2013 PBA Governors' Cup finals

The 2013 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals (also known as the 2013 PLDT Telpad PBA Governors' Cup finals for sponsorship reasons) was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Petron Blaze and San Mig Coffee competed for the 109th championship contested by the league. This was the first time the two teams met in the finals since the 2000 PBA Governors' Cup finals when the Petron Blaze Boosters (then known as the San Miguel Beermen) defeated the San Mig Coffee Mixers (then known as the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) in five games.

2013 PBA Governors' Cup finals

Team Coach Wins (2) San Mig Coffee Mixers Tim Cone 4 (1) Petron Blaze Boosters Gee Abanilla 3
Dates	October 11–25, 2013
MVP	Marc Pingris
Television	Sports5 on TV5
Announcers	See broadcast notes
Radio network	DZSR
Referees
Game 1: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, R. Gruta Game 2: E. Quirino, J. Mariano, S. Pineda Game 3: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Aquino Game 4: P. Balao, N. Sambrano, E. Aquino Game 5: A. Herrera, P. Balao, N. Sambrano Game 6: P. Balao, J. Mariano, E. Aquino Game 7: A. Herrera, N. Sambrano, S. Pineda

Background

Road to the finals

Main article: 2013 PBA Governors' Cup

San Mig Coffee		Petron Blaze
Finished 6–3 (0.667): 2nd	Elimination round		Finished 8–1 (0.889):1st
Def. Alaska in one game (105–112, 83–74)	Quarterfinals		Def. Barangay Ginebra in two games (101–94)
Def. Meralco, 3–1	Semifinals		Def. Rain or Shine, 3–1

Head-to-head matchup

The conference head-to-head matchup was on August 31, 2013 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

August 31, 2013

recap

San Mig Coffee Mixers 83, Petron Blaze Boosters 89

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Series summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Wins
San Mig Coffee	84	100	68	88	114	88	87	4
Petron Blaze	100	93	90	86	103	99	77	3
Venue	MOA	Araneta	Araneta	MOA	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta

Game 1

Sports5 on TV5

October 11 8:00 p.m.

boxscore

San Mig Coffee Mixers 84, Petron Blaze Boosters 100
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 18–18, 25–18, 23–41
Pts: Blakely 23 Rebs: Blakely 14 Asts: de Ocampo 6		Pts: Millsap 35 Rebs: Millsap 10 Asts: Millsap 10
Petron Blaze leads series, 1–0

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 12,518 Referees: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, R. Gruta

Game 2

Sports5 on TV5

October 13 4:30 p.m.

boxscore

San Mig Coffee Mixers 100, Petron Blaze Boosters 93
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 19–21, 25–18, 26–31
Pts: Blakely 23 Rebs: Blakely 16 Asts: Blakely 6		Pts: Millsap 31 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Millsap 4
Series tied, 1–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 12,072 Referees: E. Quirino, J. Mariano, S. Pineda

Game 3

Sports5 on TV5

October 16 8:00 p.m.

boxscore

San Mig Coffee Mixers 68, Petron Blaze Boosters 90
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 10–27, 22–22, 16–13
Pts: Blakely 17 Rebs: Blakely 10 Asts: Blakely, Pingris 4		Pts: Millsap 28 Rebs: Fajardo 9 Asts: Lutz 5
Petron Blaze leads series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 12,314 Referees: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Aquino

Game 4

Sports5 on TV5

October 18 8:00 p.m.

boxscore

San Mig Coffee Mixers 88, Petron Blaze Boosters 86
Scoring by quarter: 33–13, 19–16, 15–34, 21–23
Pts: Blakely 19 Rebs: Blakely 13 Asts: Blakely 6		Pts: Millsap 33 Rebs: Fajardo 26 Asts: Millsap 4
Series tied, 2–2

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: P. Balao, N. Sambrano, E. Aquino

Game 5

Sports5 on TV5

October 20 4:30 p.m.

Boxscore

San Mig Coffee Mixers 114, Petron Blaze Boosters 103
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 33–36, 33–26, 27–23
Pts: Blakely 30 Rebs: Blakely 15 Asts: Barroca 10		Pts: Millsap 37 Rebs: Fajardo 16 Asts: Cabagnot 7
San Mig Coffee leads series, 3–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 12,137 Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, N. Sambrano

Game 6

Sports5 on TV5

October 23 8:30 p.m.

boxscore

San Mig Coffee Mixers 88, Petron Blaze Boosters 99
Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 20–24, 24–22, 25–25
Pts: Blakely 21 Rebs: Blakely11 Asts: Mallari, Pingris 4		Pts: Millsap 30 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Millsap, Cabagnot, Santos 6
Series tied, 3–3

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 15,018 Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, E. Aquino

Game 7

Sports5 on TV5

October 25 7:15 p.m.

boxscore

San Mig Coffee Mixers 87, Petron Blaze Boosters 77
Scoring by quarter: 19-19, 22–20, 24–22, 22–16
Pts: Blakely, Pingris 19 Rebs: Pingris 17 Asts: Barroca 4		Pts: Millsap 25 Rebs: Fajardo 15 Asts: Cabagnot 8
San Mig Coffee wins series, 4–3

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 21,319 Referees: A. Herrera, N. Sambrano, S. Pineda

Rosters

San Mig Coffee Mixers roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 4 Rafi Reavis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Coppin State SG 8 Peter June Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mindanao PG 9 Lester Alvarez (R) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Adamson PF 10 Jewel Ponferada (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) National-U SG 11 Alex Mallari (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Lewis–Clark State PG 14 Mark Barroca 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern PF 15 Marc Pingris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) PSBA SG 18 James Yap 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UE SF 19 Jerwin Gaco 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle G/F 22 Allein Maliksi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST G/F 23 Marqus Blakely (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Vermont SF 30 Leo Najorda 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Sebastian SF 33 Val Acuña 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) UE PF 38 Joe Devance 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UTEP C 55 Gian Chiu (R/IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oberlin C 95 Yancy De Ocampo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi	Head coach Tim Cone (George Washington) Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (De La Salle) Olsen Racela (Ateneo) Johnny Abarrientos (Far Eastern) Jeffrey Cariaso (Sonoma State) Team manager Alvin Patrimonio (Mapúa) 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

Petron Blaze Boosters roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 1 Elijah Millsap (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UAB PG 2 Dennis Miranda 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern SF 3 Chris Lutz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Marshall PG 5 Alex Cabagnot (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Hawaiʻi–Hilo SF 7 Jason Deutchman (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) San Diego State PF 10 Danny Ildefonso 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) National-U PF 12 Mark Isip 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Far Eastern SF 13 Marcio Lassiter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton G 21 Paolo Hubalde 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE C 22 June Mar Fajardo (R) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Cebu F/C 24 Magi Sison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UP Diliman PG 26 Chico Lanete 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum SF 29 Arwind Santos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern F/C 44 Doug Kramer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo SG 71 Ronald Tubid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE	Head coach Gee Abanilla (De La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Leo Austria (Lyceum) Koy Banal (Mapúa) Biboy Ravanes (Cebu) John Todd Purves Team manager Siot Tanquingcen (UST) 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

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters	Sports5 Center Analysts
Game 1	Magoo Marjon	Jason Webb	Erika Padilla	Aaron Atayde and Nikko Ramos
Game 2	Mico Halili	Quinito Henson	Sel Guevara	Aaron Atayde and Benjie Paras
Game 3	Charlie Cuna	Dominic Uy	Rizza Diaz	Nikko Ramos and Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 4	Rado Dimalibot	Eric Reyes	Rizza Diaz	Mico Halili and Benjie Paras
Game 5	Magoo Marjon	Jason Webb	Erika Padilla	Aaron Atayde, Benjie Paras and Chot Reyes
Game 6	Mico Halili	Jason Webb	Nikko Ramos and Rizza Diaz	Aaron Atayde, Ronnie Magsanoc and Chot Reyes
Game 7	Magoo Marjon	Jason Webb	Nikko Ramos and Erika Padilla	Mico Halili, Ronnie Magsanoc and Chot Reyes

• Additional Game 7 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: Aaron Atayde
  • Dugout celebration interviewer: Nikko Ramos

TV ratings

Game	AGB Nielsen Mega Manila	TNS/Kantar national
Game 1	9.5%[1]	4.5%[2]
Game 2	9%[1]	5.3%[2]
Game 3	9.4%[3]	4.9%[4]
Game 4	10.2%[3]	5.7%[4]
Game 5	7.9%[3]	4.7%[4]
Game 6	11.7%[5]	7%[6]
Game 7	15.4%[7]	8.8%[8]
Average	10.4	5.8%