2019 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 19th Governors' Cup championship and the 127th overall championship contested by the league.[1]

2019 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(4) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4
(2) Meralco Bolts Norman Black 1
DatesJanuary 7 – 17, 2020
MVPJapeth Aguilar
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
TelevisionLocal:
ESPN5
5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Tantay
Game 2:J. Mariano, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Jarabejo
Game 3:P. Balao, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla, J. Baldago
Game 4:N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza
Game 5:P. Balao, R. Yante, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

This was third time that Barangay Ginebra and Meralco competed for the Governors' Cup championship in the span of four seasons. Barangay Ginebra won the two previous championships against Meralco in 2016 and 2017.

Due to the adjustments done in the season calendar to give way for the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Philippines' hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the finals series started on January 7, 2020.[2]

Background
Further information: 2019 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season § Governors' Cup, and 2019 Meralco Bolts season § Governors' Cup

Road to the finals
Main article: 2019 PBA Governors' Cup
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelMeralco Bolts
Finished 7–4 (.636) in 4th placeElimination roundFinished 8–3 (.727) in 1st place with NLEX and TNT
N/ATiebreakerHead-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958 (2nd place)
Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Alaska in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. NorthPort, 3–1SemifinalsDef. TNT, 3–2

Head-to-head matchup
ESPN5
November 3, 2019
6:45 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 77, Meralco Bolts 101
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 17–27, 21–24, 24–24
Pts: Brownlee 18
Rebs: Brownlee 7
Asts: Tenorio 5		 Pts: Durham 39
Rebs: Durham 12
Asts: Durham 7
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, B. Oliva, J. Nicandro, G. Obina

Series summary
GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1January 7Smart Araneta ColiseumBarangay Ginebra91–87
Game 2January 10Quezon Convention CenterMeralco104–102
Game 3January 12Smart Araneta ColiseumBarangay Ginebra92–84
Game 4January 15Smart Araneta Coliseum94–72
Game 5January 17Mall of Asia Arena105–93

Game summaries

Game 1
ESPN5
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 87
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 18–22, 31–30, 23–16
Pts: Brownlee 38
Rebs: Brownlee 16
Asts: Thompson 6		 Pts: Durham 25
Rebs: Durham 18
Asts: Durham 10
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 10,708
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Tantay

Game 2
ESPN5
January 10, 2020
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102, Meralco Bolts 104
Scoring by quarter: 21–36, 25–27, 30–19, 26–22
Pts: Brownlee 35
Rebs: Brownlee 11
Asts: Thompson 7		 Pts: Durham 21
Rebs: Durham 18
Asts: Newsome 7
Series tied, 1–1
Quezon Convention Center, Lucena
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Jarabejo

Game 3
ESPN5
January 12, 2020
6:30 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92, Meralco Bolts 84
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 19–21, 35–16, 14–26
Pts: Brownlee 24
Rebs: Brownlee 9
Asts: Brownlee 9		 Pts: Newsome 24
Rebs: Durham 13
Asts: Durham 7
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,001
Referees: P. Balao, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla, J. Baldago

Game 4
ESPN5
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94, Meralco Bolts 72
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 28–17, 28–24, 24–17
Pts: Brownlee 27
Rebs: J. Aguilar 9
Asts: Brownlee 8		 Pts: Durham 21
Rebs: Durham 27
Asts: Durham 7
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,496
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

Game 5
ESPN5
January 17, 2020
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 105, Meralco Bolts 93
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 21–20, 30–18, 35–29
Pts: J. Aguilar 25
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: Brownlee 10		 Pts: Durham 29
Rebs: Durham 21
Asts: Durham 8
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–1
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 15,146
Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

Rosters
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2019 PBA Governors' Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G/F 2 Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
G 5 Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
G/F 10 Sargent, Julian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–15 La Salle
G 11 Pringle, Stanley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State
F/C 12 Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano
G 14 Teodoro, Teytey (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1993–08–21 José Rizal
G/F 16 Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
F 18 dela Cruz, Arthur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda
C 20 Slaughter, Greg 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo
F 23 Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
F/C 25 Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 31 Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F 32 Brownlee, Justin (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's
F 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
G 47 Caguioa, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale (CA)
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

  • a Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.
Meralco Bolts 2019 PBA Governors' Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
F/C 00 Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 2 Jackson, Trevis (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 171 lb (78 kg) –09–13 Sacramento State
F/C 5 Durham, Allen (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1988–07–09 Grace Bible
F 6 Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 7 Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
F 8 Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo
G 9 Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G 10 Pinto, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano
G/F 11 Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
G 17 Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
C 18 Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian
G 19 Quinto, Bong (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1994–12–15 Letran
C 20 Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F/C 21 Hugnatan, Reynel (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
G/F 22 Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F 33 de Ocampo, Ranidel (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 St. Francis of Assisi
F 81 Jamito, Jammer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Paolo Trillo


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 will be aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). 5's radio arm, Radyo5 will provide the radio play-by-play coverage.

ESPN5 will also provide online livestreaming via the PBA's official Facebook account using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast will provide English-language coverage of the Finals.

GameESPN5PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reporters
Game 1Magoo MarjonAndy JaoDenise TanCarlo PamintuanAlex ComptonBea Escudero
Game 2Chuck AranetaJuan BanalRizza DiazCarlo PamintuanAli PeekBea Escudero
Game 3Charlie CunaDominic UyCarla LizardoCarlo PamintuanEric ReyesBea Escudero
Game 4Magoo MarjonAndy JaoSelina DagdagCarlo PamintuanDominic UyBea Escudero
Game 5Sev Sarmenta Joaquin HensonDenise TanCarlo PamintuanAndy JaoBea Escudero
  • Additional Game 5 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: James Velazquez
    • Dugout celebration interviewer: Lyn Olavario

References
  1. Philippine Arena to host if PBA Finals reach limit as Game 2 set in Lucena, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, December 22, 2019
  2. PBA breaks tradition with Tuesday start for Ginebra-Meralco Finals, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, December 26, 2019]
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