2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

Team	Coach	Wins
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	Chot Reyes	4
(2) Alaska Aces	Tim Cone	3

Dates

January 28–February 10, 2009

MVP

Mark Cardona

Television

C/S9, BTV

Announcers

See broadcast notes

Radio network

Radyo PBA

Announcers

See broadcast notes

Referees

Game 1:	Aldaba, Balao, Ngo
Game 2:	Herrera, Ferrer, Sambrano
Game 3:	Cruz, Ngo, Maurillo
Game 4:	Calungcaguin, Aldaba, Quilinguen
Game 5:	Cruz, Ferrer, Balao
Game 6:	Aldaba, N. Sambrano, R. Mangibin
Game 7:	Cruz, Aldaba, Maurillo

The 2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters played for the 97th championship contested by the league.

This wss the first Philippine Cup Finals where no team from the San Miguel Corporation took part since 2000, and the second time the Aces and the Tropang Texters met in the finals, the first was from the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference in which the Aces won in seven games.

Background

Talk 'N Text
Finished 11–7 (.611): 2nd	Elimination round	Finished 12–6 (.677): 1st
Bye	Wildcard phase	Bye
Bye	Quarterfinals	Bye
Def. San Miguel, 4–2	Semifinals	Def. Sta. Lucia, 4–2

Series summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Wins
Talk 'N Text	95	91	92	100	93	99	93	4
Alaska	102	100	73	98	95	94	89	3
Venue	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta	Cuneta	Araneta	Araneta

Game 1

C/S9

January 28
7:30 p.m.

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 95, Alaska Aces 102
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 14–24, 29–25, 22–30
Pts: Castro 18 Rebs: Carey 15 Asts: Cardona 4		Pts: Tenorio 27 Rebs: dela Cruz 14 Asts: Miller 9
Alaska leads series, 1–0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Aldaba, Balao, Ngo

Game 2

C/S9

January 30
7:00 p.m.

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 91, Alaska Aces 100
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 36–29, 24–22, 12–24
Pts: de Ocampo 20 Rebs: Carey 9 Asts: Cardona, Castro 5		Pts: Devance 24 Rebs: dela Cruz, Devance 9 Asts: Tenorio 10
Alaska leads series, 2–0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Herrera, Ferrer, Sambrano

Game 3

C/S9

February 1
6:00 p.m.

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92, Alaska Aces 73
Pts: Cardona 23 Rebs: Carey 14 Asts: Castro 7		Pts: Fonacier, Hugnatan, Thoss 13 Rebs: Hugnatan 12 Asts: Tenorio 6
Alaska leads series, 2–1

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Cruz, Ngo, Maurillo

Game 4

C/S9

February 4
7:00 p.m.

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 100, Alaska Aces 98
Pts: Alapag 20 Rebs: Carey 9 Asts: Castro 5		Pts: Devance 24 Rebs: Thoss 11 Asts: Miller 9
Series tied, 2–2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Calungcaguin, Aldaba, Quilinguen

Game 5

C/S9

February 6
7:00 p.m.

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93, Alaska Aces 95
Pts: Cardona 23 Rebs: de Ocampo 11 Asts: Castro 7		Pts: Thoss 20 Rebs: Hugnatan 10 Asts: Tenorio 12
Alaska leads series, 3–2

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Referees: Cruz, Ferrer, Balao

Conference best player Willie Miller knocked in a big triple to make up for two crucial errors down the stretch. TNT had a chance to salvage the game but Renren Ritualo misfired his own three-point try then Harvey Carey missed a tip-in in the last eight seconds.^[1]

Game 6

C/S9

February 8
6:00 p.m.

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99, Alaska Aces 94
Pts: Cardona 23 Rebs: Peek 16 Asts: Alapag 6		Pts: Miller 22 Rebs: Ferriols 10 Asts: Miller 7
Series tied, 3–3

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 13,034
Referees: Aldaba, Sambrano, N., Mangibin R

Game 7

C/S9

February 11
7:00 p.m.

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93, Alaska Aces 89
Pts: Cardona 23 Rebs: de Ocampo 11 Asts: Castro 8		Pts: Miller 22 Rebs: Devance 14 Asts: Miller 8
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–3

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 18,388
Referees: Cruz, Aldaba, Maurillo

Rosters

Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	POB	Name	Ht.	Wt.
6.0 !C	7	PNG !	Thoss, Sonny	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	James Cook
1.0 !PG	9	PHI !	Tenorio, LA	7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	Ateneo
3.0 !SF	10	PHI !	Borboran, Mark	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	UE
1.0 !PG	11	PHI !	Miller, Willie	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Letran
2.0 !SG	12	PHI !	Fonacier, Larry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Ateneo
1.0 !PG	15	PHI !	dela Peña, Kelvin	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mapúa
4.5 !PF	21	PHI !	Hugnatan, Reynel	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	UM
2.0 !SG	22	USA !	Cariaso, Jeffrey (C)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sonoma State
5.5 !F/C	30	PHI !	Sotto, Ervin	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	St. Francis
3.0 !SF	35	USA !	dela Cruz, Tony	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	UC Irvine
3.0 !SF	38	USA !	Devance, Joe	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UTEP
4.5 !PF	55	PHI !	Ferriols, John	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	USJ-Recoletos

Head coach

Tim Cone

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	POB	Name	Ht.	Wt.
4.5 !PF	2	USA !	Reyes, Robert	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Flagler
1.0 !PG	3	USA !	Alapag, Jimmy	7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	CSU San Bernardino
3.0 !SF	4	USA !	Carey, Harvey	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sonoma State
2.0 !SG	9	PHI !	Cardona, Mark	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	De La Salle
3.0 !SF	10	PHI !	Aljamal, Yousif	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	San Beda
2.0 !SG	11	PHI !	Escobal, Pong	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	San Beda
2.0 !SG	14	PHI !	Ritualo, Ren-Ren	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	De La Salle
1.0 !PG	17	PHI !	Castro, Jayson	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	PCU
5.5 !F/C	18	PHI !	de Ocampo, Yancy	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	St. Francis
3.0 !SF	20	USA !	Dillinger, Jared	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Hawaii
2.0 !SG	24	PHI !	Chia, Gec	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Ateneo
4.5 !PF	33	PHI !	de Ocampo, Ranidel	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	St. Francis
5.5 !F/C	34	USA !	Peek, Ali	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	St. Mary's-California
4.5 !PF	98	PHI !	Lao, Gilbert	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UST

Head coach

Chot Reyes (Ateneo)

Assistant coach(es)

Aboy Castro (UP)
Nash Racela (Ateneo)
Patrick Fran (UST)
Bong Ravena (UE)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside reporters
Game 1	Mico Halili	Quinito Henson	Dominic Uy & Lia Cruz
Game 2	Ed Picson	Jason Webb	Eric Reyes & Reema Chanco
Game 3	Mico Halili	Andy Jao	Patricia Bermudez-Hizon & Peaches Aberin
Game 4	Jude Turcuato	Quinito Henson	Magoo Marjon & Chesca Litton
Game 5	Ed Picson	Jason Webb	Chiqui Reyes & Reema Chanco
Game 6	Mico Halili	Andy Jao	Dominic Uy & Lia Cruz
Game 7	Jude Turcuato	Norman Black	Dominic Uy & Chesca Litton

*Marjon filled in for Picson who mistenkly went to the Araneta Coliseum instead of the Cuneta Astrodome which was the Game 5 venue.

Music used in the coverage were "We Made It" by Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park.

References

↑ Aces silence Texters, gain 3-2 lead, Philstar.com

External links

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Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup Champions
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