s ▁basketball ▁championship ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁UE ' s ▁James ▁Y ap ▁was ▁named ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁( M VP ) ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Ar wind ▁Santos ▁was ▁named ▁Final s ▁M VP . ▁ ▁El im ination ▁round ▁ ▁UE ▁put ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁ 6 5 – 6 4 ▁second ▁round ▁game ▁loss ▁against ▁La ▁S alle ▁under ▁protest ▁as ▁UE ▁cont ended ▁that ▁Jun j un ▁Cab atu ' s ▁last - second ▁three - point ▁bu z zer ▁be ater ▁for ▁La ▁S alle ▁was ▁made ▁after ▁the ▁end - game ▁bu z zer ▁sound ed . ▁After ▁the ▁U A AP ▁Techn ical ▁Committee , ▁cit ing ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁t apes ▁that ▁showed ▁the ▁ball ▁was ▁until ▁in ▁Cab atu ' s ▁f ing ert ips ▁as ▁time ▁exp ired , ▁concluded ▁that ▁indeed ▁the ▁ball ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁time ▁exp ired , ▁the ▁U A AP ▁Board ▁u ph eld ▁UE ' s ▁protest ▁and ▁awarded ▁UE ▁the ▁ 6 4 – 6 2 ▁victory . ▁This ▁earned ▁them ▁a ▁play off ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁seed ▁against ▁F E U ▁as ▁they ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁three - way ▁tie ▁for ▁first ▁place . ▁A ten e o , ▁with ▁the ▁superior ▁point ▁differential , ▁won ▁the ▁# 1 ▁seed . ▁ ▁Bra cket ▁ ▁Second – seed ▁play off ▁ ▁UE ▁fell ▁behind ▁by ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁ 1 8 ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter