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2015 PBA Governors' Cup finals

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.

2015 PBA Governors' Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(2) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(1) Alaska Aces Alex Compton 0
DatesJuly 10–17, 2015
MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
TelevisionLocal:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Cignal PPV (HD)
Fox Sports Asia
International:
AksyonTV International
AnnouncersSee broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5
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 San Miguel Beermen swept Alaska in their best-of-seven series, four games to none, winning their 21st overall championship in the league.

Background

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Road to the finals

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Main article: 2015 PBA Governors' Cup
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 3   Lutz, Chris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-02-11 Marshall
F/C 4   Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-07-16 Philippines
G 5   Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1982-12-08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 6   Ross, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-03-08 Marshall
G 11   Fortuna, Jeric 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1991-11-25 UST
G/F 13   Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-05-16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15   Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1989-11-17 Cebu
F 21   Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 Philippine Christian
F 23   Pascual, Ronald (R) 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-06-23 San Sebastian
F 27   Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-01-03 Philippine Christian
F 29   Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981-06-10 Far Eastern
F 32   Reid, Arizona (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986-03-11 High Point
F 33   Semerad, David (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-04-25 San Beda
G/F 71   Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981-10-15 UE
C 95   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
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured
Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 1   Travis, Romeo (I) 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-12-10 Akron
G 2   Banchero, Chris (R) 6 ft 0.25 in (1.84 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-01-24 Seattle Pacific
G/F 3   Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-08-19 UST
F 4   Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-06-18 PSBA
C 7   Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-12-07 James Cook
F 8   Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-02-04 San Sebastian
F/C 9   Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-15 Ateneo
G/F 11   dela Rosa, Rome (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-12-11 San Beda
F 15   Vanlandingham, Josh (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984-01-22 Everett CC
G 17   Exciminiano, Ping 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-11-17 Far Eastern
F/C 21   Bugia, Paolo (IN) 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-01-19 Ateneo
G/F 25   Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1977-06-01 Cebu
C 26   Eman, Samigue 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982-03-12 Mindanao
F/C 30   Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974-08-24 Lake Superior State
G 31   Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-11 Letran
F 35   dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1978-08-24 UC Irvine
G 42   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
  •   Dickie Bachmann[a] (De La Salle)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured

Roster

  • a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Broadcast notes

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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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