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

Team Coach Wins (2) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4 (1) Alaska Aces Alex Compton 0
Dates	July 10–17, 2015
MVP	June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
Television	Local: Sports5 TV5 AksyonTV Cignal PPV (HD) Fox Sports Asia International: AksyonTV International
Announcers	See broadcast notes
Radio network	Radyo5
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

Road to the finals

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

June 20 5:00 PM

Boxscore

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

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

July 10 7:00pm

boxscore

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

July 12 5:00pm

boxscore

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

July 15 7:00pm

boxscore

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

July 17 7:00pm

boxscore

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

Alaska Aces 2015 PBA Governors' Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College 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   Alex Compton (Cornell) Assistant coach(es)   Louie Alas (Adamson)   Jeffrey Cariaso (Sonoma State)   Topex Robinson (San Sebastian)   Monch Gavieres (Letran)   Franco Atienza Team manager   Dickie Bachmann^[a] (De La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team   Injured Roster

• ^a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

San Miguel Beermen 2015 PBA Governors' Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College 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   Leo Austria (Lyceum) Assistant coach(es)   Peter Martin (San Sebastian)   Biboy Ravanes (Cebu)   Boyzie Zamar (UE)   Dayong Mendoza   Ato Agustin (Lyceum)   Jorge Gallent (Far Eastern) Team manager   Gee Abanilla (De La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team   Injured

Broadcast notes

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

• Additional Game 4 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: James Velasquez
  • Dugout interviewer: Apple David

References

External links

• PBA official website