2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup finals

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(1) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(2) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok Chito Victolero 1
DatesMarch 23 – April 6, 2018
MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
TelevisionLocal:
ESPN5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya
Game 2:N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
Game 3:P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion
Game 4:J. Mariano, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza
Game 5:N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan
PBA Philippine Cup finals chronology
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The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok competed for the 40th Philippine Cup championship and the 122nd overall championship contested by the league. San Miguel won the series in 5 games to be the first team in history to win four straight Philippine Cup titles.

Background

Road to the finals

San Miguel Beermen Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok
Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with Magnolia in 1st place Elimination round Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with San Miguel in 1st place
1.02 (1st place) Tiebreaker* 0.99 (2nd place)
Def. TNT in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) Quarterfinals Def. GlobalPort in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–1 Semifinals Def. NLEX, 4–2

Head-to-head matchup

February 4
San Miguel Beermen 77, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 76
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 13–24, 18–16, 25–16
Pts: Fajardo 19
Rebs: Fajardo 21
Asts: Lassiter 5
Pts: Barroca 21
Rebs: Pingris 14
Asts: three players 4
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, M. Orioste, N. Ranido

Series summary

Game Date Venue Winner Result
Game 1 Friday, March 23 Smart Araneta Coliseum Magnolia 105–103
Game 2 Sunday, March 25 Mall of Asia Arena San Miguel 92–77
Game 3 Sunday, April 1 Smart Araneta Coliseum San Miguel 111–87
Game 4 Wednesday, April 4 Smart Araneta Coliseum San Miguel 84–80
Game 5 Friday, April 6 Mall of Asia Arena San Miguel 108–99 (2OT)

Game summaries

Game 1

March 23
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 103, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 105
Scoring by quarter: 33–25, 30–22, 26–28, 14–30
Pts: Fajardo 31
Rebs: Fajardo 18
Asts: Cabagnot 9
Pts: Sangalang 29
Rebs: Reavis, Sangalang 9
Asts: Barroca, Lee 5
Magnolia leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya

Game 2

March 25
6:30pm
San Miguel Beermen 92, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 77
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 29–18, 27–22, 17–20
Pts: Santos 24
Rebs: Fajardo 13
Asts: Ross 10
Pts: Barroca 18
Rebs: dela Rosa, Reavis 6
Asts: three players 3
Series tied, 1–1
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza

Game 3

April 1
6:30pm
San Miguel Beermen 111, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 87
Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 21–27, 25–19, 36–19
Pts: Lassiter 24
Rebs: Fajardo 17
Asts: Cabagnot 8
Pts: Barroca 22
Rebs: Reavis 14
Asts: Lee 7
San Miguel leads series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion

Game 4

April 4
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 84, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 80
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 31–26, 24–18, 15–16
Pts: Cabagnot 27
Rebs: Fajardo 13
Asts: Ross 7
Pts: Sangalang 22
Rebs: Sangalang 11
Asts: Lee 6
San Miguel leads series, 3–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza

Game 5

April 6
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 99 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–32, 23–21, 26–12, Overtime: 8–8, 14–5
Pts: Fajardo 42
Rebs: Fajardo 20
Asts: Ross 11
Pts: Lee 21
Rebs: Reavis 12
Asts: Barroca 8
San Miguel wins series, 4–1
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 10,054
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan

Rosters

Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
F/C 2 Philippines Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield
G/F 3 Philippines Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
G 5 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 6 United States Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
G/F 13 United States Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Philippines Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G/F 18 Philippines Vigil, Louie (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1991–09–26 UST
G/F 22 Philippines Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
G/F 23 Philippines Agovida, Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano
G 26 Philippines Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum
F 27 Philippines Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–01–03 Philippine Christian
F 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F 33 Australia Semerad, David Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
C 95 Philippines de Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 Saint Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster


Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2 Philippines Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive
G 3 Philippines Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
F/C 4 United States Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State
G 6 Philippines Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano
G 8 Philippines Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–06–01 Mindanao
G/F 9 United States Herndon, Robbie (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State
F/C 10 Philippines Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
G/F 12 Philippines Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda
G/F 13 Philippines Mendoza, Gryann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–09–09 Far Eastern
G 14 Philippines Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
F 15 Philippines Pingris, Marc Injured (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA
F 17 Philippines Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern
G/F 19 United States dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
F/C 32 United States Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
F/C 91 Philippines Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster


Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.

ESPN5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the 5 Network feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the finals.

Game ESPN5 PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters
Game 1 Magoo Marjon Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio Apple David James Velasquez Eric Reyes Rizza Diaz
Game 2 Sev Sarmenta Norman Black and Quinito Henson Selina Dagdag Carlo Pamintuan Ali Peek Rizza Diaz
Game 3 Charlie Cuna Alex Compton and Ryan Gregorio Carla Lizardo Chiqui Reyes Charles Tiu Apple David
Game 4 Magoo Marjon Andy Jao and Tim Cone Rizza Diaz Jutt Sulit Jong Uichico Carla Lizardo
Game 5 Sev Sarmenta Richard del Rosario and Quinito Henson Selina Dagdag James Velasquez Tony dela Cruz Chino Lui Pio

References