2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

The 2012–13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters competed for the 107th championship contested by the league.

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Norman Black 4
(3) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 0
DatesJanuary 9 – 16, 2013
MVPRanidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
TelevisionAKTV on IBC
AnnouncersSee broadcast notes
Radio networkDZSR
Referees
Game 1:E. Aquino, R. Yante, R. Gruta
Game 2:R. Maurillo, R. Yante, R. Gruta
Game 3:R. Maurillo, R. Yante, E. Tankion
Game 4:E. Aquino, S. Pineda, E. Tankion

Talk 'N Text defeated Rain or Shine by sweeping the series, 4–0 and winning their third consecutive Philippine Cup. The Tropang Texters will also have permanent possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy, which is awarded to the champions of the tournament since the 2006–07 season.[1][2]

Background

Road to the finals
Main article: 2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup
Talk 'N TextRain or Shine
Finished 12–2 (0.857): 1stElimination roundFinished 9–5 (0.643): 3rd
Def. Air21, 105–100 (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Barangay Ginebra, 2–1 (best-of-three series)
Def. Alaska, 4–2SemifinalsDef. San Mig Coffee, 4–2

Head-to-head matchup

The lone conference head-to-head matchup of the two teams was won by Talk 'N Text.

October 27, 2012
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 80, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 77
Victorias City, Negros Occidental

Series summary
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Wins
Talk 'N Text 8789891054
Rain or Shine 818180820
Venue AranetaMOAAranetaAraneta

Game 1
AKTV on IBC
January 9
6:45 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 27–24, 20–19, 16–23
Pts: Castro, de Ocampo 16
Rebs: Williams 12
Asts: Alapag 6		 Pts: Cruz 13
Rebs: Cruz 9
Asts: Ibañes, Rodriguez 3
Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,065
Referees: E. Aquino, R. Yante, R. Gruta

Game 2
AKTV on IBC
January 11
6:45 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 21–20, 19–28, 26–18
Pts: de Ocampo 24
Rebs: de Ocampo 9
Asts: Alapag, de Ocampo, 4		 Pts: Quiñahan 16
Rebs: Lee 9
Asts: Lee 4
Talk 'N Text leads series, 2–0
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, R. Gruta

Game 3
AKTV on IBC
January 13
6:00 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 20–19, 19–26, 28–15
Pts: Castro 19
Rebs: Carey, Reyes, Williams 8
Asts: Alapag, Castro 4		 Pts: Tiu 14
Rebs: Belga 9
Asts: Norwood 4
Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,028
Referees: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, E. Tankion

Game 4
AKTV on IBC
January 16
6:45 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82
Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 24–31, 17–17, 35–19
Pts: de Ocampo 19
Rebs: Williams 11
Asts: Alapag 8		 Pts: Rodriguez 16
Rebs: Norwood 10
Asts: Chan 4
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4-0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 17,136
Referees: E. Aquino, S. Pineda, E. Tankion

Rosters
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Philippine Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
PG 3 Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) CSU San Bernardino
PF 4 Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State
G/F 6 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda
G 10 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G/F 12 Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
PG 16 Raymundo, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian
G 17 Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) PCU
C 18 Lao, Gilbert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
G/F 20 Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Hawaii
F 21 Williams, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oakland
PF 22 Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) USJ-R
G 27 Oreta, Emmerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST
F 33 De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
F/C 34 Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Saint Mary's
F 40 Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
SF 51 Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Aboy Castro


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Philippine Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G 1 Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Golden West
G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE
PF 5 Rodriguez, Larry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PMI
SF 6 Ibañes, Jireh (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) UP Diliman
G 10 Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) George Mason
PG 11 Tang, Tyrone 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) De La Salle
G/F 16 Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU
G 17 Tiu, Chris (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Ateneo
SG 18 Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
F/C 20 Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UST
G/F 21 Jaime, Chito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) AMA
C 30 Belga, Beau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 285 lb (129 kg) PCU
SF 33 Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) UM
F/C 48 Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Caloy Garcia (Saint Benilde)
  • Mike Buendia
  • Jay Legacion
  • Matthew Makalintal
Team manager
  • Andy Jao


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster

Broadcast notes
GamePlay-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersAKTV Center Analysts
Game 1Magoo MarjonJason WebbJessica Mendoza and Erika PadillaMico Halili, Richard del Rosario and Topex Robinson
Game 2Mico HaliliQuinito HensonSel Guevara and Erika PadillaAaron Atayde, Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras
Game 3Magoo MarjonJason WebbSel Guevara and Jessica MendozaMico Halili, Ronnie Magsanoc and Jojo Lastimosa
Game 4Mico HaliliQuinito HensonSel Guevara and Erika PadillaBenjie Paras, Ryan Gregorio and Jason Webb

References
  1. All-Filipino hat-trick in the bag as Talk 'N Text completes Finals sweep, Richard Dy, Spin.PH, January 16, 2013
  2. Talk ‘N Text sweeps Rain or Shine to win historic third straight Philippine Cup Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, January 16, 2013
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