ived ▁its ▁former ▁glory . ▁ ▁Let ran – San ▁Sebastian ▁ ▁After ▁both ▁A ten e o ▁and ▁La ▁S alle ▁left , ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁( fre qu ently ▁short ened ▁to ▁" B aste ") ▁strength ened ▁their ▁basketball ▁program . ▁The ▁rec ruit ment ▁of ▁Paul ▁Al vare z ▁by ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁and ▁Sam boy ▁Lim ▁by ▁Let ran ▁provided ▁several ▁close ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁rival ry . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Let ran ites ▁were ▁not orious ▁for ▁y elling ▁prof an ities ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁players , ▁and ▁on ▁one ▁occasion , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁r umble ▁at ▁V ito ▁Cruz ▁Avenue ▁when ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁second , ▁a ▁power ▁inter ruption ▁occurred , ▁causing ▁confusion ▁on ▁what ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁championship . ▁The ▁r umb les ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁schools ▁have ▁become ▁more ▁frequent ▁which ▁solid ified ▁the ▁inten se ▁rival ry ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁schools . ▁Paul ▁Al vare z ▁would ▁later ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Valley ▁Daw gs ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Basketball ▁League . ▁ ▁The ▁rival ry ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁mill en ni um ▁when ▁the ▁St ags ▁met ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁in ▁the ▁final s ▁twice . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁several ▁memor able ▁games ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁edition ▁with ▁a ▁bar rage ▁of ▁three - pointer s ▁and ▁free ▁way