Battle of the East

FEU–UE Rivalry
Last Meeting	November 5, 2023 (87-86 (OT), UE)
Next Meeting	TBA
Current Streak	2 (UE)
History
Pennant Era	tied 2-2
1960 UAAP Finals	UE won, 87-86
1961 UAAP Finals	FEU won, 105-84
1975 UAAP Finals	UE won, 85-80
1976 UAAP Finals	FEU won, 91-82
UAAP Final Four	4-1 (FEU)
1998 UAAP Basketball Semifinals	FEU won, 68-81, 83-61
2003 UAAP Basketball Semifinals	FEU won, 67-63
2004 UAAP Basketball Semifinals	FEU won, 71-64
2005 UAAP Basketball Semifinals	FEU won, 78-57
2009 UAAP Basketball Semifinals	UE won, 84-74, 72-78
Philippine Collegiate Championship	Series tied 1-1
2002 PCC Championship	UE won, 2-0
2004 PCC Championship	FEU won, 1-0
Men's Basketball Records
UAAP Final Four Appearances FEU - 22 UE - 12 UAAP Championships FEU - 20 (1st) UE - 18 (tied for 2nd) Final Four format first introduced in 1993

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The "Battle of the East" is a college basketball rivalry between the University of the East Red Warriors and Far Eastern University Tamaraws. Others would refer to it as the Battle of Morayta, because of the street that runs between these universities. They have a combined 38 UAAP Basketball titles.

History

FEU left the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1936 and later on to form the University Athletic Association of the Philippines along with University of Santo Tomas, National University and the University of the Philippines in 1938. UE was part of the first UAAP expansion with Adamson University in 1952. It did not take long for the Warriors to dominate since joining the league as it holds the longest finals appearance with 16 from 1957 to 1972, including a seven straight title run from 1965 to 1971(1967 title to be shared with UST), ^[1] with FEU winning the title in 1961 and 1972. ^[2]

Notable Games

1960 UAAP Finals

UE stormed back from 81-75 with three minutes left to play at the half to complete an upset, 87-86 taking the El Oro trophy home in front of a crowded Rizal Memorial Coliseum. A run started with Norman de Vera's two free throws after being fouled by Rohimust Santos to cut the lead, while sophomore Rizaldo Pabillore came up with two interceptions all within the last three minutes of the second half to earn their third title.

1961 UAAP Second Round Eliminations

UE subdued FEU, 78-74 in the second round of the UAAP basketball series at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. But the jam-packed crowd of 9,000 (over maximum capacity of the coliseum) got an unexpected show after the final buzzer when cagers from both teams engaged in an impromptu brawl on the floor. The fight was triggered off by a last-second scuffle for the ball between Tamaraw Romy Diaz and Warrior Carlos Quitzon. Quitzon had the ball and was being harassed by Diaz when the buzzer sounded and hell broke loose. Searing blast by lanky Jimmy Mariano and clutch baskets by Jose Sison and Wenceslao Olaguera at the homestretch saved the Warriors after they were behind by six points. Mariano scored twice on a twisting shot to regain the lead for UE, 63-60, with five minutes left in the game. The two schools met again in the finals with FEU winning the championship.

1981 UAAP Finals

With the game on the line, University of the East rookie Allan Caidic, with the chance of beating the rival FEU to win the championship, missed both free throws and let the Tamaraws led by Glenn Capacio steal the 1981 title. Caidic, with the rest of UE squad, won the championship the following year after beating the University of the Philippines.

2009 UAAP Semifinals

Holding a twice to beat advantage, the second-seeded Tamaraws fell short during the Game 1 of the series, 74-84, without their sophomore guard Mark Barroca, who was accused of game-fixing prior to his performance on the team's last stretch of the elimination. Going on to the second game of the series, a much favored FEU, despite a 49-39 lead at the half, once again took the beating as Paul Lee and the Warriors pulled an upset and entered the finals with the score of 72-78 to face Ateneo.

Game Results

Final Four Era

FEU victories

UE victories

No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 1 July 29, 2000 Ninoy Aquino Stadium FEU 74–62 2 September 16, 2000 Araneta Coliseum UE 67–65OT 3 August 5, 2001 Loyola Center FEU 78–67 4 August 26, 2001 Loyola Center UE 68–63 5 August 3, 2002 Makati Coliseum UE 65–58 6 August 29, 2002 Makati Coliseum UE 80–75 7 August 3, 2003 Blue Eagle Gym FEU 64–62 8 August 30, 2003 Araneta Coliseum UE 77–72 9 September 20, 2003≠ Araneta Coliseum #2 FEU 80–75 [a] 10 September 24, 2003^ Araneta Coliseum FEU 80–75 [b] 11 July 10, 2004 Araneta Coliseum FEU 89–61 12 August 21, 2004 Cuneta Astrodome FEU 64–62 13 September 16, 2004^ PhilSports Arena FEU 71–64 [c] 14 July 9, 2005 Araneta Coliseum FEU 82–66 15 August 14, 2005 Araneta Coliseum UE 62–57 16 September 25, 2005^ Araneta Coliseum FEU 78–57 [d] 17 July 15, 2006 Ninoy Aquino Stadium UE 92–84OT 18 August 20, 2006 Araneta Coliseum UE 76–63 19 August 2, 2007 Ninoy Aquino Stadium UE 89–60 20 September 1, 2007 Cuneta Astrodome UE 79–72 21 July 26, 2008 PhilSports Arena FEU 71–69 22 September 4, 2008 Araneta Coliseum UE 73–61 23 August 9, 2009 Araneta Coliseum FEU 76–72 24 August 23, 2009 Araneta Coliseum UE 87–72 25 September 19, 2009^ Araneta Coliseum UE 84–74 [e] 26 September 24, 2009^ Araneta Coliseum UE 78–72 [f] 27 July 22, 2010 Araneta Coliseum FEU 91–81 28 August 15, 2010 PhilSports Arena FEU 83–77OT No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 29 July 21, 2011 Araneta Coliseum FEU 66–47 30 September 4, 2011 Smart Araneta Coliseum FEU 78–69 31 July 29, 2012 Mall of Asia Arena FEU 92–66 32 September 8, 2012 Mall of Asia Arena FEU 83–78 33 June 29, 2013 Mall of Asia Arena FEU 89–78 34 August 25, 2013 Smart Araneta Coliseum FEU 98–942OT 35 July 30, 2014 Mall of Asia Arena FEU 73–63 36 September 7, 2014 Smart Araneta Coliseum UE 94–71 37 September 23, 2015 Mall of Asia Arena FEU 92–81 38 October 24, 2015 Smart Araneta Coliseum FEU 71–67 39 September 18, 2016 Smart Araneta Coliseum FEU 67–59 40 November 16, 2016 Mall of Asia Arena FEU 64–61 41 September 13, 2017 Smart Araneta Coliseum FEU 90–83 42 November 5, 2017 Smart Araneta Coliseum FEU 79–63 43 September 30, 2018 Mall of Asia Arena UE 90–65 44 November 4, 2018 Ynares Center FEU 80–61 45 September 8, 2019 Smart Araneta Coliseum FEU 81–65 46 October 27, 2019 Ynares Center FEU 82–58 47 April 5, 2022 Mall of Asia Arena FEU 88–74 48 April 23, 2022 Mall of Asia Arena FEU 91–61 49 October 5, 2022 PhilSports Arena UE 76–66 50 October 30, 2022 Smart Araneta Coliseum FEU 75–68 51 October 7, 2023 Smart Araneta Coliseum UE 65–58 52 November 5, 2023 Mall of Asia Arena UE 87–86OT 53 September 18, 2024 Smart Araneta Coliseum UE 62–56 [3] [4] 54 November 3, 2024 Quadricentennial Pavilion FEU 59–51 [5] [6] Series: FEU leads 34–20 (*) = finals games; (^) = semifinals; (≠) = seeding playoffs

Notes

1. 2nd seed-playoff.
2. Semifinals. FEU won in the finals vs. Ateneo.
3. Semifinals. FEU lost in the finals vs. La Salle, however, all of La Salle's games were forfeited from Seasons 66 to 68. The UAAP Board subsequently awarded the trophy to FEU in 2006.
4. Semifinals. FEU won in the finals vs. La Salle.
5. Semifinals. UE forced a rubber match.
6. Semifinals. UE lost in the finals vs. Ateneo.

Offseason meetings

FEU victories

UE victories

No. Date Location Winner Score Tournament 1 November 26, 2003 Makati Coliseum UE 82–58 PCCL 2 November 27, 2003 Makati Coliseum UE 57–55 PCCL 3 February 27, 2005 Makati Coliseum FEU 69–49 PCCL No. Date Location Winner Score Tournament 4 December 2, 2009 Ynares Sports Arena FEU 86–85 PCCL Series: Tied 2–2 (*) = finals games; (^) = semifinals; (≠) = seeding playoffs

See also

• Ateneo–La Salle rivalry
• Battle of Katipunan
• La Salle–UST rivalry
• UP–UST rivalry

References

1. "UE Red Warriors".
2. "FEU Tamaraws".
3. Anzures, Rom (September 18, 2024). "UAAP: Ethan Galang catches fire in the clutch as UE gets first win at FEU's expense". ABS-CBN News . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
4. Agcaoli, Lance (September 18, 2024). "UAAP: UE rallies past FEU behind Ethan Galang's heroics". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
5. Isaga, JR (November 3, 2024). "UE woes continue with slow start as all-heart FEU keeps Final Four hopes alive". Rappler . Retrieved November 5, 2024.
6. "NU pulls off upset against UP; FEU remains in Final Four hunt with win vs UE". GMA Integrated News. November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.