2017 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 17th Governors' Cup championship and the 121st overall championship contested by the league. It was the rematch of the previous year's Governors' Cup finals.[1][2]

2017 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

Team Coach Wins (3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4 (1) Meralco Bolts Norman Black 3
Dates	October 13 – 27, 2017
MVP	LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Television	Local: ESPN5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Radio network	Radyo5 (DWFM)
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1: S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza Game 2: P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste Game 3: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya Game 4: P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste Game 5: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya Game 6: P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza Game 7: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel won the series, four games to three, successfully defending the Governors' Cup championship. This is the second Governors' Cup and 10th overall championship of the Ginebra franchise.

Background

Further information: 2016–17 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season § Governors' Cup, and 2016–17 Meralco Bolts season § Governors' Cup

Road to the finals

Main article: 2017 PBA Governors' Cup

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel		Meralco Bolts
Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with TNT in 2nd place	Elimination round		Finished 9–2 (.818): 1st place
.760 (3rd place)	Tiebreaker*		bye
Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)	Quarterfinals		Def. Blackwater in two games (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. TNT, 3–1	Semifinals		Def. Star, 3–0

Head-to-head matchup

July 23

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 78, Meralco Bolts 93
Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 13–22, 12–29, 21–21
Pts: Tenorio 16 Rebs: Slaughter 14 Asts: Aguilar 5		Pts: Durham 30 Rebs: Durham 24 Asts: Durham 9

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, B. Oliva, E. Botecario

Series summary

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Result
Game 1	October 13	Quezon Convention Center	Barangay Ginebra	102–87
Game 2	October 15	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Barangay Ginebra	86–76
Game 3	October 18		Meralco	94–81
Game 4	October 20		Meralco	85–83
Game 5	October 22	Philippine Arena	Barangay Ginebra	85–74
Game 6	October 25		Meralco	98–91
Game 7	October 27		Barangay Ginebra	101–96

Game 1

ESPN5

October 13 7:00 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102, Meralco Bolts 87
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 20–17, 28–36, 25–16
Pts: Brownlee 32 Rebs: Brownlee 19 Asts: Mercado 8		Pts: Durham 27 Rebs: Durham 14 Asts: Durham 8
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0

Quezon Convention Center, Lucena, Quezon Referees: S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza

Game 2

ESPN5

October 15 6:30pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 86, Meralco Bolts 76
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 22–13, 17–25, 29–14
Pts: Brownlee 19 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Brownlee 7		Pts: Durham 25 Rebs: Durham 22 Asts: Durham 7
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–0

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,159 Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste

Game 3

ESPN5

October 18 7:00pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81, Meralco Bolts 94
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 26–23, 17–20, 17–28
Pts: Brownlee 15 Rebs: Brownlee 11 Asts: J. Aguilar, Devance 4		Pts: Durham 38 Rebs: Durham 20 Asts: Newsome 12
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya

Game 4

ESPN5

October 20 7:00pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83, Meralco Bolts 85
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 23–24, 23–27, 20–17
Pts: Brownlee 34 Rebs: Brownlee 14 Asts: Brownlee 7		Pts: Durham 28 Rebs: Durham 18 Asts: Dillinger 5
Series tied, 2–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,164 Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste

Game 5

ESPN5

October 22 6:30pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85, Meralco Bolts 74
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 21–20, 24–27, 19–12
Pts: Brownlee 20 Rebs: Slaughter 16 Asts: Brownlee 5		Pts: Durham 27 Rebs: Durham 19 Asts: Amer, Durham 5
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–2

Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan Attendance: 36,445 Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya

Game 6

ESPN5

October 25 7:00pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 98
Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 20–25, 32–21, 22–23
Pts: Brownlee 23 Rebs: Brownlee 9 Asts: Brownlee, Thompson 4		Pts: Durham 28 Rebs: Durham 19 Asts: Newsome 11
Series tied, 3–3

Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan Attendance: 53,642 Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza

Game 7

ESPN5

October 27 7:00pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 101, Meralco Bolts 96
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 25–18, 29–27, 20–32
Pts: Tenorio 26 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: J. Aguilar, Brownlee 5		Pts: Durham 26 Rebs: Durham 24 Asts: Durham 9
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3

Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan Attendance: 54,086 Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta

Rosters

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2017 PBA Governors' Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College G 0 Taha, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde G 3 Mercado, Sol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–05–06 Biola 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 13 Helterbrand, Jayjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1976–10–14 Kentucky State F 14 Ferrer, Kevin (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1993–03–26 UST F 18 Jamito, Jammer (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare C 20 Slaughter, Greg 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo F/C 23 Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 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 27 Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–09–09 UST 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 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 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 (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale (CA)	Head coach Tim Cone Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (1st Assistant) Olsen Racela Freddie Abuda Team manager Alfrancis Chua ^[a] Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

• ^a Chua also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Meralco Bolts 2017 PBA Governors' Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College F/C 0 Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran G 1 Atkins, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–19 De La Salle F 5 Durham, Allen (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1988–07–09 Grace Bible G 6 Tolomia, Mike (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern F 7 Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley G 8 Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–09–07 De La Salle G 9 Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda G/F 11 Newsome, Chris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo G 13 Lanete, Garvo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda G/F 15 Sedurifa, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–09–04 Centro Escolar G 17 Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda G/F 20 Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi F/C 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila F/C 23 Nabong, Kelly (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC F 25 Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–07–19 Adamson F 33 de Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 St. Francis of Assisi	Head coach Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Ronnie Magsanoc (1st Assistant) Gene Afable Jimmy Alapag Patrick Fran Jamike Jarin Xavier Nunag Luigi Trillo 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 Governors' Cup Finals 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 TV5 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	Sev Sarmenta	Eric Menk and Eric Reyes	Rizza Diaz	Chuck Araneta	Tony dela Cruz	Mara Aquino
Game 2	Magoo Marjon	Quinito Henson and Jason Webb	Sel Guevara	James Velasquez	Jong Uichico	Apple David
Game 3	Anthony Suntay	Andy Jao and Yeng Guiao	Selina Dagdag	Carlo Pamintuan	Charles Tiu	Chino Lui Pio
Game 4	Charlie Cuna	Eric Menk and Dominic Uy	Sel Guevara	Chiqui Reyes	Ali Peek	Apple David
Game 5	Magoo Marjon	Eric Reyes and Quinito Henson	Rizza Diaz	James Velasquez	Tony dela Cruz	Carla Lizardo
Game 6	Sev Sarmenta	Dominic Uy and Andy Jao	Rizza Diaz	Carlo Pamintuan	Charles Tiu	Carla Lizardo
Game 7	Charlie Cuna	Quinito Henson and Andy Jao	Rizza Diaz	Chuck Araneta	Ali Peek	Carla Lizardo

• Additional Game 7 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: Magoo Marjon
  • Dugout celebration interviewer: Jutt Sulit

References

1. Amer says finals experience, RDO arrival brighten Meralco chances in rematch vs Ginebra, Jan Ballesteros, spin.ph, October 10, 2017
2. Ginebra, Meralco start title showdown, PBA.ph, October 12, 2017

External links

• PBA official website