# UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments

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
### Teams

| Team | University | Coach |
| 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 |

#### Coaching changes

| Team | Old coach | Reason | New coach |
| UP | Rey Madrid | Fired | Renzy Bajar |
| Adamson | Kenneth Duremdes | Fired | Mike Fermin |

### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | UST Growling Tigers | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | FEU Tamaraws | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | NU Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | De La Salle Green Archers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | |
| 6 | UE Red Warriors | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | |
| 7 | UP Fighting Maroons (H) | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 | |
| 8 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UST 2–0 FEU
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: La Salle 2–0 UE
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson (UP 0, Adamson 0); overall point differential: UP –91, Adamson –128

#### Match-up results

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Scores

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

### Bracket

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

### Semifinals

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

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 | NU Bulldogs |
| 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

The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage.
* ABS-CBN Sports and Action
* November 21 3:30 p.m.
* Boxscore
| FEU Tamaraws | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| 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

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. This is also, as of 2025, the last UAAP Finals series to not feature either or both Ateneo and La Salle men's basketball teams.
* ABS-CBN Sports and Action
* November 25 3:30 p.m.
* Boxscore
| UST Growling Tigers | 64–75 | FEU Tamaraws |
| 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 |
| 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 | FEU Tamaraws |
| 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

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 |
| 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

* 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

* 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

### Discipline

* 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.

## Women's tournament
### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NU Lady Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Thrice-to-beat in the Finals |
| 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 | 8 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 5 | UST Tigresses | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | |
| 6 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 4 | 10 | .286 | 10 | |
| 7 | UP Fighting Maroons (H) | 4 | 10 | .286 | 10 | |
| 8 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 3 | 11 | .214 | 11 | |
* ↑ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
* 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: Ateneo 64–53 UST (OT)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 UP (Adamson +2)

#### Match-up results

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Scores

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

### Fourth–seed playoff

* November 18
| UST Tigresses | Ateneo Lady Eagles |
| 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

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

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

This is a single-elimination game.
* November 22 10:00 am
| UE Lady Warriors | Ateneo Lady Eagles |
| 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

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 |
| 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 | Ateneo Lady Eagles |
| 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

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 |
| 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 | Ateneo Lady Eagles |
| 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

* 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
### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NUNS Bullpups | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Thrice-to-beat in the Finals |
| 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 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 5 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 | |
| 6 | UPIS Junior Maroons (H) | 3 | 11 | .214 | 11 | |
| 7 | UST Tiger Cubs | 3 | 11 | .214 | 11 | |
| 8 | UE Junior Warriors | 0 | 14 | .000 | 14 | |
* ↑ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 UST (UP +13)

#### Match-up results

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

#### Scores

| Team | AdU | ADMU | DLSZ | FEU | NSNU | UE | UPIS | UST |
| 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 |
| UST Tiger Cubs | 63–77 | 57–80 | 52–78 | 66–86 | 58–82 | 95–94 | 71–82 | |
* ↑ Loss by default

### Bracket

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

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

* February 10, 2016 4:00 p.m.
* Report 1
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| 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

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 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets |
| 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

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 |
| 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 |
* Filoil Flying V Arena
* ABS-CBN Sports and Action
* February 26 2:00 p.m.
| NUNS Bullpups | 60–71 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| 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 |
* Filoil Flying V Arena
* ABS-CBN Sports and Action
* March 4 2:00 p.m.
| NUNS Bullpups | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| 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 |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Justine Baltazar (NUNS Bullpups)

### Awards

* 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

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