[1] Prior to La Salle joining the UAAP the two schools met in the championship of the 1948–49 season of the National Seniors Open, a yearly tournament of top collegiate and commercial teams in the country.

La Salle was defeated three consecutive years in the Finals from 1994 through 1996 capping UST's four-year title run.

[4] La Salle bounced back defeating UST in overtime for the 1999 UAAP basketball title.

[8][9][10] At this point UST's basketball program regressed, but they won a championship against the Ateneo Blue Eagles in three games in 2006.

[19] Both teams are guaranteed to face each other at the elimination round (regular season) twice, while they can meet for a maximum of three times in the playoffs.