UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments are the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournaments for the 2023–24 school year. The University of the East are the hosts.

UAAP Season 86

Fueling the Future
Host school	University of the East (Seniors' division) De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (Juniors' division)
Men's Finals G1 G2 G3 Wins  UP Fighting Maroons 97 60 69 1  De La Salle Green Archers 67 82 73 2
Duration	November 29 – December 6, 2023
Arena(s)	SM Mall of Asia Arena (Game 1) Araneta Coliseum (Games 2 and 3)
Finals MVP	Kevin Quiambao
Winning coach	Topex Robinson (1st title)
Semifinalists	NU Bulldogs  Ateneo Blue Eagles
TV network(s)	One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
Women's Finals G1 G2 G3 Wins  NU Lady Bulldogs 72 72 69 1  UST Tigresses 76 70 71 2
Duration	November 29 – December 6, 2023
Arena(s)	SM Mall of Asia Arena (Game 1) Araneta Coliseum (Games 2 and 3)
Finals MVP	Reynalyn Ferrer
Winning coach	Haydee Ong (1st title)
Semifinalists	UP Fighting Maroons  Ateneo Blue Eagles
TV network(s)	One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
< Season 85 2023–24 Season 87 >

The collegiate tournaments began on September 30, 2023, while the high school boys' tournament commenced on November 21, 2023.

In the men's tournament, the De La Salle Green Archers defeated the UP Fighting Maroons in the Finals 2–1. UP finished the elimination round in first place, and defeated the defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles in the semifinals. The Blue Eagles finished tied for fourth with the Adamson Soaring Falcons, and eliminated the latter in a playoff. In the other semifinal match-up, #2 seed La Salle eliminated the NU Bulldogs.

In the women's tournament, the UST Tigresses defeated the seven-time champions NU Lady Bulldogs in the Finals. The Lady Bulldogs finished first after the elimination round, and eliminated the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the semifinals. UST faced the UP Fighting Maroons in the other semifinal, a match-up that needed all two games to be finished.

Tournament format

The UAAP continued to use the UAAP Final Four format.

The league announced that it shall allow players who have played with a special guest license from the Games and Amusements Board to participate in its tournaments, except for licenses where the player participated in the Philippine Basketball Association.^[1]

Xavy Nunag reprised his role as commissioner from Season 85. Assisting him are Mariana Lopa, deputy commissioner for women's and girls' basketball, and Marvin Bienvenida, deputy commissioner for boys' basketball.^[2] Nunag took a leave of absence on mid-November, citing a health crisis within his family. Lopa was named acting commissioner during his absence.^[3]

Teams

Basketball is a mandatory event in the UAAP, where all 8 universities are required to field in teams.

The girls' tournament is a demonstration sport last held in 2020, and is not mandatory.

Collegiate division

University	Men		Women		Uniform manufacturer
	Team	Coach	Team	Coach
Adamson University (AdU)	Soaring Falcons	Nash Racela	Lady Falcons	Ryan Monteclaro	Anta^[4]
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)	Blue Eagles	Tab Baldwin	Blue Eagles	LA Mumar	Jordan Brand (Nike)^[5]
De La Salle University (DLSU)	Green Archers	Topex Robinson	Lady Archers	Pocholo Villanueva	Nike^[6]
Far Eastern University (FEU)	Tamaraws	Denok Miranda	Lady Tamaraws	Bert Flores	Puma^[7]
National University (NU)	Bulldogs	Jeff Napa	Lady Bulldogs	Aries Dimaunahan
University of the East (UE)	Red Warriors	Jack Santiago	Lady Warriors	Aileen Lebornio	Anta^[8]
University of the Philippines (UP)	Fighting Maroons	Goldwin Monteverde	Fighting Maroons	Paul Ramos	STATS (Men's)^[9] Titan 22 (Women's)
University of Santo Tomas (UST)	Growling Tigers	Pido Jarencio	Tigresses	Haydee Ong	Delta Sportswear^[10]

High School division

High school	Boys		Girls' team
	Team	Coach
Adamson University (AdU)	Baby Falcons	Mike Fermin	Lady Baby Falcons
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)	Blue Eagles	Reggie Varilla	Blue Eagles
De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ)	Junior Archers	Boris Aldeguer	Lady Junior Archers
Far Eastern University Diliman (FEU-D)	Baby Tamaraws	Allan Albano	—
National University Nazareth School (NUNS)	Bullpups	Kevin De Castro	Lady Bullpups
University of the East (UE)	Junior Warriors	Karl Santos	—
University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS)	Junior Fighting Maroons	Paolo Mendoza	—
University of Santo Tomas Senior High School (UST)	Tiger Cubs	Manu Iñigo	Tigress Cubs

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date	Replaced by	Date
FEU Tamaraws	Olsen Racela	Resignation	December 22, 2022^[11]	Denok Miranda	January 18, 2023^[12]
De La Salle Green Archers	Derrick Pumaren	End of contract	December 27, 2022^[13]	Topex Robinson	January 19, 2023^[14]
UST Growling Tigers	Bal David	Resignation	January 26, 2023^[15]	Pido Jarencio	February 3, 2023^[16]
Adamson Lady Falcons^[17]	Brian Gorospe	End of interim spell	February 27, 2023	Ryan Monteclaro	February 27, 2023

Venues

 

 

 

Adamson Gym

 

Araneta Coliseum

 

MOA Arena

 

UST Q-Pavilion

 

Amoranto Complex

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Venues in Metro Manila.

The men's tournament will be primarily held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City will host a quadruple header, and the Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila shall host a doubleheader. For the women's tournament. the SM Mall of Asia Arena and Quadricentennial Pavilion will host the games.^[18]

The Adamson Gym in Manila will host also quadruple headers for the women's tournament.^[19]

For the boys' tournament, Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City hosted opening day,^[20] with succeeding games scheduled to be held at Adamson Gym, Quadicentennial Pavilion, SM Mall of Asia Arena and the Araneta Coliseum.

Arena	Location	Tournament			Capacity
		M	W	B
Amoranto Sports Complex	Quezon City			Y
Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Y	Y	Y	14,429
Quadricentennial Pavilion (UST Gym)	Manila	Y	Y	Y	5,792
SM Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Y	Y	Y	15,000
St. Vincent Gym (Adamson Gym)	Manila		Y	Y

Squads

Each team has a 16-player roster. Only one "foreign student-athlete" is allowed to be on the active roster.

Foreign student-athletes

University	Men's tournament		Women's tournament		Boys' tournament
	Name	Nationality	Name	Nationality	Name	Nationality
Adamson University	Mudiaga Ojarikre^[21]	Nigeria	Victoria Adeshina^[22]	Nigeria
Ateneo de Manila University	Joseph Obasa^[23]	Nigeria	Sarah Makanjuola^[24]	Nigeria
De La Salle University	Bright Nwankwo^[25]	Nigeria	Aji Bojang^[26]	Zambia
Far Eastern University	Mo Faty^[27]	Senegal	Josee Kaputu^[28]	Congo
National University	Omar John^[25]	Senegal	Jainaba Konateh^[22]	Gambia	Collins Akowe^[29]	Nigeria
University of the East	Precious Momowei^[30]	Senegal	Kamba Kone^[22]	Mali
University of the Philippines Diliman	Malick Diouf^[25]	Senegal	Favour Onoh^[31]	Nigeria
University of Santo Tomas	Adama Faye^[32]	Senegal	Awa Ly^[33]	Senegal

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	UP Fighting Maroons	12	2	.857	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	De La Salle Green Archers	11	3	.786	1
3	NU Bulldogs	10	4	.714	2	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Ateneo Blue Eagles	7	7	.500^[a]	5
5	Adamson Soaring Falcons	7	7	.500^[a]	5
6	UE Red Warriors (H)	4	10	.286	8
7	FEU Tamaraws	3	11	.214	9
8	UST Growling Tigers	2	12	.143	10

Source: UAAP on Livestats
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) Hosts
Notes:

1. Fourth seed playoff: Ateneo 70–48 Adamson

Match-up results

	Round 1							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

Source: UAAP on Livestats
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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

Teams	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons		74–71*	58–71	46–49	66–69	72–65	51–68	79–76*
Ateneo Blue Eagles	62–58		77–72	61–66*	64–77	76–69	99–89*	97–77
De La Salle Green Archers	69–57	72–69		87–76	77–80*	83–75	64–67	91–71
FEU Tamaraws	54–63	62–59	70–80		65–71	58–65	76–80*	62–68
NU Bulldogs	62–68	65–61	78–88	68–57		68–49	60–78	87–69
UE Red Warriors	61–63	74–80	76–86	87–86*	61–64		69–84	80–70
UP Fighting Maroons	77–51	65–60	79–88	81–64	79–57	79–72		110–79
UST Growling Tigers	53–61	59–67	69–100	57–53	65–76	73–86	61–86

Source: UAAP on Livestats
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Fourth seed playoff

Ateneo and Adamson finished the elimination round tied for fourth. This was a one-game playoff to determine the #4 seed.^[34]

One Sports, UAAP Varsity Channel

November 22, 2023 (2023-11-22) 2:00 p.m.

Box score

Ateneo Blue Eagles	70–48	Adamson Soaring Falcons
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 16–10, 16–13, 14-9
Pts: Jared Brown 20 Rebs: Joseph Obasa 16 Asts: 3 players, 4 each		Pts: Matt Erolon 9 Rebs: Ced Manzano 6 Asts: Jed Colonia 3
Ateneo advances to the Final Four

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 7,088

Bracket

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	UP	57
	4	Ateneo	46
						1	UP	97	60	69
						2	La Salle	67	82	73
	2	La Salle	97
	3	NU	73

Semifinals

UP and La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage which means they have to win only once, and their opponents twice in the semifinals to advance to the Finals.

(1) UP vs. (4) Ateneo

This was the first Battle of Katipunan, so called after the street that rans in between Ateneo's and UP's campuses in Quezon City, in the semifinals of UAAP men's basketball. The UP Fighting Maroons clinched their first-ever #1 seed of the league, with fifth consecutive Final Four appearance and fourth consecutive tournament's twice-to-beat advantage.^[35] Ateneo was in its ninth straight Final Four appearance,^[36] and also the first time that they are the #4 seed. This is also rematch of three of the last four UAAP men's basketball Finals.^[37]

One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel

November 25, 2023 2:00 p.m.

Box score

UP Fighting Maroons	57–46	Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 7–11, 15–14, 20–12, 15–9
Pts: Diouf, Lopez 12 Rebs: Malick Diouf 16 Asts: Felicilda, Cagulangan 3		Pts: Chris Koon 10 Rebs: Joseph Obasa 10 Asts: Sean Quitevis 3
UP wins series in one game

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 14,505

(2) La Salle vs. (3) NU

The last time La Salle and NU faced each other in the Final Four was in 2001. The De La Salle Green Archers returned to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage after missing out last season.^[35] NU qualified for their second consecutive postseason appearance.^[35]

One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel

November 25, 2023 6:00 p.m.

Box score

De La Salle Green Archers	97–73	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 25–22, 25–14, 27–23
Pts: Mark Nonoy 20 Rebs: Michael Phillips 10 Asts: Evan Nelle 8		Pts: Jake Figueroa 19 Rebs: Jake Figueroa 9 Asts: Kean Baclaan 6
La Salle wins series in one game

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 12,254

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.

UP was on its third straight Finals appearance, and fourth in the last five seasons,^[38] while La Salle entered its 17th Finals appearance, their first since 2017.^[39] This will also be the first time that the Fighting Maroons and the Green Archers face each other in the championship round.^[40]

One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel

November 29, 2023 6:00 p.m.

Box score

UP Fighting Maroons	97–67	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 25–17, 24–14, 20–12
Pts: Harold Alarcon 21 Rebs: Malick Diouf 15 Asts: Cagulangan, Felicilda 3		Pts: Michael Phillips 19 Rebs: Michael Phillips 9 Asts: Kevin Quiambao 3

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 17,129

One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel

December 3, 2023 4:00 p.m.

Box score

UP Fighting Maroons	60–82	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 11–20, 11–21, 11–17
Pts: Cansino, Diouf 11 Rebs: Francis Lopez 13 Asts: JD Cagulangan 3		Pts: Francis Escandor 14 Rebs: Quiambao, M. Phillips 13 Asts: Evan Nelle 10

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 20,863

One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel

December 6, 2023 6:00 p.m.

Box score

UP Fighting Maroons	69–73	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 22–17, 15–16, 11–18
Pts: Malick Diouf 21 Rebs: Malick Diouf 14 Asts: Janjan Felicilda 5		Pts: Kevin Quiambao 24 Rebs: Michael Phillips 16 Asts: Evan Nelle 7
La Salle wins series, 2–1

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 25,192

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Kevin Quiambao (De La Salle Green Archers)^[41]

Awards

UAAP Season 86 men's basketball champions
De La Salle Green Archers Tenth title

The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.^[42][43]

• Most Valuable Player: Kevin Quiambao (De La Salle Green Archers)
• Rookie of the Year: Francis Lopez (UP Fighting Maroons)
• Mythical Five:
  • Kevin Quiambao (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Rey Remogat (UE Red Warriors)
  • Evan Nelle (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Malick Diouf (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • LJ Gonzales (FEU Tamaraws)

Players of the Week

The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances on the preceding week.

Week	Player	Team
Week 1^[44]	Malick Diouf	UP Fighting Maroons
Week 2^[45]	Jake Figueroa	NU Bulldogs
Week 3^[46]	Mason Amos	Ateneo Blue Eagles
Week 4^[47]	Kevin Quiambao	De La Salle Green Archers
Week 6^[48]
Week 7^[49]	Mathew Montebon	Adamson Soaring Falcons

Statistical leaders

Statistical points leaders

#	Player	Team	SP
1	Kevin Quiambao	De La Salle Green Archers	97.0
2	Rey Remogat	UE Red Warriors	85.929
3	Evan Nelle	De La Salle Green Archers	77.536
4	Malick Diouf	UP Fighting Maroons	74.769
5	LJ Gonzales	FEU Tamaraws	66.857

Season player highs

Statistic	Player	Team	Average
Points per game	Nic Cabanero	UST Growling Tigers	16.79
Rebounds per game	Precious Momowei	UE Red Warriors	13.92
Assists per game	Rey Remogat	UE Red Warriors	7.86
Steals per game	Evan Nelle	De La Salle Green Archers	2.0
Blocks per game	Joseph Obasa	Ateneo Blue Eagles	3.21
Field goal percentage	Malick Diouf	UP Fighting Maroons	58.72%
Three-point field goal percentage	Raven Cortez	De La Salle Green Archers	66.0%
Free throw percentage	Rey Remogat	UE Red Warriors	88.0%
Turnovers per game	Rey Remogat	UE Red Warriors	3.93

Game player highs

Statistic	Player	Team	Total	Opponent
Points	Rey Remogat	UE Red Warriors	34^[a]	FEU Tamaraws
			27	Adamson Soaring Falcons
Rebounds	Precious Momowei	UE Red Warriors	22	UP Fighting Maroons
Assists	Kevin Quiambao	De La Salle Green Archers	14	NU Bulldogs
Steals	Rey Remogat	UE Red Warriors	8	NU Bulldogs
Blocks	Joseph Obasa	Ateneo Blue Eagles	6	UE Red Warriors
Turnovers	Rey Remogat	UE Red Warriors	8^[a]	FEU Tamaraws
	Nic Cabanero	UST Growling Tigers	8	De La Salle Green Archers

Season team highs

Category	Team	Average
Points per game	De La Salle Green Archers	80.57
Rebounds per game	De La Salle Green Archers	47.93
Assists per game	De La Salle Green Archers	22.86
Steals per game	UP Fighting Maroons	9.86
Blocks per game	UP Fighting Maroons	4.71
Field goal percentage	NU Bulldogs	42.94%
Three point field goal percentage	UE Red Warriors	31.65%
Free throw percentage	Ateneo Blue Eagles	66.18%
Turnovers per game	FEU Tamaraws	14.07

Game team highs

Statistic	Team	Total	Opponent
Points	UP Fighting Maroons	110	UST Growling Tigers
Rebounds	Ateneo Blue Eagles	66	De La Salle Green Archers
Assists	De La Salle Green Archers	31	UE Red Warriors
Steals	UP Fighting Maroons	15	NU Bulldogs
	UE Red Warriors		NU Bulldogs
	UP Fighting Maroons		UST Growling Tigers
Blocks	Adamson Soaring Falcons	9	UST Growling Tigers
Field goal percentage	NU Bulldogs	56.0%	Adamson Soaring Falcons
Three-point field goal percentage	Ateneo Blue Eagles	52.0%	UST Growling Tigers
Free throw percentage	FEU Tamaraws	92%	UP Fighting Maroons
Turnovers	UST Growling Tigers	24	UP Fighting Maroons

1. Game went into overtime

Discipline

The following were suspended throughout the course of the season:

• CJ Austria of the De La Salle Green Archers for a disqualifying foul against the UST Growling Tigers. Served a one-game suspension against the Adamson Soaring Falcons.^[50]
• Referees Allan Dasal, Allan Baria, and Dennis Escaros were suspended for three weeks for "failure to enforce the rules of the game" and conduct "disruptive to the integrity of the game" on the first round games between UP vs. FEU, La Salle vs. Adamson, and Ateneo vs. UE. All three referees also failed their respective referee game report cards.^[51]
• Precious Momowei of the UE Red Warriors for a second unsportsmanlike foul in the season on their game against the De La Salle Green Archers. Will serve a one-game suspension against the Ateneo Blue Eagles.^[52]

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NU Lady Bulldogs	13	1	.929	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	UST Tigresses	11	3	.786	2
3	UP Fighting Maroons	10	4	.714	3	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Ateneo Blue Eagles	8	6	.571	5
5	De La Salle Lady Archers	7	7	.500	6
6	Adamson Lady Falcons	4	10	.286	9
7	FEU Lady Tamaraws	3	11	.214	10
8	UE Lady Warriors (H)	0	14	.000	13

Source: UAAP on Livestats
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) Hosts

Match-up results

	Round 1							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

Source: UAAP on Livestats
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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

Teams	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson Lady Falcons		59–69	55–63	71–50	65–95	71–41	61–92	65–84
Ateneo Blue Eagles	69–61		87–80*	72–64	57–77	72–62	85–76	67–90
De La Salle Lady Archers	68–57	67–61		68–75	53–91	80–62	61–65	57–91
FEU Lady Tamaraws	60–71	66–79	70–73**		58–95	63–53	61–64	66–82
NU Lady Bulldogs	76–61	84–74	73–64	76–55		72–50	69–72	76–64
UE Lady Warriors	66–71	66–81	45–58	47–64	57–75		48–66	46–63
UP Fighting Maroons	57–45	71–48	71–75	70–55	59–81	70–55		73–69*
UST Tigresses	76–70	80–68	93–67	106–85	76–77*	103–54	74–72

Source: UAAP on Livestats
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	NU		58
	4	Ateneo		43
							1	NU	72	72	69
							2	UST	76	70	71
	2	UST	80	87
	3	UP	88	83

Semifinals

The top 2 teams have the twice-to-beat advantage over their opponents, where they only have to win once, or be beaten twice by their opponents, to progress.

(1) NU vs. (4) Ateneo

NU clinched the #1 seed and the twice-to-beat advantage, while the Ateneo the #4 seed and qualified to the playoffs.^[53]

November 22, 2023 9:00 a.m.

Box scores

NU Lady Bulldogs	58–43	Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 18–16, 17–10, 10–6
Pts: Camille Clarin 12 Rebs: Gypsy Canuto 9 Asts: Camille Clarin 4		Pts: Junize Calago 12 Rebs: Sarah Makanjuola 16 Asts: Calago, Joson 3
NU wins series in one game

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

(2) UST vs. (3) UP

This series involved UST and UP, with the former holding the twice-to-beat advantage.^[53]

November 22, 2023 11:00 a.m.

Box score

UST Tigresses	80–88 (OT)	UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 23–17, 9–21, 18–13, Overtime: 8–16
Pts: Jane Pastrana 29 Rebs: Jane Pastrana 11 Asts: Brigette Santos 6		Pts: Louna Ozar 25 Rebs: Favour Onoh 30 Asts: Onoh, Bariquit 4

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

November 25, 2023 11:00 a.m.

Box score

UST Tigresses	87–83	UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 36–27, 20–20, 18–19, 13–17
Pts: Kent Pastrana 18 Rebs: Reynalyn Ferrer 12 Asts: Reynlyn Ferrer 7		Pts: Favour Onoh 21 Rebs: Favour Onoh 14 Asts: Christie Bariquit 6
UST wins series in two games

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.

The NU Lady Bulldogs enter their ninth consecutive Finals appearance hoping to defend their 7-peat title, while the UST Tigresses make a return appearance since 2019, where these two teams also last met each other in the championship round.

November 29, 2023 12:00 p.m.

Box score

NU Lady Bulldogs	72–76	UST Tigresses
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 19–16, 20–18, 21–22
Pts: Camille Clarin 18 Rebs: Angelica Surada 11 Asts: Camille Clarin 6		Pts: Kent Pastrana 15 Rebs: Reynalyn Ferrer 14 Asts: Reynalyn Ferrer 5

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

One Sports

December 3, 2023 12:00 p.m.

Box score

NU Lady Bulldogs	72–70	UST Tigresses
Scoring by quarter: 21– 26, 19–17, 19–14, 13–13
Pts: Camille Clarin 18 Rebs: Surada, Berberabe 10 Asts: Camille Clarin 8		Pts: 3 players, 15 Rebs: Rocel Dionisio 8 Asts: Brigette Santos 7

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel

December 6, 2023 12:00 p.m.

Box score

NU Lady Bulldogs	69–71	UST Tigresses
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 25–13, 17–25, 8–25
Pts: Kristine Cayabyab 18 Rebs: Angelica Surada 12 Asts: Gypsy Canuto 4		Pts: Reynalyn Ferrer 19 Rebs: Reynalyn Ferrer 14 Asts: Rocel Dionisio
UST wins series, 2–1

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Reynalyn Ferrer (UST Tigresses)^[54]

Awards

UAAP Season 86 women's basketball champions
UST Tigresses 12th title

The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.^[55][56]

• Most Valuable Player: Kacey Dela Rosa (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Rookie of the Year: Favour Onoh (UP Fighting Maroons)
• Mythical Five:
  • Kacey Dela Rosa (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Josee Kaputo (FEU Lady Tamaraws)
  • Kent Pastrana (UST Tigresses)
  • Junize Calago (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Tantoy Ferrer (UST Tigresses)

Players of the Week

The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances from the preceding week.

Week	Player	Team
Week 1^[44]	Favour Onoh	UP Fighting Maroons
Week 2^[57]	Louna Ozar	UP Fighting Maroons
Week 3^[46]	Kent Pastrana	UST Tigresses
Week 4^[47]	Tantoy Ferrer	UST Tigresses
Week 6^[48]	Jainaba Konateh	NU Lady Bulldogs
Week 7^[58]	Nikki Villasin	UST Tigresses

Statistical leaders

Statistical points leaders

#	Player	Team	SP
1	Kacey dela Rosa	Ateneo Blue Eagles	83.857
2	Josee Kaputu	FEU Lady Tamaraws	82.0
3	Jane Pastrana	UST Tigresses	77.714
4	Favour Onoh	UP Fighting Maroons	72.714
5	Junize Calago	Ateneo Blue Eagles	70.714

Season player highs

December 17, 2023