Battle of the East


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, with FEU winning the title in 1961 and 1972.

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 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

FEU victories are colored ██ green. UE victories are colored ██ red.
SeasonDateLocationWinnerScoreSeries
63July 29, 2000Ninoy Aquino StadiumFEU74-62FEU 1-0
63September 16, 2000Araneta ColiseumUE 67-65OTtied 1-1
64August 5, 2001Loyola CenterFEU78-67FEU 2-1
64August 26, 2001Loyola CenterUE68-63tied 2-2
65August 3, 2002Makati ColiseumUE65-58UE 3-2
65August 29, 2002Makati ColiseumUE80-75UE 4-2
66August 3, 2003Blue Eagle GymFEU64-62UE 4-3
66August 30, 2003Araneta ColiseumUE77-72UE 5-3
66**September 20, 2003Araneta ColiseumFEU80-75UE 5-4
66*September 24, 2003Araneta ColiseumFEU67-63tied 5-5
PCCLNovember 26, 2003Makati ColiseumUE82-58UE 6-5
PCCLNovember 27, 2003Makati ColiseumUE57-55UE 7-5
67July 10, 2004Araneta ColiseumFEU89-61UE 7-6
67August 21, 2004Cuneta AstrodomeFEU64-62tied 7-7
67*September 16, 2004PhilSports ArenaFEU71-64FEU 8-7
PCCLFebruary 27, 2005Makati ColiseumFEU69-49FEU 9-7
68July 9, 2005Araneta ColiseumFEU82-66FEU 10-7
68August 14, 2005Araneta ColiseumUE62-57FEU 10-8
68*September 25, 2005Araneta ColiseumFEU78-57FEU 11-8
69July 15, 2006Ninoy Aquino StadiumUE84-92OTFEU 11-9
69August 20, 2006Araneta ColiseumUE76-63FEU 11-10
70August 2, 2007Ninoy Aquino StadiumUE89-60tied 11-11
70September 1, 2007Cuneta AstrodomeUE79-72UE 12-11
71July 26, 2008PhilSports ArenaFEU71-69tied 12-12
71September 4, 2008Araneta ColiseumUE73-61UE 13-12
72August 9, 2009Araneta ColiseumFEU72-76tied 13-13
72August 23, 2009Araneta ColiseumUE72-87UE 14-13
72*September 19, 2009Araneta ColiseumUE74-84UE 15-13
72*September 24, 2009Araneta ColiseumUE72-78UE 16-13
PCCLDecember 2, 2009Ynares Sports ArenaFEU85-86UE 16-14
73July 22, 2010Araneta ColiseumFEU91-81UE 16-15
73August 15, 2010PhilSports ArenaFEU83-77OTtied 16-16
74July 21, 2011Araneta ColiseumFEU66-47FEU 17-16
74September 4, 2011Smart Araneta ColiseumFEU69-78FEU 18-16
75July 29, 2012Mall of Asia ArenaFEU92-66FEU 19-16

SeasonDateLocationWinnerScoreSeries
75September 8, 2012Mall of Asia ArenaFEU83-78FEU 20-16
76June 29, 2013Mall of Asia ArenaFEU89-78FEU 21-16
76August 25, 2013Smart Araneta ColiseumFEU98-94 2OTFEU 22-16
77July 30, 2014Mall of Asia ArenaFEU73-63FEU 23-16
77September 7, 2014Smart Araneta ColiseumUE94-71FEU 23-17
78September 23, 2015Mall of Asia ArenaFEU92-81FEU 24-17
78October 24, 2015Smart Araneta ColiseumFEU71-67FEU 25-17
79September 18, 2016Smart Araneta ColiseumFEU67-59FEU 26-17
79November 16, 2016Mall of Asia ArenaFEU64-61FEU 27-17
80September 13, 2017Smart Araneta ColiseumFEU90-83FEU 28-17
80November 05, 2017Smart Araneta ColiseumFEU79-63FEU 29-17
81September 30, 2018Mall of Asia ArenaUE90-65FEU 29-18
81November 04, 2018Ynares CenterFEU80-61FEU 30-18
82September 08, 2018Smart Araneta ColiseumFEU81-65FEU 31-18
82October 27, 2018Ynares CenterFEU82-58FEU 32-18