Semifinal
Elimination round games:
- July 26: Ateneo 80-77 (OT) La Salle at the Araneta Coliseum
- September 9: Ateneo 89-87 La Salle at the Araneta Coliseum
| September 27 |
De La Salle Green Archers | 64–65 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,000 |
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| Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 16-15, 21-17, 12-18 | |||||||
| Pts: Ty Tang 20 Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 7 Asts: JV Casio 4 |
Pts: Ford Arao 19 Rebs: Nonoy Baclao 9 Asts: Chris Tiu 4 |
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| September 30 |
De La Salle Green Archers | 65–60 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 23,315 |
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| Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 13-12, 19-17, 17-17 | |||||||
| Pts: Cholo Villanueva 13 Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 10 Asts: JV Casio 6 |
Pts: Ford Arao 14 Rebs: Rabah Al-Hussaini 8 Asts: Chris Tiu 4 |
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| La Salle wins series in two games | |||||||
With La Salle having the twice to beat advantage, Ateneo kept pace with La Salle, eventually ending the first quarter tied. However, Ateneo had a rally and led by as much as 4, La Salle care of JV Casio scored 5 consecutive points in the final minute to nudge by a point. On the third quarter, La Salle had a 8-0 run to lead by as much as nine by forcing Ateneo several turnovers (Ateneo wound up with 24 turnovers at the end of the game). Ateneo eventually cut the deficit into five points at the end of the third.
Ateneo continued on their momentum, tying the score thanks to a Nonoy Baclao tip-in. However, La Salle countered with their own 5-0 run with 5 minutes to go; Ateneo caught up with another Baclao tip-in and a three-point field goal by Chris Tiu to cut the deficit into one point. With half a minute remaining, La Salle turned over the ball, Tiu drove hard to the basket and made the shot, giving the lead to Ateneo. With seven seconds left, Casio drove to the basket and kicked out the ball to Bader Malabes; Malabes missed the jump shot, then Rico Maierhofer missed the tip-in as time expired.
La Salle beat the Eagles in the sold out Araneta Coliseum for their fifth and last encounter for the year to advance to the Finals.
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