2019 PBA Philippine Cup finals

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok competed for the 41st Philippine Cup championship and the 125th overall championship contested by the league. It was the rematch of last year's finals where San Miguel beat Magnolia in 5 games.^[1]

2019 PBA Philippine Cup finals

Team Coach Wins (5) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4 (6) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok Chito Victolero 3
Dates	May 1 – 15, 2019
MVP	June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
Television	Local: ESPN5 The 5 Network PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Radio network	Radyo5 (DWFM)
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1: J. Mariano, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza, M. Orioste Game 2: P. Balao, J. Mariano, J. Narandan, M. Flordeliza Game 3: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, R. Yante, M. Montoya Game 4: P. Balao, R. Yante, R. Gruta, J. Narandan Game 5: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza Game 6: P. Balao, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza Game 7: P. Balao, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

Background

Further information: 2019 San Miguel Beermen season § Philippine Cup, and 2019 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season § Philippine Cup

Road to the finals

Main article: 2019 PBA Philippine Cup

San Miguel Beermen		Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok
Finished 7–4 (.636): Tied with Barangay Ginebra and TNT in 3rd place	Elimination round		Finished 6–5 (.545) in 6th place
Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98 (5th place)	Tiebreaker		—
Def. TNT, 2–1 (best-of-three)	Quarterfinals		Def. Barangay Ginebra, 2–1 (best-of-three)
Def. Phoenix Pulse, 4–1	Semifinals		Def. Rain or Shine, 4–3

Head-to-head matchup

February 10

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 113, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 92
Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 23–30, 31–27, 31–23
Pts: Santos 29 Rebs: Fajardo 8 Asts: Cabagnot, Lassiter 4		Pts: Sangalang 19 Rebs: Reavis 6 Asts: Barroca 4

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Series summary

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Result
Game 1	May 1	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Magnolia	99–94
Game 2	May 3		San Miguel	108–101
Game 3	May 5		Magnolia	86–82
Game 4	May 8		San Miguel	114–98
Game 5	May 10		Magnolia	88–86
Game 6	May 12		San Miguel	98–86
Game 7	May 15		San Miguel	72–71

Game summaries

Game 1

ESPN 5

May 1 7:00pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 94, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 99
Scoring by quarter: 30–34, 25–18, 18–28, 21–19
Pts: Fajardo 35 Rebs: Fajardo 21 Asts: Ross, Santos 5		Pts: Lee 18 Rebs: Sangalang 12 Asts: Lee 5
Magnolia leads series, 1–0

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

Game 2

ESPN 5

May 3 7:00pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 101
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 28–19, 32–25, 25–35
Pts: Cabagnot, Fajardo 16 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Cabagnot 6		Pts: Sangalang 18 Rebs: Lee 10 Asts: Jalalon 8
Series tied, 1–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, J. Narandan, M. Flordeliza

Game 3

ESPN 5

May 5 6:30pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 82, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 86
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 12–24, 22–21, 24–20
Pts: Santos 19 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Ross 7		Pts: Barroca 22 Rebs: Reavis, Sangalang 15 Asts: Jalalon 5
Magnolia leads series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, R. Yante, M. Montoya

Game 4

ESPN 5

May 8 7:00pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 114, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 98
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 29–20, 33–30, 27–21
Pts: Fajardo 31 Rebs: Fajardo, Standhardinger 14 Asts: Santos 6		Pts: Barroca, Jalalon 22 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Jalalon 5
Series tied, 2–2

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

Game 5

ESPN 5

May 10 7:00pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 86, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 88
Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 18–22, 27–20, 23–19
Pts: Fajardo 21 Rebs: Fajardo 22 Asts: Fajardo, Ross 4		Pts: Barroca 22 Rebs: Sangalang 14 Asts: Jalalon 9
Magnolia leads series, 3–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

In Game 5, Mark Barroca hits the game-winning buzzer beater.

Streaking incident

A man dressed in a Spider-Man costume was brought to jail after streaking during the fourth quarter. The man identified as Paolo Felizarta stormed the court holding a placard with "Vote! Love!" written on it with three minutes left in the game and accidentally hit San Miguel star center June Mar Fajardo on his right jaw. Fajardo fell down on the floor in pain as Felizarta was apprehended by security personnel at the venue. Felizarta was brought and detained at the Station 7 of the Quezon City Police District. There were two other men who were caught in the scene, namely Rayahn Paredes and Flenn John Lola. Lola was assumed to be Felizarta's accomplice while Paredes, who was sitting on the stands behind the basket, was caught punching Lola as he was ushered out of the court. Police said Lola and Paredes settled their dispute at a nearby barangay hall. ^[2]

Game 6

ESPN 5

May 12 6:30pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 98, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 86
Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 25–24, 18–26, 30–24
Pts: Fajardo 23 Rebs: Fajardo 18 Asts: Romeo, Ross 6		Pts: Jalalon 17 Rebs: Lee 7 Asts: Jalalon 8
Series tied, 3–3

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

Game 7

ESPN 5

May 15 7:00pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 72, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 71
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 5–14, 25–20, 22–13
Pts: Cabagnot 18 Rebs: Fajardo 31 Asts: three players 3 each		Pts: Sangalang 18 Rebs: Reavis 8 Asts: Jalalon, Lee 6
San Miguel wins series, 4–3

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 12,871[3] Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

Rosters

San Miguel Beermen roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 2 Billy Mamaril 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield G/F 3 Von Pessumal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo G 5 Alex Cabagnot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo G 6 Chris Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall G 7 Terrence Romeo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern G 12 Paul Zamar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE G/F 13 Marcio Lassiter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton C 15 June Mar Fajardo 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu G/F 18 Louie Vigil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1991–09–26 UST G/F 22 Matt Ganuelas-Rosser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona G 26 Chico Lanete (IN) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum F 29 Arwind Santos (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern F/C 30 Kelly Nabong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC F/C 34 Christian Standhardinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi G/F 71 Ronald Tubid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981–10–15 UE C 95 Yancy de Ocampo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 Saint Francis of Assisi	Head coach Leo Austria Assistant coach(es) Peter Martin (1st Assistant) Ato Agustin Jimmy Alapag Jorge Gallent Dayong Mendoza Biboy Ravanes Boyzie Zamar Team manager Gelacio Abanilla Daniel Henares (Assistant) 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

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 2 Justin Melton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive G 3 Paul Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE F/C 4 Rafi Reavis (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State G 6 Jio Jalalon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano G 8 Peter June Simon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–06–01 Mindanao G/F 9 Robbie Herndon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State F/C 10 Ian Sangalang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian F 11 Michael Calisaan (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1995–02–27 San Sebastian G/F 12 Riego Gamalinda 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda G 14 Mark Barroca 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern F 15 Marc Pingris  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA F 17 Aldrech Ramos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern G/F 19 Rome dela Rosa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda G 29 Alvin Abundo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–10–29 Centro Escolar F/C 32 Kyle Pascual 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda F/C 91 Rodney Brondial 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson	Head coach Chito Victolero Assistant coach(es) Jason Webb (1st Assistant) Johnny Abarrientos Mon Jose Angelito Esguerra Tony Boy Espinosa Juno Sauler Paul Sorongon Team manager Alvin Patrimonio 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

The Philippine Cup finals were aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). 5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.

ESPN5 provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the finals.

Game	ESPN5			PBA Rush (English)
	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters
Game 1	Magoo Marjon	Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio	Apple David	Carlo Pamintuan	Tim Cone
Game 2	Charlie Cuna	Dominic Uy and Tim Cone	Denise Tan		Ali Peek	Rizza Diaz
Game 3	Sev Sarmenta	Juan Banal and Tim Cone	Carla Lizardo	Carlo Pamintuan	Norman Black
Game 4	Chuck Araneta	Quinito Henson and Norman Black	Rizza Diaz	Paolo del Rosario	Richard del Rosario	Bea Escudero
Game 5	Magoo Marjon	Richard del Rosario and Ryan Gregorio		Paolo del Rosario	Dominic Uy	Rizza Diaz
Game 6	Charlie Cuna	Andy Jao and Tim Cone	Selena Dagdag	Carlo Pamintuan	Norman Black	Rizza Diaz
Game 7	Sev Sarmenta	Dominic Uy and Richard del Rosario	Apple David	Carlo Pamintuan	Tim Cone	Rizza Diaz

• Additional Game 7 crew:
  • Trophy Presentation: James Velasquez
  • Dugout Celebration Interviewer: Lyn Olivario