2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2017–18 PBA season. The tournament started on December 17, 2017, and ended on April 6, 2018.^[1] The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup
Duration	December 17, 2017 – April 6, 2018
TV partner(s)	Local: ESPN 5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International
Finals
Champions	San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok
Awards
Best Player	June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVP	June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
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Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

• Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
• Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed.
• Quarterfinals:
  • QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
  • QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
  • QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series)
  • QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series)
• Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
  • SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
  • SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
• Finals (best-of-7 series)
  • F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	8	3	.727[a]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[b]	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[b]	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[b]	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455[c]	3
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455[c]	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[c]	3
11	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364	4
12	Kia Picanto	1	10	.091	7

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
3. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; 8th seed playoff: TNT 118–97 Phoenix

Schedule

Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Alaska Aces	MAG	TNT	MER	KIA	BGSM	BWE	PHX	GP	NLEX	SMB	ROS
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	MAG	GP	BWE	ALA	PHX	SMB	NLEX	KIA	TNT	MER	ROS
Blackwater Elite	MER	ROS	BGSM	TNT	GP	ALA	MAG	SMB	KIA	NLEX	PHX
GlobalPort Batang Pier	NLEX	BGSM	ROS	BWE	SMB	MER	ALA	TNT	MAG	KIA	PHX
Kia Picanto	NLEX	PHX	MAG	ALA	ROS	MER	TNT	BGSM	BWE	GP	SMB
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	ALA	BGSM	KIA	NLEX	PHX	TNT	BWE	SMB	ROS	GP	MER
Meralco Bolts	BWE	SMB	ALA	TNT	KIA	GP	ROS	NLEX	PHX	BGSM	MAG
NLEX Road Warriors	KIA	GP	PHX	MAG	SMB	ROS	BGSM	MER	ALA	BWE	TNT
Phoenix Fuel Masters	SMB	KIA	NLEX	ROS	MAG	BGSM	ALA	TNT	MER	BWE	GP
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	TNT	BWE	GP	PHX	KIA	NLEX	MER	MAG	ALA	SMB	BGSM
San Miguel Beermen	PHX	MER	TNT	NLEX	GP	BGSM	MAG	BWE	ALA	KIA	ROS
TNT KaTropa	ROS	ALA	SMB	BWE	MER	MAG	KIA	PHX	BGSM	GP	NLEX

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

Team	ALA	BGSM	BWE	GP	KIA	MAG	MER	NLEX	PHX	ROS	SMB	TNT
Alaska		97–83	88–84	105–98*	102–65	95–108	103–98	89–96	93–75	99–95	96–109	98–106
Barangay Ginebra	—		77–94	104–97	103–77	89–78	82–84	78–81	82–87	100–92***	100–96	93–78
Blackwater	—	—		76–101	95–76	72–78	98–103	90–93	83–78	92–87	106–96	83–92
GlobalPort	—	—	—		108–91	81–96	107–88	104–115	100–104	78–70	93–107	99–84
Kia	—	—	—	—		77–124	76–105	115–119	102–125	98–94	106–108	85–90
Magnolia	—	—	—	—	—		94–65	105–94	97–91	95–101	76–77	91–83
Meralco	—	—	—	—	—	—		85–87	92–90	84–90	97–103	81–99
NLEX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		95–102	86–97	98–109	75–101
Phoenix	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		99–120	96–104	74–72
Rain or Shine	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		95–80	82–79
San Miguel	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		88–76
TNT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Eighth seed playoff

ESPN 5

March 4 6:30 pm

Box score

Phoenix Fuel Masters 97, TNT KaTropa 118
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 24–27, 27–40, 21–24
Pts: Wright 18 Rebs: Kramer, Perkins 11 Asts: Wright 6		Pts: Rosario 18 Rebs: Castro 8 Asts: Castro 9

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Yante, R. Gruta, A. Nubla

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	106
	8	TNT	93
						1	San Miguel	4
	(Best-of-3)
						4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra	2
	5	Rain or Shine	0
											1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											2	Magnolia	1
	2	Magnolia	86
	7	GlobalPort	79
						2	Magnolia	4
	(Best-of-3)
						6	NLEX	2
	3	Alaska	0
	6	NLEX	2

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Quarterfinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (8) TNT

ESPN 5

March 6 4:30 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 106, TNT KaTropa 93
Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 21–21, 25–28, 29–21
Pts: Fajardo 35 Rebs: Fajardo 11 Asts: Ross 7		Pts: Castro, Rosario 19 Rebs: Rosario 7 Asts: Castro 8
San Miguel wins series in one game

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, M. Orioste

(2) Magnolia vs. (7) GlobalPort

ESPN 5

March 6 7:00 pm

Box score

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 86, GlobalPort Batang Pier 79
Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 22–19, 27–14, 25–20
Pts: Barroca 17 Rebs: Lee 13 Asts: Jalalon 4		Pts: Pringle 31 Rebs: Pringle, Taha 10 Asts: Romeo 6
Magnolia wins series in one game

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Flordeliza, G. Borja

(3) Alaska vs. (6) NLEX

ESPN 5

March 5 4:30 pm

Box score

Alaska Aces 99, NLEX Road Warriors 105
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–26, 32–24, 27–31
Pts: Banchero 20 Rebs: Abueva 13 Asts: three players 3		Pts: Ravena 25 Rebs: Quiñahan 10 Asts: Ravena 8

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, A. Nubla

ESPN 5

March 7 7:00 pm

Box score

Alaska Aces 83, NLEX Road Warriors 87
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 20–25, 28–19, 12–19
Pts: Abueva 17 Rebs: Abueva 16 Asts: Casio 6		Pts: Alas 18 Rebs: Alas 9 Asts: Ravena 7
NLEX wins series, 2–0

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza, M. Orioste

(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine

ESPN 5

March 5 7:00 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 23–20, 24–21, 20–16
Pts: Tenorio 16 Rebs: Thompson 15 Asts: Thompson 7		Pts: Belga 17 Rebs: Norwood, Ponferada 6 Asts: Ahanmisi, Tiu 3

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, N. Ranido

ESPN 5

March 7 4:30 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 91
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 15–27, 34–26, 22–19
Pts: J. Aguilar 27 Rebs: J. Aguilar 12 Asts: Mercado, Thompson 6		Pts: Ahanmisi 18 Rebs: Almazan 13 Asts: Ahanmisi 5
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 2–0

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, M. Montoya, J. Narandan

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Barangay Ginebra

ESPN 5

March 9 7:00 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 102, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 90
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 24–21, 28–22, 24–27
Pts: Santos 23 Rebs: Santos 9 Asts: Ross 8		Pts: three players 17 Rebs: Mariano 9 Asts: Ferrer 5

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, M. Orioste

ESPN 5

March 11 6:30 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 104, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 17–25, 28–18, 25–22, Overtime: 9–7
Pts: Fajardo 33 Rebs: Fajardo 19 Asts: Santos 5		Pts: J. Aguilar 28 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Tenorio 7

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, J. Narandan

ESPN 5

March 13 7:00 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 87, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 24–26, 26–34, 22–16
Pts: Fajardo 23 Rebs: Fajardo 16 Asts: Lassiter 4		Pts: J. Aguilar 25 Rebs: J. Aguilar 12 Asts: Thompson 6

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza

ESPN 5

March 15 7:00 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 102, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81
Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 26–19, 26–17, 18–23
Pts: Lassiter 23 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Ganuelas-Rosser 10		Pts: J. Aguilar 31 Rebs: J. Aguilar 13 Asts: Devance, Ferrer 5

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, M. Orioste

ESPN 5

March 17 6:30 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 100, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94
Scoring by quarter: 25–34, 30–21, 28–21, 17–18
Pts: Fajardo 25 Rebs: Santos 13 Asts: Cabagnot 5		Pts: J. Aguilar 34 Rebs: Thompson 15 Asts: Thompson 16
San Miguel wins series, 4–1

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

(2) Magnolia vs. (6) NLEX

ESPN 5

March 10 6:30 pm

Box score

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 87, NLEX Road Warriors 88
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 15–18, 34–28, 26–28
Pts: Sangalang 21 Rebs: Sangalang 9 Asts: Jalalon 6		Pts: Baguio 17 Rebs: Quiñahan 9 Asts: Quiñahan 7

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, M. Orioste

ESPN 5

March 12 7:00 pm

Box score

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 99, NLEX Road Warriors 84
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 21–19, 22–23, 29–22
Pts: Lee 27 Rebs: Sangalang 8 Asts: Jalalon 10		Pts: Mallari, Quiñahan 13 Rebs: Soyud 6 Asts: Ravena 7

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, M. Montoya

ESPN 5

March 14 7:00 pm

Box score

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 106, NLEX Road Warriors 99
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 29–24, 26–27, 27–21
Pts: Jalalon 25 Rebs: Reavis 10 Asts: Lee 6		Pts: Ravena 20 Rebs: Alas 9 Asts: Quiñahan, Ravena 5

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan

ESPN 5

March 16 7:00 pm

Box score

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 79, NLEX Road Warriors 91
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 19–16, 20–28, 20–22
Pts: Sangalang 15 Rebs: Sangalang 14 Asts: Barroca 7		Pts: Ravena 20 Rebs: Alas, Miranda 6 Asts: Alas, Ravena 5

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan

ESPN 5

March 18 6:30 pm

Box score

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 87, NLEX Road Warriors 78
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 17–16, 22–22, 28–20
Pts: Barroca 18 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Sangalang 6		Pts: Ravena 21 Rebs: Mallari, Soyud 9 Asts: Baguio 7

Ynares Center, Antipolo Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, R. Yante, M. Orioste

ESPN 5

March 20 7:00 pm

Box score

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 96, NLEX Road Warriors 89
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 29–17, 22–22, 25–21
Pts: Sangalang 15 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Jalalon 13		Pts: Miranda 20 Rebs: Miranda 8 Asts: Baguio 6
Magnolia wins series, 4–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, J. Narandan

Finals

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ESPN 5

March 23 7:00 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 103, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 105

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ESPN 5

March 25 6:30 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 92, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 77

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

ESPN 5

April 1 6:30 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 111, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 87

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ESPN 5

April 4 7:00 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 84, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 80

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ESPN 5

April 6 7:00 pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 99 (2OT)

San Miguel wins series, 4–1

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Awards

Conference

• Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
• Finals MVP: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)

Players of the Week

Week	Player	Ref.
December 17–24	Kiefer Ravena (NLEX Road Warriors)	[3]
December 25 – January 7	Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)	[4]
January 8–14	Paul Lee (Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok)	[5]
January 15–21	Roger Pogoy (TNT KaTropa)	[6]
January 22–28	Willy Wilson (Phoenix Fuel Masters)	[7]
January 29 – February 4	Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces)	[8]
February 5–11	Kiefer Ravena (NLEX Road Warriors)	[9]
February 12–18	Garvo Lanete (Meralco Bolts)	[10]
February 19–24	JVee Casio (Alaska Aces)	[11]
February 25 – March 4	Jericho Cruz (TNT KaTropa)	[12]
March 6–11	Marcio Lassiter (San Miguel Beermen)	[13]
March 12–18	June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)	[14]

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	June Mar Fajardo	San Miguel Beermen	23.8
Rebounds per game	John Paul Erram	Blackwater Elite	13.8
Assists per game	Scottie Thompson	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6.2
Steals per game	Chris Ross	San Miguel Beermen	2.2
Blocks per game	John Paul Erram	Blackwater Elite	3.0
Turnovers per game	June Mar Fajardo	San Miguel Beermen	4.2
Fouls per game	Chris Newsome	Meralco Bolts	3.7
	Calvin Abueva	Alaska Aces
Minutes per game	Arwind Santos	San Miguel Beermen	39.7
FG%	Matt Ganuelas-Rosser	San Miguel Beermen	62.1%
FT%	Chris Newsome	Meralco Bolts	91.3%
3FG%	Michael DiGregorio	Blackwater Elite	48.1%
	Gelo Alolino	Phoenix Fuel Masters
Double-doubles	June Mar Fajardo	San Miguel Beermen	16
Triple-doubles	JVee Casio	Alaska Aces	1
	Scottie Thompson	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
	Chris Ross	San Miguel Beermen

Individual game highs

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points	June Mar Fajardo	San Miguel Beermen	42
Rebounds	John Paul Erram	Blackwater Elite	21
	June Mar Fajardo	San Miguel Beermen
Assists	Scottie Thompson	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	16
Steals	Chris Ross	San Miguel Beermen	8
Blocks	John Paul Erram	Blackwater Elite	7
Three point field goals	Paul Lee (twice)	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6
	Sean Anthony	GlobalPort Batang Pier
	Troy Rosario	TNT KaTropa
	KG Canaleta	Meralco Bolts
	Ronald Tubid	Kia Picanto
	Arwind Santos	San Miguel Beermen

Team statistical leaders

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game	San Miguel Beermen	98.9
Rebounds per game	GlobalPort Batang Pier	56.8
Assists per game	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	24.7
Steals per game	Phoenix Fuel Masters	10.4
Blocks per game	San Miguel Beermen	6.5
Turnovers per game	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	19.7
FG%	San Miguel Beermen	44.4%
FT%	Meralco Bolts	76.4%
3FG%	Meralco Bolts	34.8%