2015 PBA Governors' Cup finals

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2015 PBA Governors' Cup finals
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TeamCoachWins
(2) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(1) Alaska Aces Alex Compton 0
DatesJuly 10–17, 2015
MVP June Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
TelevisionLocal:
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International:
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AnnouncersSee 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
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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.

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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 placeElimination roundFinished 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)QuarterfinalsDef. Barangay Ginebra in one game, 114–108 (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Rain or Shine, 3–1 (best-of-five)SemifinalsDef. 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

TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Wins
San Miguel10810396914
Alaska789589810
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

PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G/F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Lutz, Chris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)1985-02-11 Marshall
F/C 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)215 lb (98 kg)1984-07-16 Philippines
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)1982-12-08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 6 Flag of the United States.svg Ross, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)1985-03-08 Marshall
G 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Fortuna, Jeric 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg)1991-11-25 UST
G/F 13 Flag of the United States.svg Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1987-05-16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg)1989-11-17 Cebu
F 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)1980-06-30 Philippine Christian
F 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pascual, Ronald  (R)6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)190 lb (86 kg)1988-06-23 San Sebastian
F 27 Flag of the Philippines.svg Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)1982-01-03 Philippine Christian
F 29 Flag of the Philippines.svg Santos, Arwind  (C)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg)1981-06-10 Far Eastern
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Reid, Arizona  (I)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)1986-03-11 High Point
F 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Semerad, David  (R)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg)1991-04-25 San Beda
G/F 71 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)1981-10-15 UE
C 95 Flag of the Philippines.svg 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
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

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



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

Roster


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

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