University of the Philippines (UP) students, alumni and fans celebrate in the Diliman campus after the UP Fighting Maroons beat the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles in a 72-69 overtime victory in the do-or-die Game 3 of the UAAP Men's Basketball Season 84 Finals at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Gretchen Fullido, ABS-CBN News

University of the Philippines (UP) students, alumni and fans celebrate in the Diliman campus after the UP Fighting Maroons beat the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles in a 72-69 overtime victory in the do-or-die Game 3 of the UAAP Men's Basketball Season 84 Finals at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Gretchen Fullido, ABS-CBN News

University of the Philippines (UP) students, alumni and fans celebrate in the Diliman campus after the UP Fighting Maroons beat the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles in a 72-69 overtime victory in the do-or-die Game 3 of the UAAP Men's Basketball Season 84 Finals at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Gretchen Fullido, ABS-CBN News

University of the Philippines (UP) students, alumni and fans celebrate in the Diliman campus after the UP Fighting Maroons beat the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles in a 72-69 overtime victory in the do-or-die Game 3 of the UAAP Men's Basketball Season 84 Finals at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Gretchen Fullido, ABS-CBN News

Among those present aside from the players were UP President Danny Concepcion, UP alumnae Robina Gokongwei-Pe, one of the major backers of the Fighting Maroons, and Gretchen Fullido, former UAAP courtside reporter for the UP Fighting Maroons.

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