UAAP Season 52 men's basketball tournament

The 1989 UAAP men's basketball tournament was the 52nd year of the men's tournament of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)'s basketball championship. De La Salle University won their first UAAP crown at the expense of FEU Tamaraws.

1989 UAAP season
Men's Finals 1 2Wins
 FEU Tamaraws 83 690
 De La Salle Green Archers 90 742
DurationOctober 15, 1989
Arena(s)Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Winning coachDerrick Pumaren
TV network(s)RPN

Elimination round

Tournament format:

  • Double round robin; the two teams with the best records advance Finals:
    • The #1 seed will only need to win once to clinch the championship.
    • The #2 seed has to win twice to clinch the championship.
TeamWLPts.
 FEU Tamaraws12226
 La Salle Green Archers11325
 UE Red Warriors9523
 Ateneo Blue Eagles8622
 UP Maroons8622
 Adamson Falcons58
 UST Glowing Goldies112
 NU Bulldogs012


Notes: Adamson Falcons and UST Glowing Goldies' 2nd round outing against NU Bulldogs could be assumed as a victory.

  Qualified to the Finals with the twice to beat advantage
  Qualified to the Finals

First round results

DateFirst gameSecond gameThird gameFourth gameVenue
July 23 recapFEU 93 UP 74La Salle 88 UST 69Ateneo 85 NU 72UE 92 Adamson 91Araneta Coliseum
July 30 recapAteneo 81 UST 78Adamson 88 UP 71FEU 97 NU 65La Salle 81 UE 80Rizal Coliseum
August 4 recapFEU 102 Ateneo 92UE 104 UST 75Adamson 79 NU 78La Salle 78 UP 69Rizal Coliseum
August 13 recapUE 107 Ateneo 90Adamson 112 FEU 110 OTLa Salle 94 NU 65UP 123 UST 81Rizal Coliseum
August 17 recapUST 84 NU 79Ateneo 74 Adamson 71UP 92 UE 71La Salle 111 FEU 101Rizal Coliseum
August 20 recapLa Salle 91 Adamson 89UE 76 NU 74UP 84 Ateneo 71FEU 101 UST 90Rizal Coliseum
August 27 recapLa Salle 77 Ateneo 69UP 97 NU 84FEU 97 UE 95Adamson 115 UST 72Rizal Coliseum

De La Salle University won their first nine games before losing to arch rival Ateneo Blue Eagles, 61-67 on September 17, playing without national team players Jun Limpot and Johnedel Cardel.[1]

FEU Tamaraws and De La Salle Green Archers were tied at 11 wins and two losses going into the final playing date. The Tamaraws edged the Green Archers, 78-77, on free throws by Andy De Guzman as FEU is one win away from winning the crown.

Finals

The Tamaraws narrowly missed winning Game one of the finals as they were dragged into overtime before yielding. Andy de Guzman of FEU knotted the count at 77-all with 19 seconds left in regulation period.

The Archers trailed by six points, 47-53, when a 13-1 run gave La Salle a 60-54 advantage. The Tamaraws came within 67-71, on two free throws by rookie playmaker Johnny Abarrientos, but Green Archer Eddie Viaplana hit a three-pointer to iced the game, 74-67 for La Salle, with 35 seconds remaining.

References

Preceded by
Season 51 (1988)
UAAP basketball seasons
Season 52 (1989)
Succeeded by
Season 53 (1990)
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