2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

The 2015–16 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs.[1] The Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen competed for the 38th All-Filipino championship and the 116th overall championship contested by the league.

2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(2) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(1) Alaska Aces Alex Compton 3
DatesJanuary 17 - February 3, 2016
MVPChris Ross
(San Miguel Beermen)
TelevisionLocal:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Cignal PPV (HD)
Hyper (HD)
Fox Sports
International:
AksyonTV International
Referees
Game 1:A. Herrera, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Oliva
Game 2:P. Balao, J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, J. Oliva
Game 3:N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, S. Pineda
Game 4:N. Quilinguen, R. Marabe, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva
Game 5:J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, J. Marabe, E. Tangkion
Game 6:A. Herrera, P. Balao, N. Guevara, S. Pineda
Game 7:N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva

This also serves as the rematch for both teams, as they competed for the 2014–15 Philippine Cup and for the 2015 Governors' Cup, a year and a conference, respectively.[2]

The Alaska Aces won the first three games to go up 3–0, behind Vic Manuel's outstanding performances.[3][4][5] Since then, the San Miguel Beermen won Games 4, 5, and 6[6][7][8] to force a Game 7 and became the first team in PBA history to force a seventh game, after being down 0–3, behind excellent performances from Marcio Lassiter and Arwind Santos. Game 5 marked the return of June Mar Fajardo,[9] who suffered a knee injury in Game 6 of their semifinals series against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.

San Miguel won against Alaska in seven games to capture their 22nd PBA championship and their 6th Philippine Cup. Dubbed as "BEERacle", San Miguel became the first team in professional basketball history to win a series coming from a 0–3 deficit.[10]

Background

In the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, the Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen were the top 2 teams in the conference, both with a 9–2 record. In their head to head matchup in the elimination round, the Aces defeated San Miguel, 103–97 to clinch the top spot in the elimination round.[11] The Beermen finished second. With the virtue of being the top two teams, the Aces and the Beermen qualified directly to the semi-finals of the conference.

In the semi-finals, Alaska faced the GlobalPort Batang Pier, who are making their first semi-finals appearance in the history of their franchise.[12] The first game was won by GlobalPort, led by Terrence Romeo's career high 41 points.[13] Since then, the Aces bounced back to win 4 straight games to win the series 4–1 with the held, and make their 10th Philippine Cup Finals appearance.[14]

San Miguel faced the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the other semi-final series. The two teams last played a semifinals series against each other during the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup. The first game was won by San Miguel, coming back from a 20-point deficit, behind June Mar Fajardo's double-double of 36 points and 18 rebounds and Ronald Tubid's outside shooting heroics.[15] Rain or Shine won Game 2, led by Jeff Chan's 16 points,[16] and Game 3, led by Paul Lee's 18 points.[17] The Elasto Painters were not able to win the next games and the Beermen went on to win 3 straight games to win the series 4–2 and to book their ticket to the finals.[18] However, June Mar Fajardo got injured with a twisted left knee during the game and was brought out of the Smart Araneta Coliseum, and was brought directly to the St. Lukes Medical Center in Taguig City.[19]

Road to the finals
Main article: 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup
San MiguelAlaska
Finished 9–2 (0.818): Tied with Alaska at 1st placeElimination roundFinished 9–2 (0.818): Tied with San Miguel at 1st place
0.942 (2nd place)Tiebreaker*1.062 (1st place)
byeQuarterfinalsbye
def. Rain or Shine, 4–2Semifinalsdef. GlobalPort, 4–1

Head-to-head matchup

Series summary
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Wins
San Miguel 918075110*86*100964
Alaska 10083821047389893
Venue AranetaAranetaLucenaPhilSportsAranetaAranetaMOA

*overtime

Game 1
TV5
January 17
5:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 91, Alaska Aces 100
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 19–15, 33–28, 16–34
Pts: Cabagnot 20
Rebs: Espinas 8
Asts: Cabagnot, Ross 4		 Pts: Manuel 24
Rebs: Abueva 13
Asts: Hontiveros, Jazul 4
Alaska leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Oliva

In this game, the Beermen and the Aces were tied after the first quarter as both team scored 23 points a piece. Then at halftime, the Beermen hold a 4-point lead against the Aces. After the third quarter, the Beermen scored 33 points as they got a nine-point lead over the Aces. But in the 4th quarter, the Aces scored 34 points to comeback from a nine-point deficit in the 3rd quarter and won Game 1 of the series.

Game 2
TV5
January 19
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 80, Alaska Aces 83
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 18–16, 24–23, 20–21
Pts: Cabagnot 23
Rebs: de Ocampo 14
Asts: Lassiter 3		 Pts: Manuel 18
Rebs: Abueva 11
Asts: Manuel 3
Alaska lead series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, J. Oliva

Game 3
TV5
January 22
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 75, Alaska Aces 82
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 24–11, 17–24, 17–27
Pts: Reyes 13
Rebs: Santos 9
Asts: Cabagnot 5		 Pts: Manuel 17
Rebs: Baguio 8
Asts: Baguio 4
Alaska lead series, 3–0
Quezon Convention Center, Lucena
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, S. Pineda

Game 4
TV5
January 24
5:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 110, Alaska Aces 104 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 23–21, 26–28, 29–21, Overtime: 12–6
Pts: Lassiter 26
Rebs: Espinas 14
Asts: Ross 9		 Pts: Manuel 20
Rebs: Manuel 13
Asts: Baguio, Casio 4
Alaska lead series, 3–1
PhilSports Arena, Pasig
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Marabe, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva

Game 5
TV5
January 27
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 86, Alaska Aces 73 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 13–16, 16–19, 15–12, Overtime: 19–6
Pts: Santos 22
Rebs: Santos 16
Asts: Ross 7		 Pts: Manuel 25
Rebs: Manuel 13
Asts: Abueva 6
Alaska lead series, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, J. Marabe, E. Tangkion

Game 6
TV5
January 29
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 100, Alaska Aces 89
Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 29–20, 16–17, 33–23
Pts: Lassiter 26
Rebs: Santos 15
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Manuel 21
Rebs: Abueva, Manuel 9
Asts: Jazul 4
Series tied, 3–3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,626
Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, N. Guevara, S. Pineda

Game 7
TV5
February 3
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 96, Alaska Aces 89
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 21–22, 25–13, 28–38
Pts: Fajardo, Ross 21
Rebs: Fajardo 15
Asts: Cabagnot, Ross 5		 Pts: Banchero 21
Rebs: Baguio 11
Asts: Abueva, Exciminiano 3
San Miguel wins series, 4–3
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 23,616
Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva

Rosters
Alaska Aces 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G 2 Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
G/F 3 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST
F 4 Manuel, Vic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1987–06–18 PSBA
C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981–12–07 James Cook
F 8 Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian
F/C 9 Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–06–15 Ateneo
F/C 10 Magat, Marion (R/IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 NU
F 11 dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
G 17 Exciminiano, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 FEU
G/F 25 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977–06–01 Cebu
C 26 Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1982–03–12 Mindanao
F/C 30 Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1974–08–24 Lake Superior State
G 31 Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran
F 35 dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1978–08–24 UC Irvine
G 42 Casio, JVee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–09–01 La Salle
F 61 Racal, Kevin (R/IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran
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 Alaska's board governor.
San Miguel Beermen 2015–16 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
G/F 3 Lutz, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-02-11 Marshall
F/C 4 Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-07-16 UP Diliman
G 5 Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1982-12-08 Hawaii-Hilo
G 6 Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-03-08 Marshall
G/F 13 Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-05-16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989-11-17 Cebu
G 18 Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983-03-23 La Salle
F 21 Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 PCU
F 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-01-03 PCU
F 28 Mabulac, Michael (R/IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1991-10-31 JRU
F 29 Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981-06-10 FEU
F 33 Semerad, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991-04-25 San Beda
G 71 Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981-10-15 UE
C 95 De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980-03-11 Saint Francis of Assisi
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 aired on TV5 with simulcasts on Hyper (both in standard and high definition) and Cignal TV channel 198 (in high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 aired it as well. Fox Sports Asia airs the games as well on a delayed basis.

Cignal TV provided English-language coverage of the Finals.

GameSports5Cignal TV (English)Fox Sports (English)
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)Play-by-playAnalyst(s)
Game 1Magoo MarjonAndy Jao and Ryan GregorioRizza Diazsame commentators with TV5no broadcast
Game 2Charlie CunaEric Reyes and Tim ConeSel GuevaraJames VelasquezRichard del RosarioNikko RamosRonnie Magsanoc
Game 3Magoo MarjonJolly Escobar and Charles TiuApple DavidJames VelasquezCarlo Pamintuanno broadcast
Game 4Sev SarmentaAndy Jao and Ali PeekRizza DiazAaron AtaydeNorman BlackJude TurcuatoVince Hizon
Game 5Magoo MarjonDominic Uy and Tim ConeSel GuevaraCharlie CunaLuigi TrilloNikko RamosVince Hizon
Game 6Charlie CunaQuinito Henson and Tim ConeRizza DiazAaron AtaydeRyan GregorioJude TurcuatoRonnie Magsanoc
Game 7Magoo MarjonDominic Uy and Tim ConeApple DavidCharlie CunaRichard del RosarioNikko RamosVince Hizon
  • Additional Game 7 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: James Velasquez
    • Dugout celebration interviewer: Mara Aquino
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References
  1. PBA set to hold one game of Philippine Cup finals in Lucena, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, January 13, 2016
  2. PBA’s most successful franchises San Miguel, Alaska collide as Philippine Cup Finals unfold, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, January 17, 2016
  3. HIGHLIGHTS: Alaska vs San Miguel – 2016 PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 1, rappler.com, Rappler, January 17, 2016
  4. Alaska up 2-0, Edri Aznar, Sun Star Cebu, January 20, 2016
  5. Aces flatten Beermen, gain 3-0 lead, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, January 23, 2016
  6. San Miguel foils Alaska's PBA Finals sweep, wins Game 4 in OT to extend series, Jane Bracher, Rappler, January 24, 2016
  7. San Miguel beats Alaska in Game 5, extends PBA Finals, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 27, 2016
  8. PBA Finals: San Miguel Beer pummels Alaska, forces Game 7, CNN Philippines, February 1, 2016
  9. PBA Finals: Fajardo returns as Beermen scrape past Alaska in Game 5, Jan Ballesteros, CNN Philippines, January 28, 2016
  10. San Miguel makes history, wins PBA Philippine Cup title, Jane Bracher, Rappler, February 3, 2016
  11. PBA: Alaska outlasts Beermen, overcomes Fajardo's 43 points, CNN Philippines, December 17, 2015
  12. PBA: GlobalPort outlasts Ginebra, books semis slugfest vs Alaska, Renee Fopalan, GMA News, December 27, 2015
  13. Terrence Romeo runs GlobalPort show, scores career-high 41 in Game One win over Alaska, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph
  14. Alaska returns to PBA Finals after blowout of Globalport, Jane Bracher, Rappler, January 12, 2016
  15. PBA: San Miguel erases 20-pt lead, steals Game 1 of semis vs Rain or Shine, Renee Fopalan, GMA News, January 5, 2016
  16. Rain or Shine avoids another meltdown vs San Miguel in Game 2, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 7, 2016
  17. PBA 2016: San Miguel falls despite Fajardo's 40 points; Rain or Shine leads series 2-1 Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Ernest Hernandez, SportsRageous, January 9, 2016
  18. San Miguel beats Rain or Shine to make finals, but loses Fajardo, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 15, 2016
  19. Prayers for June Mar Fajardo after SMB, Gilas star leaves Game Six with knee injury, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, January 15, 2016
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