in the first few minutes of the ball game; however, De La Salle was able to recover and tie the game at 8 apiece, the only deadlock in the game. La Salle eventually took the lead and never looked back for the rest of the game en route to their seventh UAAP men's basketball championship (excluding the 2004 title).
UE, rusty from a 3-week layoff, started strong, having an 11-0 run to close the first quarter leading, 21-14. La Salle battled back to trail by 2 points at halftime. La Salle maintained status quo at the third quarter.
The Archers tied the ballgame 58-all with four minutes left; La Salle then overtook the Warriors 63-60 at the last minute. UE's Mark Borboran scored a three-point field goal to tie once again the score, 63-all, with 34 seconds remaining. At ensuing La Salle offensive, Rico Maierhofer was fouled as he went up for an offensive rebound. Maierhofer converted one of his two free throws to put La Salle up by one, with 14.1 seconds left. Borboran then shot a three-pointer at the top of the key after a UE time-out but it bounced off the rim. Bader Malabes of La Salle rebounded the ball as time expired.
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