UAAP Season 81 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 81 basketball tournaments were the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournaments for the 2018–19 school year.

UAAP Season 81
It All Begins Here
Host school National University
Men's Finals 1 2Wins
 Ateneo Blue Eagles 88 992
 UP Fighting Maroons 79 810
DurationDecember 1–5, 2018
Arena(s)Mall of Asia Arena
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPThirdy Ravena
Winning coachTab Baldwin
Semifinalists Adamson Falcons
 FEU Tamaraws
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports and Action
Liga
ABS-CBN
Women's Finals 1 2Wins
 NU Lady Bulldogs 71 672
 FEU Lady Tamaraws 59 610
DurationDecember 1–5, 2018
Arena(s)Mall of Asia Arena
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPJack Danielle Animam
Winning coachPatrick Aquino
Semifinalists UST Tigresses
 Adamson Lady Falcons
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports and Action
Juniors' Finals 1 2Wins
 NSNU Bullpups 70 642
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 58 530
DurationFebruary 18–22, 2019
Arena(s)Filoil Flying V Centre
Finals MVPCarl Tamayo
Winning coachGoldwin Monteverde
Semifinalists FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
 Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports and Action

Former NU Bulldogs athletic director Junel Baculi replaced Atty. Rebo Saguisag as commissioner for the season's basketball tournaments on August 28, 2018. Former Vietnam Basketball Association commissioner Tonichi Pujante was also appointed as assistant commissioner.[1]

The senior men’s and women’s tournaments began on September 8, 2018[2] while the games of the juniors' division began on November 11.[3]

The Ateneo Blue Eagles and the NU Lady Bulldogs successfully defended their championships this season. Ateneo finished first after the elimination round, followed by Adamson. UP, FEU and La Salle finished tied for third, with UP getting the #3 seed due to tiebreakers. FEU defeated La Salle in the playoff for the #4 seed, and were beaten by Ateneo in the semifinals. Adamson lost out in the semifinals again, losing to UP, who have never been in the semifinals since 1998. Qualifying to its first UAAP Finals since 1986, UP was swept by Ateneo in the latter's second consecutive (and tenth overall) UAAP title. Thirdy Ravena was named Finals MVP, after scoring a still-standing UAAP Finals record of 38 points in the title-clinching Game 2.

The NU Lady Bulldogs won all elimination round games, qualifying to the Finals outright. FEU emerged through the stepladder playoffs that also involved UST and Adamson as NU's Finals opponent, but were still swept by the Lady Bulldogs. NU won its fifth consecutive title, all unbeaten seasons, for a still-standing league record of 80–0 in the last five tournaments.

In the Juniors' Division, the NU Bullpups and the Ateneo Blue Eaglets finished the elimination round with the top two seeds. NU eliminated the Adamson Baby Falcons, the only team that defeated them in the eliminations, while Ateneo defeated FEU Baby Tamaraws. In the rematch of last year's finals, the Bullpups defeated the defending champions, by winning all two Finals games. The Bullpups won their fourth title since 2011.

Teams

All eight member universities of the UAAP fielded teams in all three divisions.

UniversityMen's teamWomen's teamJuniors' team
Adamson UniversitySoaring FalconsLady FalconsBaby Falcons
Ateneo de Manila UniversityBlue EaglesLady EaglesBlue Eaglets
De La Salle UniversityGreen ArchersLady ArchersJunior Archers
Far Eastern UniversityTamarawsLady TamarawsBaby Tamaraws
National UniversityBulldogsLady BulldogsBullpups
University of the EastRed WarriorsLady WarriorsJunior Warriors
University of the PhilippinesFighting MaroonsLady MaroonsJunior Maroons
University of Santo TomasGrowling TigersTigressesTiger Cubs

Coaches

UniversityMen's coachWomen's coachJuniors' coach
Adamson UniversityFranz PumarenEwon ArayiMike Fermin
Ateneo de Manila UniversityTab BaldwinAnthony John FloresReggie Varilla[4]
De La Salle UniversityLouie GonzalesPocholo VillanuevaBoris Aldeguer
Far Eastern UniversityOlsen RacelaBert FloresMichael Oliver
National UniversityJamike JarinPatrick AquinoGoldwin Monteverde
University of the EastJoe SilvaAileen LebornioFlorence Conlu
University of the PhilippinesBo PerasolKenneth Marius RavalPaolo Mendoza
University of Santo TomasAldin AyoHaydee OngBonnie Garcia[5]

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDateReplaced byDate
UST Growling TigersBoy SablanTerminatedNovember 21, 2017[6]Aldin AyoJanuary 8, 2018[7]
UE Red WarriorsDerrick PumarenResignedNovember 22, 2017[8]Joe SilvaMay 2, 2018[9]
De La Salle Green ArchersAldin AyoSigned with UST Growling TigersJanuary 3, 2018[10]Louie GonzalesJanuary 4, 2018[11]
UST Tiger Cubs Chris Cantonjos Resigned February 21, 2018[12] Bonnie Garcia April 6, 2018[5]
Ateneo Blue EagletsJoe SilvaResignedApril 10, 2018[4]Reggie VarillaApril 10, 2018[4]

Venues

The Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay and the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City were the primary venues for the men's tournament, and the venues for the finals series for the women's tournament. The Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan and the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City were the alternate venues for the men's and women's tournament, respectively and the main venue for the women's and juniors' tournaments.[13]

In the second round of the men's tournament, two game days were scheduled at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.[14]

Men's tournament

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eagles 12 2 .857 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  Adamson Falcons 10 4 .714 2
3  UP Fighting Maroons 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  FEU Tamaraws 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 4
5  De La Salle Green Archers 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 4
6  UST Growling Tigers 5 9 .357 7
7  NU Bulldogs (H) 4 10 .286 8
8  UE Red Warriors 1 13 .071 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) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: UP 3–1, FEU 2–2, La Salle 1–3; Fourth-seed playoff: FEU 71–70 La Salle

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
 Adamson
 Ateneo
 La Salle
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UP
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdU AdMU La Salle FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Falcons 74–70 78–79* 85–88* 63–58 90–76 69–68 79–71
Ateneo Blue Eagles 62–48 71–55 60–63 72–46 89–62 87–79 85–53
De La Salle Green Archers 50–57 62–71 61–68 80–76 82–72 61–67 99–72
FEU Tamaraws 82–56 62–82 57–65 73–68 65–90 89–73 74–76
NU Bulldogs 58–69 64–79 77–84 74–79 88–61 88–89 75–70
UE Red Warriors 72–85 70–90 59–79 61–80 71–79 58–87 66–80
UP Fighting Maroons 72–80 66–83 97–81 95–82 82–71 94–81 72–86
UST Growling Tigers 83–96 62–102 69–110 78–70 61–69 79–68 69–83
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

  Fourth-seed playoff
One-game playoff
Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage
Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
      1  Ateneo 80    
 FEU 71     4  FEU 61    
   La Salle 70  
 
    1  Ateneo 88 99
    3  UP 79 81
 
 
  2  Adamson 71 87
  3  UP 73 89*  

*Game went into overtime.

Fourth-seed playoff

The Tamaraws and the Green Archers last met in the fourth seed playoff in 2012 in which La Salle won. The winner faces Ateneo in the semifinals while the loser gets eliminated.

November 21
3:30 p.m.PHT
FEU Tamaraws  7170  De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 14–17, 18–13, 17–19
Pts: Arvin Tolentino 15
Rebs: Barkley Eboña 16
Asts: Jasper Parker 5
Pts: Leonard Santillian 20
Rebs: Justine Baltazar 9
Asts: Aljun Melecio 6
FEU advances to the Final Four
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Referees: Allan Manzano, Don Arguelles, Garry Villanueva

Prior to the game both teams were having ups and downs into this match-up, after losing their first four games in the second round FEU manage to win their last three games to salvage their season, while La Salle sitting as the #4 and #3 through out the season lost their last two games that denied them a chance for the last twice-to-beat advantage and a slot in the semifinals. In the first quarter, the Tamaraws were leading already by seven points, 17-10, towards the end of that period but the Green Archers countered it with an 11-2 run to take the lead by two points, 21-19. An Axel Iñigo buzzer beater 3-point shot regained the lead for FEU as they took a single-point lead. In the second quarter, both teams exchanged blows but La Salle took matters the most to lead by two points at halftime, 38-36. In the third quarter, FEU pounced La Salle into a corner with a five-point lead but La Salle cut the deficit by three points, 54-51, heading into the final period. In the fourth quarter, the Tamaraws were trying to pull away while the Green Archers were trying to catch up. La Salle eventually crept up tying the game and regained the lead. FEU's Prince Orizu fouled out of the game as Barkley Eboña returned to the game despite suffering from cramps earlier. La Salle took advantage of it as they led by four points towards the last two minutes of the game. However, FEU went within striking distance going toe to toe against La Salle cutting the lead by a single basket. The Green Archers swung back the lead by four, 70-66. with less than a minute remaining in the game. In an inbound play, Jasper Parker passed the ball to Ken Tuffin and converted his jumper and cut La Salle's lead by two points with less than 40 seconds remaining. Off a timeout, La Salle inbounded a pass but turned the ball over as it paved the way for FEU to steal the game from them. After the timeout, FEU had the possession with Parker holding the ball as he found a wide open Arvin Tolentino who shot a three-pointer to take the lead for FEU, 71-70, with 3.1 seconds remaining. In La Salle's final possession, Aljun Melecio found an open Leonard Santillan to win the game for them but eventually he was blocked by three FEU defenders winning the Tamaraws the game. Arvin Tolentino, who had a season plagued with controversy, led the scoring for FEU with 15 points with three three-pointers made including the last shot that sealed the game for them, while Barkley Eboña, one of the unsung heroes for FEU, finished with a double-double of 12 points and 16 rebounds.

Semifinals

Ateneo and Adamson had the twice to beat advantage. Ateneo qualified for its fifth consecutive Final Four appearance, and the second consecutive year where they are the first seed. Adamson, the second seed, was in its third consecutive appearance, and improved on last year's third seed. Third seed UP qualified for its first Final Four appearance in 21 years, last appearing in the playoffs in 1997. FEU advanced to the Final Four in its sixth consecutive season, the longest active streak.

Ateneo vs. FEU

Ateneo had the twice-to-beat advantage. Ateneo has faced FEU in the semifinals in three consecutive seasons where the Blue Eagles won the last two series.

November 25
3:30 p.m.PHT
Ateneo Blue Eagles  8061  FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 21–15, 21–12, 21–25
Pts: Thirdy Ravena 22
Rebs: Angelo Kouame 11
Asts: Thirdy Ravena 4
Pts: Barkley Eboña 9
Rebs: Ken Tuffin 12
Asts: Axel Iñigo 3
Ateneo wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Referees: Nestor Sambrano, Ariel Bermeo, Emman Faraon

Ateneo started off with all cylinders on fire highlighted by two consecutive dunks by Thirdy Ravena to start the game on an 8-0 start despite FEU finally converted their shots with two consecutive three-pointers to cut the deficit by four points. However, the Tamaraws never had a chance to catch up against the Blue Eagles as they were blown out by as many as 31 points towards the end of the 3rd quarter. Ateneo outscored FEU in every quarter except in the last period as they didn't needed to use their twice to beat advantage after going wire to wire in the past few seasons. They finally marched on to their third consecutive Finals appearance and twelfth overall in the Final Four era.

Adamson vs. UP

Adamson had the twice-to-beat advantage. The Falcons and the Fighting Maroons were in their first playoff match-up against each other. The winner of the series would be the seventh team to qualify in the Finals in the Final Four era.

November 24
3:30 p.m.PHT
Adamson Falcons  7173  UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 13–11, 14–26, 28–19
Pts: Papi Sarr 23
Rebs: Papi Sarr 9
Asts: Jerrick Ahanmisi 4
Pts: Paul Desiderio, Juan Gomez de Liaño, 19 each
Rebs: Bright Akhuetie 14
Asts: Paul Desiderio 4
Mall of Asia Arena
Attendance: 14,657
Referees: Ariel Bermeo, Allan Manzano, Don Arguelles
November 28
3:30 p.m.PHT
Adamson Falcons  8789 (OT)  UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 26–25, 25–13, 11–14, Overtime: 9–11
Pts: Jerrick Ahanmisi 20
Rebs: Papi Sarr 15
Asts: Jerom Lastimosa 5
Pts: Juan Gomez de Liaño 30
Rebs: Bright Akhuetie 17
Asts: Jun Manzo 4
UP wins series in two games
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 20,944
Referees: Garry Villanueva, Emman Faraon, Ribel Cañelas


In the first game of the series, both teams exchanged leads in the 1st half with UP taking the 1st quarter while Adamson taking the 2nd to nudge by a point at halftime. But the Fighting Maroons outscored the Falcons in the 3rd quarter 26-14 to take an 11-point lead heading into the 4th quarter. Adamson refused to lose as they countered them with a 26-11 scoring run to lead by 4 but UP countered it back with a 6-0 run of their own to take a 71-69 heading into regulation. A costly foul by UP sends Sean Manganti to the free throw line as he converted both of his free throws. UP called a timeout with 3.7 seconds remaining in the game to strategize the play as Juan Gomez de Liaño from the inbound found an open Bright Akhuetie to seal the game for them as they forced a rubber match.

In the second game, the Fighting Maroons kept their guns ablaze as they led by ten points in the first quarter and nine points at half time. Their lead later ballooned already by 16 points, 60-44, but the Falcons countered it with their own scoring with a 23-4 run to take the lead at the end of the third quarter, 67-64. Both teams exchanged leads towards regulation as UP led by three points with less than ten seconds remaining, 78-75. Jerom Lastimosa shot a three-point shot to tie the game once again at 78-all with UP in ball possession. Paul Desiderio missed a shot as the game went into overtime. In the extra period Adamson took a six-point lead already, 84-78, with 2:39 remaining in overtime, but UP scored 6 straight points to tie once again at 84-all with 58.2 seconds remaining. Adamson's top gunner Jerrick Ahanmisi went down with cramps after a contested layup against Bright Akhuetie was waved off by the referee, instead calling it a foul on JD Tungcab on the floor. Ahanmisi missed the remainder of the game. Two free throws were awarded to Adamson because they were already in the penalty. Jonathan Espeleta came in to take the shots in place of Jerrick Ahanmisi but split his freethrows to lead by a point. A three-point shot by Paul Desiderio swang back the lead to UP 87-85 with forty seconds remaining but a foul by UP sent another Adamson player back into the free throw line and tied for one last time at 87-all. Desiderio's jumper over Sean Manganti however put UP back on top 89-87 with 6.6 seconds remaining with Adamson calling its last time out. The ball was given to Jerom Lastimosa to win the game but he missed a three-point shot that would give Adamson the victory, as UP won the game and entered the Finals for the first time since 1986.

Finals

The best-of-three finals began on December 1. It would be the first Finals match-up between the two teams. This is the first time that UP has made it to the finals since 1986, while defending champions Ateneo were in its third consecutive Finals appearance. The winner qualified for the 2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship.

December 1
3:30 p.m.PHT
Ateneo Blue Eagles  8879  UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 13–20, 24–23, 25–18
Pts: Matt Nieto 27
Rebs: Angelo Kouame 12
Asts: Thirdy Ravena 9
Pts: Jun Manzo 19
Rebs: Juan Gomez de Liaño 8
Asts: Paul Desiderio 8
Mall of Asia Arena
Attendance: 21,608
Referees: Allan Manzano, Don Arguelles, Sam del Rosario
December 5
3:30 p.m.PHT
Ateneo Blue Eagles  9981  UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 23–24, 22–19, 29–25
Pts: Thirdy Ravena 38
Rebs: Angelo Kouame 20
Asts: Thirdy Ravena 6
Pts: Juan Gomez de Liaño 24
Rebs: Bright Akhuetie 8
Asts: 4 players, 3
Ateneo wins series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 23,471
Referees: Ronwaldo de Luna, Garry Villanueva, Ribel Cañelas

Awards

 UAAP Season 81 men's basketball champions 

Ateneo Blue Eagles
Tenth title, second consecutive title
  • Most Valuable Player: Bright Akhuetie (UP Fighting Maroons)[15]
  • Rookie of the Year: Ange Kouame (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Mythical Team:[15]
    • Bright Akhuetie (UP Fighting Maroons)
    • Juan Gomez de Liaño (UP Fighting Maroons)
    • Alvin Pasaol (UE Red Warriors)
    • Justine Baltazar (De La Salle Green Archers)
    • Jerrick Ahanmisi (Adamson Falcons)
  • Manulife Playmaker of the Season: Juan Gomez de Liaño (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Milo Nutri-up Up Your Galing Performance Award: Juan Gomez de Liaño (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Appeton Most Improved Player of the Season: Sean Manganti (Adamson Falcons)
  • PSBankable Player of the Season: Sean Manganti (Adamson Falcons)

Players of the Week

Week ending Player Team
September 9[16] Jerrick Ahanmisi  Adamson Falcons
September 12[17] Renzo Subido  UST Growling Tigers
September 23[18] Justine Baltazar  De La Salle Green Archers
September 30[19] Sean Manganti  Adamson Falcons
October 8[20] Wendell Comboy  FEU Tamaraws
October 15[21] CJ Cansino  UST Growling Tigers
October 22[22] Ange Kouame  Ateneo Blue Eagles
October 29[23] CJ Cansino  UST Growling Tigers
November 5[24] Aljun Melecio  De La Salle Green Archers
November 12[25] Bright Akhuetie  UP Fighting Maroons
November 19[26] Juan Gomez de Liaño  UP Fighting Maroons

Players' statistical points

#PlayerTeamTotal
1 Bright Akhuetie UP Fighting Maroons82.5000
2 Ange Kouame Ateneo Blue Eagles76.2143
3 Alvin Pasaol UE Red Warriors74.5714
4 Juan Gomez de Liaño UP Fighting Maroons63.8571
5 Justine Baltazar De La Salle Green Archers58.3846

Season player highs

StatisticPlayerTeamAverage
Points Alvin Pasaol UE Red Warriors24.4
Rebounds Bright Akhuetie UP Fighting Maroons14.6
Assists Juan Gomez de Liaño UP Fighting Maroons5.5
Steals Alvin Pasaol UE Red Warriors1.9
Blocks Ange Kouame Ateneo Blue Eagles3.2

Game player highs

StatisticPlayerTeamTotalOpponent
Points John Lloyd Clemente
Thirdy Ravena
 NU Bulldogs
 Ateneo Blue Eagles
38 FEU Tamaraws
 UP Fighting Maroons
Rebounds Ange Kouame Ateneo Blue Eagles27 FEU Tamaraws
Assists Philip Manalang
Juan Gomez de Liaño
 UE Red Warriors
 UP Fighting Maroons
12 FEU Tamaraws
 UE Red Warriors
Steals Raffy Verano
Alvin Pasaol
 Ateneo Blue Eagles
 UE Red Warriors
5 UP Fighting Maroons
 FEU Tamaraws
Blocks Issa Gaye NU Bulldogs8 UST Growling Tigers
 UE Red Warriors

Game team highs

StatisticTeamTotalOpponent
Points De La Salle Green Archers110 UST Growling Tigers
Rebounds UST Growling Tigers59 NU Bulldogs
Assists UP Fighting Maroons28 NU Bulldogs
Steals Adamson Falcons12 De La Salle Green Archers
Blocks Adamson Falcons
 De La Salle Green Archers
18 Ateneo Blue Eagles
 FEU Tamaraws

Season team highs

StatisticTeamAverage
Points UP Fighting Maroons80.3
Rebounds Ateneo Blue Eagles47.1
Assists UP Fighting Maroons19.9
Steals Adamson Falcons7.2
Blocks Ateneo Blue Eagles5.6

Broadcast notes

ABS-CBN Sports is the official broadcaster of the UAAP Season 81 Men's Basketball games.

GamePlay-by-playAnalystCourtside Reporters
4th seed playoffBoom GonzalesRonnie MagsanocSydney Crespo and Aiyana Perlas
Semis #1 vs. #4Mico HaliliChristian LuanzonFrannie Reyes and Sydney Crespo
Semis #2 vs. #3, Game 1Boom GonzalesTJ ManotocSam Corrales and Cor Catibayan
Semis #2 vs. #3, Game 2Nikko RamosTJ ManotocSam Corrales and Cor Catibayan
Finals, Game 1Mico HaliliRonnie MagsanocFrannie Reyes and Sam Corrales
Finals, Game 2Nikko RamosChristian LuanzonFrannie Reyes and Sam Corrales

Women's tournament

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  NU Lady Bulldogs (H) 14 0 1.000 Advance to the Finals
2  FEU Lady Tamaraws 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] 5 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  Adamson Lady Falcons 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] 5 Stepladder round 1
4  UST Tigresses 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 2] 6
5  De La Salle Lady Archers 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 2] 6
6  Ateneo Lady Eagles 4 10 .286[lower-alpha 3] 10
7  UE Lady Warriors 4 10 .286[lower-alpha 3] 10
8  UP Lady Maroons 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) Host.
Notes:
  1. Second-seed playoff: FEU 67–63 Adamson
  2. Fourth-seed playoff: UST 79–67 La Salle
  3. Head-to-head record: Ateneo 2–0 UE

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
 Adamson
 Ateneo
 La Salle
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UP
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdU AdMU La Salle FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Lady Falcons 72–54 57–72 59–55 62–92 61–49 68–51 55–85
Ateneo Lady Eagles 65–80 56–82 44–54 64–90 68–66 64–60 38–67
La Salle Lady Archers 66–64 57–39 55–77 66–74 64–61 81–60 73–63
FEU Lady Tamaraws 69–73* 73–71 77–62 58–91 52–34 69–55 91–87***
NU Lady Bulldogs 86–58 76–52 111–64 68–44 80–53 109–46 79–71
UE Lady Warriors 75–76 63–69 86–69 57–64 59–89 49–40 51–53
UP Lady Maroons 43–69 51–63 56–68 66–80 41–97 56–71 42–129
UST Tigresses 72–76 82–60 68–65 76–68 57–96 64–66 103–58
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

  Seeding playoffs Stepladder round 1
One-game playoff
Stepladder round 2
2nd seed has twice-to-beat advantage
Finals
Best-of-three series
   For 2nd seed:                                      
 Adamson 63   1  NU 71 67
 FEU 67   2  FEU 68     2  FEU 59 61
   For 4th seed:   3  Adamson 69   4  UST 66
   La Salle 67 4  UST 78
   UST 79

Fourth–seed playoff

This is a one-game playoff. The winner advances to the 1st round of the stepladder; the loser is eliminated.

November 21
9:00 a.m.PHT
De La Salle Lady Archers  6779  UST Tigresses
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 12–21, 17–16, 17–25
Pts: Ana Castillo 20
Rebs: Johanna Arciga 8
Asts: Bettina Binaohan 5
Pts: Grace Irebu 29
Rebs: Grace Irebu 14
Asts: Ruby Portillo 8
UST advances to the Stepladder Round 1

Second–seed playoff

The winner advances to the 2nd round of the stepladder with the twice to beat advantage; the loser advances to the 1st round of the stepladder.

November 21
11:00 a.m.PHT
Adamson Lady Falcons  6367  FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 19–19, 14–20, 13–13
Pts: Jamie Alcoy 25
Rebs: Nat Prado 13
Asts: Mariz Cacho 3
Pts: Clare Castro 25
Rebs: Clare Castro 16
Asts: Fatima Quiapo 5
FEU wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Stepladder round 1

This is a one-game playoff. Adamson last faced UST in the semifinals in 2011 in which the Lady Falcons won.

November 25
11:00 a.m.PHT
Adamson Lady Falcons  6978  UST Tigresses
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 11–21, 22–17, 22–18
Pts: Nat Prado 34
Rebs: Nat Prado 10
Asts: Kath Araja 5
Pts: Grace Irebu 28
Rebs: Grace Irebu 20
Asts: Clarice Aujero 7
UST advances to the Stepladder Round 2

Stepladder round 2

FEU holds the twice to beat advantage. The Lady Tamaraws last faced the Tigresses in the first round of last year's stepladder semifinals where UST won.

November 28
9:00 a.m.PHT
FEU Lady Tamaraws  6866  UST Tigresses
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 15–18, 22–13, 15–23
Pts: Clare Castro 32
Rebs: Clare Castro 15
Asts: Nina Antiola 4
Pts: Grace Irebu 28
Rebs: Grace Irebu 13
Asts: Sai Larosa 5
FEU wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Referees: Don Arguelles, Ruben Agbalo, Julius David

Finals

The NU Lady Bulldogs advance to the best-of-three finals by winning all 14 elimination round games. The Lady Bulldogs have not lost for 78 consecutive games, and have swept the elimination round for the past five seasons.[27] This is a rematch of the 2014 Finals where the Lady Bulldogs won, and was the last Finals appearance of the Lady Tamaraws.

December 1
11:00 a.m.PHT
NU Lady Bulldogs  7159  FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 15–20, 21–5, 13–21
Pts: Jack Animam 19
Rebs: Jack Animam 12
Asts: Monique Del Carmen 6
Pts: Clare Castro 15
Rebs: Clare Castro 13
Asts: Fatima Quiapo 5
December 5
11:00 a.m.PHT
NU Lady Bulldogs  6761  FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 23–9, 13–19, 13–17
Pts: Rhena Itesi 17
Rebs: Jack Animam 21
Asts: Monique Del Carmen 4
Pts: Fatima Quiapo 15
Rebs: Clare Castro 13
Asts: Camille Taguiam 6
NU wins series, 2–0

Awards

 UAAP Season 81 women's basketball champions 

NU Lady Bulldogs
Fifth title, fifth consecutive title
  • Most Valuable Player: Grace Irebu (UST Tigresses)[28]
  • Rookie of the Year: Reynalyn Ferrer (UST Tigresses)
  • Mythical Team:[28]
    • Grace Irebu (UST Tigresses)
    • Jack Danielle Animam (NU Lady Bulldogs)
    • Misaela Larosa (UST Tigresses)
    • Nathalie Prado (Adamson Lady Falcons)
    • Clare Castro (FEU Lady Tamaraws)

Player of the Week

Week ending Player Team
October 22 [22] Ria Nabalan  NU Bulldogs

Juniors' tournament

The juniors' tournament began on November 11, 2018 at the Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City.

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  NSNU Bullpups (H) 13 1 .929 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 11 3 .786 2
3  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Adamson Baby Falcons 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] 4
5  UST Tiger Cubs 7 7 .500 6
6  DLSZ Junior Archers 4 10 .286 9
7  UE Junior Warriors 2 12 .143 11
8  UPIS Junior Maroons 1 13 .071 12
Updated to match(es) played on February 10, 2019. Source: ABS-CBN Sports
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: FEU 2–0 Adamson

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
 Adamson
 Ateneo
 La SalleZ
 FEU–D
 NSNU
 UE
 UPIS
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdU AdMU La SalleZ FEU NSNU UE UPIS UST
Adamson Baby Falcons 59–75 72–57 60–75 62–59 56–44 78–66 77–74
Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72–59 69–54 80–87* 62–78 84–62 77–60 74–61
De La Salle Junior Archers 77–94 59–88 67–62 49–91 66–56 55–48 55–63
FEU Baby Tamaraws 80–72 61–77 95–68 70–78 81–54 102–72 63–37
NSNU Bullpups 112–71 78–71 82–67 81–75 115–43 104–54 84–55
UE Junior Warriors 64–85 59–82 66–70 82–99 56–77 74–72 60–70
UPIS Junior Maroons 66–94 68–115 64–56 65–87 55–106 76–80 63–75
UST Tiger Cubs 67–69 78–87 85–64 86–83 66–94 85–63 80–65
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage
Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  NSNU 94    
4  Adamson 72    
  1  NSNU 70 64
  2  Ateneo 58 53
2  Ateneo 90  
3  FEU Diliman 82    

NU vs. Adamson

The NSNU Bullpups (#1 seed) have a twice-to-beat advantage.

February 15 (15-02)
1:00 p.m.PHT
NSNU Bullpups  9472  Adamson Baby Falcons
Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 24–17, 22–21, 18–16
Pts: Terrence Fortea 30
Pts Cyril Gonzales 13
Pts Gerry Abadiano 11
Pts: Didat Hanapi 19
Pts Adam Manlapaz 12
Pts Jeremy Guarino 11
NSNU wins series in one game
Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan
Referees: Garry Villanueva, Julius Medillo, Edmar Avis


Ateneo vs. FEU

The Ateneo Blue Eaglets (#2 seed) have a twice-to-beat advantage.

February 15 (15-02)
3:00 p.m.PHT
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  9082  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 21–11, 27–23, 24–30
Pts: RR Tolentino 19
Rebs: RR Tolentino 14
Asts: RJ Abarrientos 5
Pts: Kai Sotto 22
Rebs: Kai Sotto 8
Asts: Ian Espinosa 4
Ateneo wins series in one game
Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan
Referees: Irewin Traballo, Emman Faraon, Ribel Cañelas

Finals

This is a best-of-three playoff.

February 18 (18-02)
3:00 p.m.PHT
NSNU Bullpups  7058  Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 11–19, 28–15, 17–13
Pts: Carl Tamayo 15
Rebs: Kevin Quiambao 13
Rebs Carl Tamayo 12
Pts: Kai Sotto 16
Rebs: Kai Sotto 15
Asts: Forthsky Padrigao 8
February 22 (22-02)
3:00 p.m.PHT
NSNU Bullpups  6453  Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 13–16, 15–14, 18–8
Pts: Terrence Fortea 15
Rebs: Carl Tamayo, Cyril Gonzales 10
Asts: Kevin Quiambao 5
Pts: Kai Sotto 26
Pts Forthsky Padrigao 8
Rebs: Kai Sotto 25
NSNU wins series, 2–0
Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan City
Referees: Don Arguelles, Ariel Bermeo, Edgar Orpilla
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Carl Tamayo (NSNU Bullpups)

Awards

 UAAP Season 81 juniors' basketball champions 

NSNU Bullpups
Seventh title
Six players were named to the Mythical team for the first time in UAAP history.[29]
  • Kai Zachary Sotto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
  • Mark Nonoy (UST Tiger Cubs)
  • Rence Keith Sean Padrigao (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
  • John Bismarck Lina (UST Tiger Cubs)
  • Rhonjhay Abarrientos (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
  • Jose Manuel Sabandal (Adamson Baby Falcons)

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
    • If stepladder: Loser of stepladder semifinals round 1 is ranked 4th
  • Loser of the #2 vs #3 semifinal match-up is ranked 3rd
    • If stepladder: Loser of stepladder semifinals round 2 is ranked 3rd
  • Loser of the finals is ranked 2nd
  • Champion is ranked 1st

See also

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Preceded by
Season 80 (2017)
UAAP basketball seasons
Season 81 (2018)
Succeeded by
Season 82 (2019)
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