La Salle-UST rivalry

The erstwhile rivalry between De La Salle University-Manila Green Archers and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers was one of the most hotly-contested rivalries in Philippine sport. The rivalry was contested at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

The rivalry began on consecutive Finals series in men's basketball between the two schools in the 1990s, with UST winning each time, capping a four-year championship run. La Salle was defeated four consecutive years in the Finals until 1998 when defeated UST in the semifinals to begin their own four-year championship run, including a 1999 series against UST in which the Tigers won game 1. That victory was their last against La Salle until 2007 when UST won in overtime. [cite news |first=Jasmine W. |last=Payo |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Tigers beat Archers at last |url=http://archive.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1&story_id=82014 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |publisher= |date=2007-08-12 |accessdate=2008-07-24 ]

The rivalry carried over to women's volleyball in both the UAAP and the Shakey's V-League where UST and La Salle met thrice in the Finals, with UST winning the first and La Salle winning the latter two.

Since 1988, La Salle leads the men's basketball rivalry 37–19, although they're tied at playoffs games 8–8. If the forfeited games are reversed, the head-to-head record is 31–25.

Curiously, La Salle's main rival (aside from Ateneo) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) are the Letran Knights. Colegio de San Juan de Letran, like UST, is a school owned and controlled by the Dominican Order.

Men's basketball results

Both teams are guaranteed to face each other at the elimination round (regular season) twice, while they can meet for a maximum of three times in the playoffs.

The games were played consistently from 1986 until 2006 when La Salle was suspended for fielding two ineligible players.

UST and La Salle previously met each other when they were both members of the NCAA from 1924 to 1936.

Elimination round

Playoffs

ee also

*Ateneo-La Salle rivalry

References

* [http://www.ubelt.com/uaap/mbb/games.aspx?year=2008 UAAP historical results]