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

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.

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Locations of FEU and UE

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), 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 (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
10	September 24, 2003^	Araneta Coliseum	FEU	80–75
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
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
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
26	September 24, 2009^	Araneta Coliseum	UE	78–72
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
Series: FEU leads 33–20
(*) = finals games; (^) = semifinals; (≠) = seeding playoffs

Notes

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