2015 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

2015 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
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(2) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(1) Alaska Aces Alex Compton 0
Dates July 10–17, 2015
MVP June Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Television Local:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Cignal PPV (HD)
Fox Sports Asia
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcers See broadcast notes
Radio network Radyo5
Referees
Game 1: A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Marabe
Game 2: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion
Game 3: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion
Game 4: A. Herrera, E. Aquino, J. Mariano
PBA Governors' Cup Finals chronology
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PBA Finals chronology

The 2015 PBA Governors' Cup Finals was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen competed for the 15th Governors' Cup championship and the 115th overall contested by the league. This also served as a finals rematch between the two teams, when San Miguel won the season's Philippine Cup championship in seven games.

The San Miguel Beermen swept Alaska in their best-of-seven series, four games to none, winning their 21st overall championship in the league.

Background

Road to the finals

San Miguel Alaska
Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Alaska at 1st place Elimination round Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with San Miguel at 1st place
0.939 (2nd place) Tiebreaker* 1.065 (1st place)
Def. Meralco in two games 99–106, 102–86 (twice-to-beat advantage) Quarterfinals Def. Barangay Ginebra in one game, 114–108 (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Rain or Shine, 3–1 (best-of-five) Semifinals Def. Star, 3–0 (best-of-five)

Head-to-head matchup

June 20
5:00 PM
Alaska Aces 82, San Miguel Beermen 77
Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 24–21, 18–28, 17–18
Pts: Travis 32
Rebs: Travis 10
Asts: Casio 4
Pts: Reid 17
Rebs: Fajardo, Reid 12
Asts: Reid 5
Panabo Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center, Panabo City, Davao del Norte
Referees: A. Herrera, S. Pineda, R. Gruta

Series summary

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Wins
San Miguel 108 103 96 91 4
Alaska 78 95 89 81 0
Venue MOA Araneta Araneta Araneta

Game 1

July 10
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 108, Alaska Aces 78
Scoring by quarter: 35–22, 19–19, 23–24, 31–13
Pts: Reid 32
Rebs: Fajardo 17
Asts: Reid 7
Pts: Travis 14
Rebs: Thoss 8
Asts: Travis 5
San Miguel leads series, 1–0
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Marabe

Game 2

July 12
5:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 103, Alaska Aces 95
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 19–20, 26–29, 30–22
Pts: Reid 37
Rebs: Fajardo 14
Asts: Reid, Lutz 7
Pts: Travis 23
Rebs: Travis 11
Asts: Dela Rosa 4
San Miguel leads series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion

Game 3

July 15
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 96, Alaska Aces 89
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 23–31, 28–25, 20–12
Pts: Reid 41
Rebs: Fajardo 19
Asts: Reid, Cabagnot, Fajardo, 3
Pts: Travis 17
Rebs: Travis 7
Asts: Travis, Casio, Thoss 3
San Miguel leads series, 3–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion

Game 4

July 17
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 91, Alaska Aces 81
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 19–32, 33–16, 21–16
Pts: Reid 33
Rebs: Fajardo 21
Asts: Cabagnot 6
Pts: Abueva 22
Rebs: Abueva 16
Asts: Travis, Abueva, Banchero, Casio 3
San Miguel wins series, 4–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,246
Referees: A. Herrera, E. Aquino, J. Mariano

Rosters

Alaska Aces 2015 PBA Governors' Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College
F 1 United States Travis, Romeo (I) 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-12-10 Akron
G 2 United States Banchero, Chris (R) 6 ft 0.25 in (1.84 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-01-24 Seattle Pacific
G/F 3 Philippines Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-08-19 UST
F 4 Philippines Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-06-18 PSBA
C 7 Papua New Guinea Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-12-07 James Cook
F 8 Philippines Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-02-04 San Sebastian
F/C 9 Philippines Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-15 Ateneo
G/F 11 United States dela Rosa, Rome (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-12-11 San Beda
F 15 United States Vanlandingham, Josh (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984-01-22 EvCC
G 17 Philippines Exciminiano, Ping 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-11-17 FEU
F/C 21 Philippines Bugia, Paolo (IN) 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-01-19 Ateneo
G/F 25 Philippines Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1977-06-01 UC
C 26 Philippines Eman, Samigue 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982-03-12 Mindanao
F/C 30 United States Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974-08-24 Lake Superior State
G 31 Philippines Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-11 Letran
F 35 United States dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1978-08-24 UC-Irvine
G 42 Philippines Casio, JVee 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-09-01 La Salle
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



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

Roster


San Miguel Beermen 2015 PBA Governors' Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College
G/F 3 United States Lutz, Chris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-02-11 Marshall
F/C 4 Philippines Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-07-16 UP
G 5 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1982-12-08 Hawaii-Hilo
G 6 United States Ross, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-03-08 Marshall
G 11 Philippines Fortuna, Jeric 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1991-11-25 UST
G/F 13 United States Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-05-16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Philippines Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1989-11-17 UC
F 21 Philippines Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 PCU
F 23 Philippines Pascual, Ronald (R) 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-06-23 San Sebastian
F 27 Philippines Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-01-03 PCU
F 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981-06-10 FEU
F 32 United States Reid, Arizona (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986-03-11 High Point
F 33 Australia Semerad, David (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-04-25 San Beda
G/F 71 Philippines Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981-10-15 UE
C 95 Philippines De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 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
  • Injured

Broadcast notes

Game TV5 coverage Fox Sports coverage
Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s)
Game 1 Charlie Cuna Ali Peek and Ryan Gregorio Erika Padilla no broadcast
Game 2 Magoo Marjon Quinito Henson and Dominic Uy Rizza Diaz Nicholas Nathanielsz Charles Tiu
Game 3 Charlie Cuna Andy Jao and Eric Reyes Sel Guevara Patricia Bermudez-Hizon Vince Hizon
Game 4 Magoo Marjon Dominic Uy and Richard del Rosario Apple David Jude Turcuato Charles Tiu

References

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