2017–18_PBA_Philippine_Cup

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup

Basketball tournament

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.

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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

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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; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Schedule

More information Team ╲ Game, Alaska Aces ...
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

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Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Eighth seed playoff

March 4
6:30 pm
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

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel106
8TNT93
1San Miguel4
(Best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Rain or Shine0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Magnolia1
2Magnolia86
7GlobalPort79
2Magnolia4
(Best-of-3)
6NLEX2
3Alaska0
6NLEX2
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Quarterfinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (8) TNT

March 6
4:30 pm
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

March 6
7:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots 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

March 5
4:30 pm
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
March 7
7:00 pm
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

March 5
7:00 pm
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
March 7
4:30 pm
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

March 9
7:00 pm
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
March 11
6:30 pm
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
March 13
7:00 pm
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
March 15
7:00 pm
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
March 17
6:30 pm
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

(2) Magnolia vs. (6) NLEX

March 10
6:30 pm
Magnolia Hotshots 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
March 12
7:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots 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
March 14
7:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots 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
March 16
7:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots 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
March 18
6:30 pm
Magnolia Hotshots 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
March 20
7:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots 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

Main article: 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
March 23
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 103, Magnolia Hotshots 105
March 25
6:30 pm
San Miguel Beermen 92, Magnolia Hotshots 77
April 1
6:30 pm
San Miguel Beermen 111, Magnolia Hotshots 87
April 4
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 84, Magnolia Hotshots 80
April 6
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots 99 (2OT)
San Miguel wins series, 4–1

Awards

Conference

Players of the Week

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Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

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Individual game highs

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Team statistical leaders

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