Juniors

The Juniors were the first of the three basketball tournaments to be finished. The Ateneo Blue Eaglets forced the step ladder format, putting themselves directly into the finals. Four other teams battled it out for the one spot left in the finals, with UST triumphing after beating out La Salle, 74–60. Since Ateneo cleared the eliminations, they were given an automatic 1–0 lead in the finals series. However, UST tied it up with a 77–71 win. Ateneo then continued on to sweep the next two games, 76–66 in game 2, and 76–59 in game 3. This was the Juniors' 17th title, and 3rd consecutive championship.

Women

Second-seed Adamson Lady Falcons has advanced to the finals with a win over the UST Lady Tigresses, 72–59. However, fourth-seed La Salle Lady Archers edged out first-seed FEU Lady Tamaraws to extend the series, where the winner will advance and face Adamson. FEU won the knockout match to set up a finals showdown with Adamson.

Men

First-seed FEU Tamaraws advanced to the finals after beating the De La Salle Green Archers in overtime, 69–59. They faced off against the defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles, who blew past the Adamson Falcons, 68–55. Ateneo started off with an outstanding win, sweeping the Tamaraws by 23 points in game one (72–49), which was the lowest output by a team in the finals since UAAP Season 61, by the same school. The Tamaraws looked ahead for a comeback, being only down by one point, 56–57, in the last 3 minutes of the 4th quarter. However. the Blue Eagles managed to distance, with 2 successive baskets, and a good free throw. FEU scored 3 successful free throws to go up 59–61 against the Ateneans, at the final minute of the championship. However, with a critical hold by Ateneo, Ryan Buenafe pulled off a three-point shot to give Ateneo a 64–59 lead while heading into the final 20 seconds of the game. FEU managed to score just one more three-pointer, but still went down, 62–65. The Ateneo Blue Eagles became the fifth successful team to achieve 3 consecutive championships, and capture their 6th championship title.

Finals MVP

In Game 2, Ryan Buenafe delivered a season high of 23 points, and a critical three-point shot that lead to the championship. He was named Finals MVP.

Teams

Elimination round

Most games were held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and the PhilSports Arena in Pasig, with a single gameday played at Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	FEU Tamaraws	12	2	.857	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	Ateneo Blue Eagles	10	4	.714	2
3	Adamson Soaring Falcons	9	5	.643	3	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	De La Salle Green Archers (H)	8	6	.571	4
5	NU Bulldogs	7	7	.500	5
6	UE Red Warriors	6	8	.429	6
7	UST Growling Tigers	4	10	.286	8
8	UP Fighting Maroons	0	14	.000	12

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Adamson
Ateneo
La Salle
FEU
NU
UE
UP
UST

Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Bracket

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	FEU	69*
	4	La Salle	59
						1	FEU	49	62
						2	Ateneo	72	65
	2	Ateneo	68
	3	Adamson	55

Semifinals

(1) FEU vs. (4) La Salle

Studio 23

September 16

FEU Tamaraws	69–59 (OT)	De La Salle Green Archers
FEU wins series in one game

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(2) Ateneo vs. (3) Adamson

Studio 23

September 19

Ateneo Blue Eagles	68–55	Adamson Soaring Falcons
Ateneo wins series in one game

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

ABS-CBN

September 25

FEU Tamaraws

49–72

Ateneo Blue Eagles

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Studio 23

September 30

FEU Tamaraws	62–65	Ateneo Blue Eagles
Ateneo wins series 2–0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Ryan Buenafe (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

Awards

UAAP Season 73 men's basketball champions
Ateneo Blue Eagles Sixth title, third consecutive title

• Most Valuable Player: RR Garcia (FEU Tamaraws)
• Rookie of the Year: Terrence Romeo (FEU Tamaraws)

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	FEU Lady Tamaraws	13	1	.929	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	Adamson Lady Falcons	13	1	.929	—
3	UST Tigresses	9	5	.643	4	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	De La Salle Lady Archers	9	5	.643	4
5	NU Lady Bulldogs (H)	4	10	.286	9
6	UP Lady Maroons	4	10	.286	9
7	Ateneo Lady Eagles	4	10	.286	9
8	UE Lady Warriors	0	14	.000	13

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Adamson
Ateneo
La Salle
FEU
NU
UE
UP
UST

Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Bracket

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	FEU	61	65
	4	La Salle	64	35
							1	FEU	69	54
							2	Adamson	75	56
	2	Adamson		72
	3	UST		59

Semifinals

(1) FEU vs. (4) La Salle

September 18

FEU Lady Tamaraws

61–64

De La Salle Lady Archers

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

September 21

FEU Lady Tamaraws	65–35	De La Salle Lady Archers
FEU wins series in two games

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

(2) Adamson vs. (3) UST

September 18

Adamson Lady Falcons	72–59	UST Tigresses
Adamson wins series in one game

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

Finals

September 25

FEU Lady Tamaraws

69–75

Adamson Lady Falcons

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

September 30

FEU Lady Tamaraws	54–56	Adamson Lady Falcons
Adamson wins series 2–0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almazan (Adamson Lady Falcons)

Awards

UAAP Season 73 women's basketball champions
Adamson Lady Falcons Sixth title

• Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almazan (Adamson Lady Falcons)
• Rookie of the Year: Aracelie Abaca (De La Salle Lady Archers)

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eaglets	14	0	1.000	—	Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[lower-alpha 1]
2	UST Tiger Cubs	10	4	.714[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3	NSNU Bullpups (H)	10	4	.714[lower-alpha 2]	4	Proceed to stepladder round 1
4	DLSZ Junior Archers	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 3]	7
5	FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 3]	7
6	Adamson Baby Falcons	6	8	.429	8
7	UE Junior Warriors	2	12	.143	12
8	UPIS Junior Maroons	0	14	.000	14

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ↑ As Ateneo won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
2. 1 2 Second-seed playoff: UST 65–58 NU
3. 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: La Salle 66–60 FEU

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Adamson
Ateneo
DLSZ
FEU–FERN
NSNU
UE
UPIS
UST

Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Fourth–seed playoff

September 5

4th seed

FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	60–66	DLSZ Junior Archers
DLSZ advances to the Final Four

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

Second–seed playoff

September 5

2nd seed

NSNU Bullpups	58–65	UST Tiger Cubs
UST wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

Bracket

	Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination)					Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
											1	Ateneo	71	76	76
						2	UST	74			2	UST	77	66	59
	3	NU	54			4	La Salle	60
	4	La Salle	57

Stepladder semifinals

(3) NU vs. (4) DLSZ

This is a single-elimination game.

September 7

NSNU Bullpups	54–57	DLSZ Junior Archers
DLSZ advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

(2) UST vs. (4) DLSZ

UST has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

September 11

UST Tiger Cubs	74–60	DLSZ Junior Archers
UST wins series in one game

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

Finals

Ateneo has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times.

September 14

Ateneo Blue Eaglets

71–77

UST Tiger Cubs

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

September 16

Ateneo Blue Eaglets

76–66

UST Tiger Cubs

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

September 19

Ateneo Blue Eaglets	76–59	UST Tiger Cubs
Ateneo wins series in three games

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

Awards

UAAP Season 73 juniors' basketball champions
Ateneo Blue Eaglets 17th title, third consecutive title

• Most Valuable Player: Kevin Ferrer (UST Tiger Cubs)
• Rookie of the Year: Roque Estoce (NSNU Bullpups)