2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

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 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.

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(1) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(2) Magnolia Hotshots 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

Background

Road to the finals

San Miguel BeermenMagnolia Hotshots
Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with Magnolia in 1st placeElimination roundFinished 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)QuarterfinalsDef. GlobalPort in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–1SemifinalsDef. NLEX, 4–2

Head-to-head matchup

February 4
San Miguel Beermen 77, Magnolia Hotshots 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

GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1Friday, March 23Smart Araneta ColiseumMagnolia105–103
Game 2Sunday, March 25Mall of Asia ArenaSan Miguel92–77
Game 3Sunday, April 1Smart Araneta ColiseumSan Miguel111–87
Game 4Wednesday, April 4Smart Araneta ColiseumSan Miguel84–80
Game 5Friday, April 6Mall of Asia ArenaSan Miguel108–99**

Game summaries

Game 1

March 23
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 103, Magnolia Hotshots 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 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 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 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 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

San Miguel Beermen 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G 1 Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
F/C 2 Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield
G/F 3 Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
G 5 Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi-Hilo
G 6 Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
G/F 13 Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G/F 18 Vigil, Louie (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1991–09–26 UST
G/F 22 Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
G/F 23 Agovida, Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano
G 26 Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum
F 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–01–03 Philippine Christian
F 29 Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F 33 Semerad, David  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
C 95 de Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 St. Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Gelacio Abanilla
  • Daniel Henares (Assistant)



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

Roster


Magnolia Hotshots 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G 2 Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive
G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
F/C 4 Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State
G 6 Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano
G 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–06–01 Mindanao
G/F 9 Herndon, Robbie (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State
F/C 10 Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
G/F 12 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda
G/F 13 Mendoza, Gryann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–09–09 Far Eastern
G 14 Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
F 15 Pingris, Marc  (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA
F 17 Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern
G/F 19 dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
F/C 32 Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
F/C 91 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
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • 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.

GameESPN5PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reporters
Game 1Magoo MarjonAndy Jao and Ryan GregorioApple DavidJames VelasquezEric ReyesRizza Diaz
Game 2Sev SarmentaNorman Black and Quinito HensonSelina DagdagCarlo PamintuanAli PeekRizza Diaz
Game 3Charlie CunaAlex Compton and Ryan GregorioCarla LizardoChiqui ReyesCharles TiuApple David
Game 4Magoo MarjonAndy Jao and Tim ConeRizza DiazJutt SulitJong UichicoCarla Lizardo
Game 5Sev SarmentaRichard del Rosario and Quinito HensonSelina DagdagJames VelasquezTony dela CruzChino Lui Pio
  • Additional Game 5 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: Magoo Marjon
    • Dugout celebration interviewer: Apple David

References

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