The UST Growling Tigers in the 62nd UAAP season opening.
The De La Salle Green Archers and UST Growling Tigers will play for the fourth time in the UAAP finals in the 1990s era. UST nip Ateneo, 76-74, while La Salle had an easier time beating FEU, 91-69, in the final four of the 1999 UAAP senior basketball tournament.
Letran edge out Jose Rizal College, who are making their return trip to the NCAA finals, in Game One of the best-of-three title series, 75-74, which was marred by throwing incidents at the final buzzer.
Letran's Kerby Raymundo won his 2nd straight Most Valuable Player award.
