2009 PBA Fiesta Conference finals

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2009 PBA Fiesta Conference finals
TeamCoachWins
(1) San Miguel Beermen Siot Tanquingcen 4
(2) Barangay Ginebra Kings Jong Uichico 3
DatesJuly 1–17, 2009
MVP Jonas Villanueva
Television C/S9, BTV, TFC
AnnouncersSee broadcast notes
Radio network Sports Radio 918
AnnouncersSee broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:Cruz, Aldaba, Quilinguen
Game 2:Montiel, Balao, Sambrano, N.
Game 3:Aldaba, Herrera, Ferrer
Game 4:Cruz, Ngo, Pascual
Game 5:Herrera, Ferrer, Mangibin R.
Game 6:Aldaba, Quilinguen, Sambrano N.
Game 7:Aldaba, Herrera, Ferrer
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The 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The series was a best-of-seven affair and was the 97th championship disputed in the league. The teams competing are first-seed San Miguel Beermen and the second-seed defending champions Barangay Ginebra Kings, two of the three San Miguel Corporation-owned teams.

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This was the fourth time the two teams meet in the finals, with San Miguel winning their first two meetings (1989 Reinforced Conference and the 2001 All Filipino Cup). Barangay Ginebra won their latest finals meeting on the conclusion of the 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup.

This was also the first time in PBA history that a champion of the previous year's Fiesta Conference was able to enter the finals to defend their crown.

After a full 7-game series, San Miguel held off Ginebra in game 7 with an emphatic 90–79 win, with Jonas Villanueva awarded as the Finals MVP.

Background

Road to the finals

San Miguel Barangay Ginebra
Finished 113 (0.785)1stElimination roundFinished 86 (0.571)Tied for 2nd
Tiebreaker11471, against Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2nd
ByeWildcard phaseBye
Quarterfinals
Def. Burger King Whoppers, 42SemifinalsDef. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 42

Series summary

TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Wins
San Miguel96951031069898904
Barangay Ginebra1027811610410684793
Venue Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta

Game 1

July 1
7:30 p.m.
San Miguel Beermen 96, Barangay Ginebra Kings 102
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 19–27, 24–28, 31–21
Pts: Washington 19
Rebs: Freeman 12
Asts: Washington 3
Pts: Helterbrand 21
Rebs: Noel 8
Asts: Helterbrand 7
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Cruz, Aldaba, Quilinguen

Game 2

July 3
7:00 p.m.
San Miguel Beermen 95, Barangay Ginebra Kings 78
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 30–22, 21–20, 24–14
Pts: Freeman 23
Rebs: Freeman 17
Asts: Racela 5
Pts: Noel 20
Rebs: Noel, Reavis 8
Asts: Helterbrand 4
Series tied, 1–1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Montiel, Balao, Sambrano, N.

With just a few seconds before the game ended, and with a San Miguel win certain, San Miguel players Danny Ildefonso and Marc Pingris were involved with an altercation with a Ginebra fan. [1] Both men were suspended for one game and were fined P30,000 and P10,000 respectively. [2]

Game 3

July 5
6:00 p.m.
San Miguel Beermen 103, Barangay Ginebra Kings 116
Scoring by quarter:29–21, 32–27, 17–28, 25–40
Pts: Freeman 25
Rebs: Freeman 19
Asts: Racela 5
Pts: Noel 32
Rebs: Noel 10
Asts: Noel 11
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 21
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 13,500
Referees: Aldaba, Herrera, Ferrer

The Kings, after falling behind by 12 points, outscored the Beermen by 11 points in the third quarter and another 15 points in the final quarter to have a come-from-behind victory to take the series lead. Noel had a triple double and had key plays during the decisive Ginebra run.

Game 4

July 8
7:00 p.m.
San Miguel Beermen 106, Barangay Ginebra Kings 104
Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 23–20, 24–27, 35–31
Pts: Freeman 23
Rebs: Freeman 21
Asts: Cortez, Villanueva 4
Pts: Helterbrand 22
Rebs: Noel 18
Asts: Helterbrand 6
Series tied, 2–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Cruz, Ngo, Pascual

A close game all-throughout with as many as 18 deadlocks in between, Freeman converted a three-point play to increase San Miguel's lead to five; SMB led by as much as 8 in the final two minutes when Ginebra had another run. Eric Menk and Chico Lanete scored to cut the lead to two. Noel tied the ballgame after shooting two free throws off a foul from San Miguel, but Freeman scored on a put-back off Mike Cortez's miss. With less than 30 seconds left, Freeman fouled Noel beyond the three-point line on the act of shooting; Noel missed all of this free-throws, and San Miguel hung on to tie the series 22.

Game 5

July 13
7:00 p.m.
San Miguel Beermen 98, Barangay Ginebra Kings 106
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 24–33, 26–15, 30–35
Pts: Cortez 23
Rebs: Freeman 10
Asts: Cortez 5
Pts: Noel 29
Rebs: Noel 11
Asts: Noel, Helterbrand 4
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Herrera, Ferrer, Mangibin R.

The fifth game of the series was rescheduled to July 13 since the Araneta Coliseum was not available due to a WWE event on July 10 and a UAAP doubleheader on July 12. [3]

Game 6

July 15
7:00 p.m.
San Miguel Beermen 98, Barangay Ginebra Kings 84
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 27–15, 24–27, 30–23
Pts: Freeman 24
Rebs: Freeman 12
Asts: Freeman, Cortez 4
Pts: Noel 16
Rebs: Noel 11
Asts: Noel 7
Series tied, 3–3
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,039
Referees: Aldaba, Quilinguen, Sambrano N.

Game 7

July 17
7:00 p.m.
San Miguel Beermen 90, Barangay Ginebra Kings 79
Scoring by quarter:25–15, 20–22, 25–23, 20–19
Pts: Freeman 29
Rebs: Freeman 18
Asts: Villanueva 7
Pts: Helterbrand 25
Rebs: Noel 15
Asts: Helterbrand 7
San Miguel wins series, 4–3
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 20,541
Referees: Aldaba, Herrera, Ferrer

Rosters

PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PG 1 Flag of the United States.svg Cortez, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle
PG 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Villanueva, Jonas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg) Far Eastern
C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Peña, Dorian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) Coppin State
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Custodio, Bonbon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)190 lb (86 kg) UE
SG 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Cebu
PF 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) National-U
G/F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo
F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pingris, Marc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) PSBA
PG 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Racela, Olsen  (C)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) Ateneo
G/F 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) National-U
C 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)239 lb (108 kg) Mindanao
SF 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Eckerd
SF 25 Flag of the United States.svg Freeman, Gabriel  (I)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Mesa CC
PG 27 Flag of the Philippines.svg Baguion, Froilan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) National-U
C 34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) Eastern Michigan
PF 41 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) Adamson
SF 42 Flag of the Philippines.svg Seigle, Danny  Cruz Roja.svg6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Wagner
SG 88 Flag of the Philippines.svg Calaguio, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • (I) Import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PG 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum
C 2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Bakersfield
SG 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) UST
C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Reavis, Rafi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Coppin State
PG 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Escalona, Macky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo
SF 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Intal, JC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Ateneo
SG 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Valenzuela, Junthy  Cruz Roja.svg6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SCSIT
PG 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Helterbrand, Jayjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg) Kentucky State
PG 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Artadi, Paul 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg) UE
PF 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kramer, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo
PG 22 Flag of the United States.svg Pacana, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
SF 27 Flag of the United States.svg Wilson, Willy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) De La Salle
C 30 Flag of the United States.svg Menk, Eric  (C)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Lake Superior State
F 34 Flag of the United States.svg Noel, David  (I)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina
SG 47 Flag of the Philippines.svg Caguioa, Mark  Cruz Roja.svg6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Glendale CC (CA)
SG 71 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) UE
SG 80 Flag of the Philippines.svg Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) St. Benilde
C 98 Flag of the Philippines.svg Se, Homer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) San Sebastian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • (I) Import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Broadcast notes

The finals is the second championship series of The PBA on C/S .

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reporters
Game 1 Mico Halili Andy Jao Dominic Uy & Lia Cruz
Game 2Vitto Lazatin Quinito Henson Magoo Marjon & Mica Abesamis
Game 3 Richard del Rosario Norman Black Chiqui Reyes & Cesca Litton
Game 4Jude Turcuato Jason Webb Dominic Uy & Marga Vargas
Game 5Sev SarmientaQuinito Henson Patricia Bermudez-Hizon & Mica Abesamis
Game 6Sev SarmientaAndy JaoMagoo Marjon & Cesca Litton
Game 7Mico HaliliJason WebbMagoo Marjon & Lia Cruz

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