2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup finals

The 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the San Miguel Beermen played for the 101st championship contested by the league. Talk 'N Text won the series, 4–2, capturing their 3rd overall title.^[1]

2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup finals

Team Coach Wins (1) Talk 'N Text Chot Reyes 4 (2) San Miguel Ato Agustin 2
Dates	January 22 – February 4, 2011
MVP	Jimmy Alapag and Jayson Castro
Television	Solar TV, BTV
Announcers	See broadcast notes
Radio network	DZRJ-AM
Referees
Game 1: A. Herrera, B. Guevarra, J. Mariano Game 2: A. Herrera, B. Guevarra, J. Mariano Game 3: B. Cruz, A. Herrera, N. Quilinguen Game 4: N. Quilinguen, B. Guevarra, J. Mariano Game 5: B. Cruz, N. Sambrano, S. Pineda Game 6: P. Balao, N. Sambrano, S. Pineda

Background

Road to the finals

Main article: 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup

Talk 'N Text		San Miguel
Finished 11–3 (0.786): Tied for 1st*	Elimination round		Finished 11–3 (0.786): Tied for 1st*
+9	*Tiebreaker		−9
Def. Rain or Shine, 107–92	Quarterfinals		Def. Air21, 95–75
Def. B-Meg Derby Ace, 4–2	Semifinals		Def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–2

Series summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Wins
Talk 'N Text	91	110	82	87	99	95	4
San Miguel	82	102	103	91	77	82	2
Venue	Victorias	Cuneta	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta

Game 1

Solar TV

January 22 6:00 p.m.

Report

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 91, San Miguel Beermen 82
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–26, 23–22, 24–14
Pts: Castro 16 Rebs: Peek 11 Asts: Castro 5		Pts: Washington 14 Rebs: Santos 15 Asts: Cabagnot 6
Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0

Victorias City Sports and Amusement Center, Victorias, Negros Occidental Referees: A. Herrera, B. Guevarra, J. Mariano

Game 2

Solar TV

January 26 7:00 p.m.

Report

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, San Miguel Beermen 102
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 21–18, 31–29, 37–33
Pts: Dillinger 20 Rebs: Peek 12 Asts: Castro 5		Pts: Washington 20 Rebs: Hontiveros 10 Asts: Racela 5
Talk 'N Text leads series, 2–0

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Referees: A.Herrera, B. Guevarra, J.Mariano

Game 3

Solar TV

January 28 7:00 p.m.

Report

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 82, San Miguel Beermen 103
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 19–22, 20–27, 26–29
Pts: Castro 13 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Castro 3		Pts: Santos 20 Rebs: Washington 15 Asts: Ildefonso 6
Talk 'N Text leads series 2–1

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: B. Cruz, A. Herrera, N. Quilinguen

Game 4

Solar TV

January 30 6:00 p.m.

Report

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, San Miguel Beermen 91
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 14–19, 27–28, 29–21
Pts: de Ocampo 19 Rebs: Carey 15 Asts: de Ocampo 4		Pts: Washington 25 Rebs: Peña 10 Asts: Cabagnot 7
Series tied, 2–2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, B. Guevarra, J. Mariano

Game 5

Solar TV

February 2 7:00 p.m.

Report

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99, San Miguel Beermen 77
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 38–21, 22–20, 25–13
Pts: de Ocampo 20 Rebs: de Ocampo, 3 others 7 Asts: Alapag 10		Pts: Santos, Washington 18 Rebs: Washington 12 Asts: Cabagnot 6
Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 15,756 Referees: B. Cruz, N. Sambrano, S. Pineda

Game 6

Solar TV

February 4 7:00 p.m.

Report

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 95, San Miguel Beermen 82
Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 19–25, 18–15, 26–20
Pts: Reyes 17 Rebs: Carey 9 Asts: Alapag 10		Pts: Washington 29 Rebs: Washington 18 Asts: Cabagnot 4
Talk 'N Text wins series 4–2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, N. Sambrano, S. Pineda

Rosters

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 3 Jimmy Alapag (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Cal State San Bernardino F 4 Harvey Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State G 10 Ryan Reyes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton G/F 12 Larry Fonacier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo F/C 13 Mark Telan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle G 17 Jayson Castro 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Philippine Christian F 20 Jared Dillinger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Hawaiʻi F 21 Kelly Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oakland G 27 Emerson Oreta 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST G/F 28 Mark Yee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian (Cavite) F/C 33 Ranidel De Ocampo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi F/C 34 Ali Peek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Saint Mary's F 40 Rich Alvarez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo G/F 51 Aaron Aban 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran F/C 98 Gilbert Lao 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST

Head coach Chot Reyes (Ateneo) Assistant(s) Norman Black (Saint Joseph's) Jamike Jarin (Ateneo) Nash Racela (Ateneo) Bong Ravena (UE) Jaime Macayan (UE) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

San Miguel Beermen roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 4 Dorian Peña 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Coppin State G 5 Alex Cabagnot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Hawaiʻi–Hilo G/F 7 Dondon Hontiveros 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Cebu F/C 10 Danny Ildefonso 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) National-U G 16 Paul Artadi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE G 17 Olsen Racela (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Ateneo G 18 Joseph Yeo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle F 23 Jay Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Eckerd F 29 Arwind Santos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Far Eastern G 32 Dennis Miranda 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern C 34 Mick Pennisi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) BYU–Hawaii F 42 Danny Seigle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Wagner F 80 Sunday Salvacion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. Benilde

Head coach Ato Agustin (Lyceum) Assistant(s) Gee Abanilla (De La Salle) Pido Jarencio (UST) Freddie Abuda (Cebu) Biboy Ravanes (Cebu) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside reporters	Off-court commentators
Game 1	Mico Halili	Jason Webb	none	Patricia Bermudez-Hizon and Bo Perasol
Game 2	Sev Sarmenta	Quinito Henson	Magoo Marjon and Dominic Uy	Richard del Rosario and Yeng Guiao
Game 3	Mico Halili	Andy Jao	Chiqui Reyes and Mica Abesamis	Magoo Marjon and Bo Perasol
Game 4	Mico Halili	Jason Webb	Patricia Bermudez-Hizon and Jinno Rufino	Paolo Trillo and Ryan Gregorio
Game 5	Mico Halili	Quinito Henson	Chiqui Reyes and Dominic Uy	Patricia Bermudez-Hizon and Tim Cone
Game 6	Sev Sarmenta	Andy Jao	Patricia Bermudez-Hizon and Magoo Marjon	Richard del Rosario and Yeng Guiao