# UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2016–17. University of Santo Tomas is the season host while Far Eastern University are the defending champions. ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the seventeenth consecutive year.

## Men's tournament
### Teams

| Team | University | Seniors' coach |
| Adamson Soaring Falcons | Adamson University (AdU) | Franz Pumaren |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) | Tab Baldwin |
| De La Salle Green Archers | De La Salle University (DLSU) | Aldin Ayo |
| 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) | Bo Perasol |
| UST Growling Tigers | University of Santo Tomas (UST) | Boy Sablan |

#### Coaching changes

| Team | Old coach | Reason | New coach |
| Ateneo | Bo Perasol | Resigned | Tab Baldwin |
| La Salle | Juno Sauler | Resigned | Aldin Ayo |
| Adamson | Mike Fermin | End of interim spell | Franz Pumaren |
| UP | Renzy Bajar | Fired | Bo Perasol |
| UST | Bong dela Cruz | Fired | Boy Sablan |

### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | De La Salle Green Archers | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | FEU Tamaraws | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | NU Bulldogs | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 6 | UP Fighting Maroons | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 7 | UE Red Warriors | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | |
| 8 | UST Growling Tigers (H) | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NU 1–1 UP (NU +6)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 UST (UE +9)

#### 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 | | 62–61 | 75–91 | 65–75 | 64–51 | 57–64 | 104–85 | 79–52 |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 73–67 | | 81–97 | 76–71 | 60–70 | 84–69 | 79–64 | 73–69 |
| De La Salle Green Archers | 86–79 | 71–83 | | 83–78 | 75–66 | 84–78 | 89–71 | 100–62 |
| FEU Tamaraws | 59–61 | 59–74 | 67–73 | | 78–75 | 67–59 | 51–49 | 79–72 |
| NU Bulldogs | 53–77 | 50–65 | 88–113 | 56–57 | | 72–66 | 80–69 | 75–68 |
| UE Red Warriors | 71–79 | 61–75 | 66–95 | 61–64 | 52–64 | | 71–75 | 87–88 |
| UP Fighting Maroons | 70–66 | 56–52 | 72–78 | 60–63 | 71–66 | 67–80 | | 77–83 |
| UST Growling Tigers | 61–76 | 64–74 | 56–99 | 48–59 | 73–69 | 61–71 | 69–75 | |

### 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) | 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) |
| 1 | La Salle | La Salle | 69 | | | | |
| 4 | Adamson | Adamson | 64 | |
| 4 | Adamson | Adamson | 64 | 1 | La Salle | 67 | 79 |
| | | | | 2 | Ateneo | 65 | 72 |
| 2 | Ateneo | 61 | 69* | 2 | Ateneo | 65 | 72 |
| 3 | FEU | 62 | 68 | |
* Game went into overtime.

### 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) La Salle vs. (4) Adamson

The De La Salle Green Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.
* ABS-CBN Sports and Action
* November 23 4:00 p.m.
| De La Salle Green Archers | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 15–13, 13–18, 19–13 |||
| Pts: Jeron Teng 25 Rebs: Ben Mbala 16 Asts: 3 players, 1 each | Pts: Sean Manganti 13 Rebs: Papi Sarr 7 Asts: Sean Manganti 3 |
| La Salle wins series in one game |||
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

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

The Ateneo Blue Eagles has the twice-to-beat advantage.
* ABS-CBN Sports and Action
* November 26 4:00 p.m.
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 61–62 | FEU Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 10–13, 22–12, 19–27 |||
| Pts: Aaron Black 11 Rebs: Mike Nieto 8 Asts: Ravena, Verano, 4 each | | Pts: Raymar Jose 20 Rebs: Raymar Jose 23 Asts: Axel Inigo 3 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* ABS-CBN Sports and Action
* November 30 4:00 p.m.
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | FEU Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 23–21, 15–8, 13–17, Overtime: 3–2 |||
| Pts: Ravena, Mi. Nieto, 13 each Rebs: Isaac Go 14 Asts: Adrian Wóng 4 | Pts: Monbert Arong 15 Rebs: Jose, Orizu, 12 each Asts: Wendel Comboy 6 |
| Ateneo wins series in two games |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Finals

This is the fifth overall Finals matchup between the De La Salle Green Archers and the Ateneo Blue Eagles. The Blue Eagles won their last encounter in 2008.
* ABS-CBN
* December 3 3:30 p.m.
| De La Salle Green Archers | 67–65 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–6, 17–20, 16–26, 15–13 |||
| Pts: Ben Mbala 20 Rebs: Ben Mbala 15 Asts: Andrei Caracut 4 | | Pts: Aaron Black 12 Rebs: Chibueze Ikeh 9 Asts: Black, Ravena, 3 each |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 16, 712
* ABS-CBN Sports and Action
* December 7 3:30 p.m.
| De La Salle Green Archers | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 23–19, 14–17, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Jeron Teng 28 Rebs: Ben Mbala 10 Asts: Thomas Torres 3 | Pts: Mike Nieto 18 Rebs: Verano, Go, 9 each Asts: Adrian Wóng 4 |
| La Salle wins series 2–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 17, 495
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)

#### Broadcast notes

All games will be aired on S+A Channel 23, S+A HD Channel 166, TFC.tv and sports.abs-cbn.com. Game 1 was also simulcast on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD Channel 167.
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside reporters |
| Game 1 and Game 2 | Eric Tipan | Christian Luanzon | Bea Escudero and Denice Dinsay |

### Awards

* UAAP Season 79 men's basketball champions
* De La Salle Green Archers Ninth title
* Most Valuable Player: Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Rookie of the Year: Aljun Jay Melecio (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Mythical Team:
** Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)
** Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)
** Paul Desiderio (UP Fighting Maroons)
** Raymar Jose (FEU Tamaraws)
** Thirdy Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

#### Sponsored awards

* Chooks-to-go Sportsmanship Award: Isaac Go (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Appeton Most Improved Player: Isaac Go (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* PS Bank PSBankable Player: Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Manulife Up and Coming Player of the Season: Aljun Jay Melecio (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Kopiko 78's Recharged Player:
** Bon Batiller (UE Red Warriors)
** Louie Vigil (UST Growling Tigers)
** Dave Moralde (UP Fighting Maroons)
** Jjay Alejandro (NU Bulldogs)
** Jerrick Ahanmisi (Adamson Soaring Falcons)
** Prince Orizu (FEU Tamaraws)
** Anton Asistio (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
** Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)

#### Players of the Week

| Week | Player |
| September 7–11 | Ben Mbala (La Salle) |
| September 14–18 | Jeron Teng (La Salle) |
| September 21–25 | Kib Montalbo (La Salle) |
| September 28 – October 2 | Ben Mbala (La Salle) |
| October 5–9 | Monbert Arong (FEU) |
| October 12–16 | Marvin Lee (UST) |
| October 19–23 | Raymar Jose (FEU) |
| October 26–30 | Jett Manuel (UP) |
| November 2–6 | Aaron Black (Ateneo) |
| November 9–13 | Isaac Go (Ateneo) |

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

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NU Lady Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 |
| 3 | UE Lady Warriors | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 4 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 5 | UST Tigresses (H) | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | |
| 6 | Ateneo Lady Eagles | 4 | 10 | .286 | 10 | |
| 7 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 3 | 11 | .214 | 11 | |
| 8 | UP Fighting Maroons | 2 | 12 | .143 | 12 | |
* ↑ 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: Adamson 73–58 UST

#### 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 |
| AdU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AdMU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DLSU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FEU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Scores

| Team | AdU | ADMU | DLSU | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST |
| Adamson | | 74–62 | 61–69 | 56–61 | 53–85 | 57–69 | 66–61 | 66–62 |
| Ateneo | 64–65* | | 57–67 | 60–56 | 52–74 | 50–60 | 40–42 | 65–57 |
| La Salle | 76–74 | 71–60 | | 76–52 | 59–72 | 74–72 | 65–46 | 77–67 |
| FEU | 53–57 | 39–54 | 66–62 | | 69–80 | 45–55 | 56–52 | 61–65 |
| NU | 79–61 | 80–56 | 93–77 | 78–42 | | 62–58 | 74–30 | 103–49 |
| UE | 66–55 | 50–30 | 64–70 | 49–44 | 53–92 | | 69–51 | 74–57 |
| UP | 60–67 | 44–47 | 48–65 | 46–44 | 55–84 | 39–53 | | 73–80 |
| UST | 74–70 | 59–42 | 69–72 | 62–58 | 49–71 | 58–64 | 70–62 | |

### Fourth–seed playoff

* November 23 12:00 n.n.
| Adamson Lady Falcons | UST Tigresses |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 14–14, 19–15, 17–21 |||
| Pts: Kaye Pingol 17 Rebs: Nathalia Prado 10 Asts: 3 players, 3 | Pts: Shanda Aries 14 Rebs: Misaela Larosa 16 Asts: Aries, Gandalla 3 |
| Adamson enters the Final Four |||
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

### 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 (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| | | | | | | 1 | NU | 77 | 96 |
| | | | 2 | La Salle | 72 | 2 | La Salle | 74 | 72 |
| 3 | UE | 48 | 3 | UE | 50 | | | | |
| 4 | Adamson | 45 | | | | | | | |

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

This is a one-game playoff.
* November 26 12:00 n.n.
| UE Lady Warriors | Adamson Lady Falcons |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 14–6, 10–18, 13–14 |||
| Pts: Tacula, Chan, 11 Rebs: Chan, Gayacao, 11 Asts: Eunique Chan 3 | Pts: Lacson, Alcoy, 10 Rebs: Nathalia Prado 17 Asts: Camacho, Araja, 4 |
| UE advances to the semifinals |||
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

#### (2) La Salle vs. (3) UE

In the semifinals, La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
* November 30 12:00 n.n.
| De La Salle Lady Archers | UE Lady Warriors |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 15–2, 22–13, 20–19 |||
| Pts: Khate Castillo 23 Rebs: Snow Peñaranda 13 Asts: Camille Claro 8 | Pts: Love Joy Sto. Domingo 22 Rebs: Alysaa Gayacao 12 Asts: Nicole Medina 5 |
| La Salle wins series in one game |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Finals

This is a best-of-three playoff.
* December 3 12:00 n.n.
| NU Lady Bulldogs | 77–74 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 8–20, 28–10, 21–25 |||
| Pts: Gemma Miranda 23 Rebs: Gemma Miranda 15 Asts: Bernardino, Miranda, 5 each | | Pts: Khate Castillo 18 Rebs: Snow Peñaranda 11 Asts: Camille Claro 9 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* December 7 12:00 n.n.
| NU Lady Bulldogs | De La Salle Lady Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 26–23, 26–9, 18–25 |||
| Pts: Gemma Miranda 25 Rebs: Jack Animam 18 Asts: Afril Bernardino 9 | Pts: Khate Castillo 15 Rebs: Snow Peñaranda 11 Asts: Camille Claro 6 |
| NU wins series 2–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Awards

* UAAP Season 79 women's basketball champions
* NU Lady Bulldogs Third title, third consecutive title
* Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
* Mythical Five:
** Jack Danielle Animam (NU Lady Bulldogs)
** Gemma Miranda (NU Lady Bulldogs)
** Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
** Mary Snow April Peñaranda (De La Salle Lady Archers)
** Love Sto. Domingo (UE Lady Warriors)

## Juniors' tournament
### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NUNS Bullpups | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws (H) | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | DLSZ Junior Archers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | UST Tiger Cubs | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | |
| 6 | UPIS Junior Maroons | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | |
| 7 | UE Junior Warriors | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 | |
| 8 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 2 | 12 | .143 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: FEU Diliman 64–62 Ateneo
* 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: DLSZ 72–65 UST
* ↑ Adamson forfeited 11 wins after Encho Serrano, who participated on those games, was ruled as an ineligible player.

#### 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 |
| AdU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AdMU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DLSZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FEU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NSNU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UPIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Scores

| Team | AdU | ADMU | DLSZ | FEU | NSNU | UE | UPIS | UST |
| Adamson | | 77–65 | 78–53 | 78–65 | 80–67 | 130–47 | 72–59 | 86–43 |
| Ateneo | 73–79 | | 64–57 | 73–77 | 68–73 | 89–62 | 79–55 | 79–73 |
| La Salle | 51–78 | 53–69 | | 56–66 | 55–80 | 86–54 | 59–81 | 64–58 |
| FEU | 75–73 | 70–75 | 70–56 | | 67–78 | 100–82 | 84–68 | 87–76 |
| NSNU | 68–70 | 78–71 | 63–52 | 46–61 | | 104–54 | 95–61 | 73–64 |
| UE | – | 53–92 | 59–81 | 51–94 | 56–107 | | 63–95 | 87–77 |
| UP | 59–77 | 77–103 | 69–82 | – | 64–90 | 82–74 | | 67–69 |
| UST | 58–92 | 75–81 | 83–77* | 54–52 | 59–72 | 94–81 | 91–83 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Loss by forfeit
* 1 2 3 4 Win by forfeit

### 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) | 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) |
| 1 | NSNU | NSNU | 72 | | | | |
| 4 | DLSZ | DLSZ | 50 | |
| 4 | DLSZ | DLSZ | 50 | 1 | NSNU | 65 | 73 |
| | | | | 2 | FEU–D | 66 | 81 |
| 2 | FEU–D | 56 | 74 | 2 | FEU–D | 66 | 81 |
| 3 | Ateneo | 75 | 72 | |

### Fourth–seed playoff

* February 9 2:00 p.m.
* 4th seed
| DLSZ Junior Archers | UST Tiger Cubs |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 20–19, 14–14, 18–21 |||
| Pts: Roberto Mariano 17 Rebs: Diaz, Romero, 7 Asts: Franz Diaz 6 | Pts: Crispin Cansino 17 Rebs: Cansino, Fornillos, 12 Asts: Crispin Cansino 5 |
| DLSZ advances to the Final Four |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena

### Second–seed playoff

* February 9 4:00 p.m.
* 2nd seed
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 17–18, 12–21, 13–19 |||
| Pts: SJ Belangel 23 Rebs: Kai Sotto 17 Asts: SJ Belangel 4 | Pts: Jack Gloria 14 Rebs: Jack Gloria 13 Asts: Abarrientos, Gonzales, 4 |
| FEU Diliman wins the twice–to–beat advantage |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena

### Semifinals
#### (1) NSNU vs. (4) DLSZ

In the semifinals, NU has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
* February 14 3:30 p.m.
| NUNS Bullpups | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 22–12, 12–22, 21–8 |||
| Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 28 Rebs: Rhayyan Amsali 11 Asts: 3 players, 2 | Pts: Jan Sobrevega 13 Rebs: Martin Romero 14 Asts: 3 players, 2 |
| NSNU wins series in one game |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena

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

The FEU Baby Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage after beating the Ateneo Blue Eaglets for the second-seed, which led to a virtual best-of-three playoff series.
* February 14 1:00 p.m.
| FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 56–75 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 14–26, 12–13, 11–15 |||
| Pts: Louell Gonzales 13 Rebs: Kenji Roman 8 Asts: Louell Gonzales 4 | | Pts: Dave Ildefonso 19 Rebs: Kai Sotto 12 Asts: Belangel, Angeles, 3 |
* Filoil Flying V Arena
* February 17 3:00 p.m.
| FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | Ateneo Blue Eaglets |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 13–15, 20–18, 18–17 |||
| Pts: Louell Gonzales 22 Rebs: Jack Gloria 11 Asts: Jun Gabane 5 | Pts: Sotto, Credo, 16 Rebs: Romulo Berjay 15 Asts: SJ Belangel 4 |
| FEU Diliman wins series in two games |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena

### Finals

* ABS-CBN
* February 21 3:30 p.m.
| NUNS Bullpups | 65–66 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 14–19, 18–14, 13–9 |||
| Pts: John Clemente 25 Rebs: Rhayyan Amsali 7 Asts: Paul Manalang 5 | | Pts: Kenji Roman 12 Rebs: Louell Gonzales 10 Asts: Louell Gonzales 10 |
* Filoil Flying V Arena
* ABS-CBN
* February 24 3:30 p.m.
| NUNS Bullpups | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 8–15, 16–21, 23–30 |||
| Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 26 Rebs: Karl Penano 9 Asts: Daniel Atienza 5 | Pts: Kenji Roman 18 Rebs: Kenji Roman 15 Asts: Louell Gonzales 6 |
| FEU Diliman wins series 2–0 |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena

### Awards

* UAAP Season 79 juniors' basketball champions
* FEU–D Baby Tamaraws Eighth title
* Most Valuable Player: Juan Gómez de Liaño (UPIS Junior Maroons)
* Rookie of the Year: Kai Zachary Sotto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
* Mythical Team:
** John Lloyd Clemente (NUNS Bullpups)
** SJ Belangel (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
** Juan Gómez de Liaño (UPIS Junior Maroons)
** Sean Dave Ildefonso (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
** Inand Fornillos (UST Tiger Cubs)

## 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