2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2016–17 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup, also known as the 2016–17 Oppo-PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament started on November 20, 2016, and ended on March 5, 2017. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationNovember 20, 2016 – March 5, 2017
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Awards
Best PlayerJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVPChris Ross
(San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

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The following format was 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

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Team standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[a] 3
3 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 6 5 .545[b] 4
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 4
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 6 5 .545[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[c] 5
9 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273[d] 7
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Schedule

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Team ╲ Game1234567891011
Alaska AcesNLEXSMBGPMERBGSMTNTSHBWEMAHPHXROS
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelTNTROSGPMAHALASHSMBMERBWEPHXNLEX
Blackwater ElitePHXMERTNTROSNLEXGPMAHSMBALABGSMSH
GlobalPort Batang PierMAHSHALABGSMBWEPHXMERNLEXSMBTNTROS
Mahindra FloodbusterGPROSPHXSMBBGSMBWEMERTNTALANLEXSH
Meralco BoltsBWENLEXTNTALAPHXSMBGPMAHBGSMROSSH
NLEX Road WarriorsALAMERSHBWESMBROSTNTGPPHXMAHBGSM
Phoenix Fuel MastersBWESMBMAHSHTNTMERGPROSNLEXBGSMALA
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersTNTMAHBGSMBWESHNLEXPHXSMBMERGPALA
San Miguel BeermenSHPHXALAMAHNLEXMERBWEBGSMROSGPTNT
Star HotshotsSMBGPNLEXPHXROSBGSMALATNTBWEMERMAH
TNT KaTropaROSBGSMBWEMERPHXALANLEXSHMAHGPSMB
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

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Team ALA BGSM BWE GP MAH MER NLEX PHX ROS SMB SH TNT
Alaska 101–86 100–103 95–84 107–91 81–79 97–99* 106–85 94–89 88–93 97–90* 100–109
Barangay Ginebra 99–90 84–91 89–70 83–72 90–80 73–79 81–74 70–72 86–79 103–108
Blackwater 99–91 93–97* 86–84 96–85 94–87 93–107 93–118 95–111 92–99
GlobalPort 97–75 97–89 110–96 99–101 117–99 100–106 91–84 98–102
Mahindra 105–92 106–96 104–114 83–105 91–94 87–124 92–104
Meralco 106–93 90–94 82–72 86–101 73–120 98–87
NLEX 91–102 97–107 80–106 75–99 110–98
Phoenix 82–97 92–85 79–123 98–117
Rain or Shine 101–107* 91–99 101–87
San Miguel 96–88 98–94
Star 88–77
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

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February 3
Blackwater Elite 80, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 103
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 20–29, 20–23, 24–35
Pts: dela Cruz 20
Rebs: dela Cruz 9
Asts: Buenafe, Pinto 4
Pts: Washington 15
Rebs: Cruz 12
Asts: Chan 6

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel98
8Rain or Shine91
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5GlobalPort0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7Barangay Ginebra1
2Alaska8197
7Barangay Ginebra85108
7Barangay Ginebra4
(best-of-3)
3Star3
3Star2
6Phoenix0

Quarterfinals

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(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Rain or Shine

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February 5
San Miguel Beermen 98, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 91
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 23–17, 23–29, 24–24
Pts: Garcia 25
Rebs: Fajardo 14
Asts: Ross 4
Pts: Belga 18
Rebs: Norwood, Washington 8
Asts: Chan 4
San Miguel wins series in one game

(2) Alaska vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra

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February 5
Alaska Aces 81, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 18–16, 13–33, 27–23
Pts: Abueva 20
Rebs: Abueva 10
Asts: Casio 5
Pts: Tenorio 16
Rebs: Aguilar 14
Asts: Mercado, Tenorio 6
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Attendance: 7,400
February 7
Alaska Aces 97, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 108
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 28–30, 18–31, 26–26
Pts: Abueva 29
Rebs: Abueva 13
Asts: Casio 4
Pts: Tenorio 31
Rebs: Aguilar, Thompson 9
Asts: Tenorio 3
Barangay Ginebra wins series in two games

(3) Star vs. (6) Phoenix

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February 4
Star Hotshots 114, Phoenix Fuel Masters 83
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 23–36, 37–13, 32–19
Pts: Lee 22
Rebs: Pingris 14
Asts: Lee, Ramos 4
Pts: Wright 19
Rebs: Kramer 12
Asts: Dehesa, Intal 3
February 6
Star Hotshots 91, Phoenix Fuel Masters 71
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 20–17, 23–14, 26–22
Pts: Lee 17
Rebs: Pingris 9
Asts: Lee 9
Pts: Wright 24
Rebs: W. Wilson 10
Asts: Intal 4
Star wins series, 2–0

(4) TNT vs. (5) Globalport

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February 4
TNT KaTropa 109, GlobalPort Batang Pier 101
Scoring by quarter: 24–34, 37–22, 25–15, 23–30
Pts: Castro 20
Rebs: Tautuaa 9
Asts: Ganuelas-Rosser 4
Pts: Romeo 28
Rebs: Quiñahan 6
Asts: Romeo 8
February 6
TNT KaTropa 95, GlobalPort Batang Pier 90
Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 18–19, 28–26, 19–23
Pts: de Ocampo 25
Rebs: Rosario 11
Asts: Castro 8
Pts: Romeo 22
Rebs: Maierhofer 10
Asts: Pringle 6
TNT wins series, 2–0

Semifinals

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(1) San Miguel vs. (4) TNT

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February 8
San Miguel Beermen 111, TNT KaTropa 98
Scoring by quarter: 32–16, 24–30, 27–27, 28–25
Pts: Lassiter 22
Rebs: Fajardo, Lassiter 8
Asts: Ross 10
Pts: Castro 27
Rebs: Tautuaa 7
Asts: Castro 8
February 10
San Miguel Beermen 85, TNT KaTropa 87
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 18–22, 26–23, 26–22
Pts: Fajardo 25
Rebs: Santos 12
Asts: Ross 7
Pts: Rosario 14
Rebs: de Ocampo 13
Asts: Castro 11
February 12
San Miguel Beermen 92, TNT KaTropa 98
Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 19–28, 23–19, 20–26
Pts: Cabagnot, Lassiter 18
Rebs: three players 9
Asts: Cabagnot 7
Pts: de Ocampo 24
Rebs: de Ocampo 9
Asts: Castro 12
February 14
San Miguel Beermen 97, TNT KaTropa 86
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 26–13, 32–26, 21–28
Pts: Ross 31
Rebs: Fajardo 15
Asts: Lassiter 10
Pts: Fonacier 15
Rebs: Ganuelas-Rosser, Williams 7
Asts: Castro, Reyes 5
February 16
San Miguel Beermen 94, TNT KaTropa 101
Scoring by quarter: 32–24, 8–26, 29–23, 25–28
Pts: Santos 18
Rebs: Fajardo 15
Asts: three players 4
Pts: three players 18
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Castro 7
February 18
San Miguel Beermen 104, TNT KaTropa 88
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 19–26, 25–16, 34–19
Pts: Fajardo 23
Rebs: Fajardo 21
Asts: Cabagnot, Lassiter 7
Pts: Castro 19
Rebs: Reyes 9
Asts: Castro 5
February 20
San Miguel Beermen 96, TNT KaTropa 83
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 19–20, 36–21, 19–23
Pts: Fajardo, Santos 22
Rebs: Fajardo 19
Asts: Ross 10
Pts: Fonacier 14
Rebs: Williams 14
Asts: Fonacier, Pogoy 4
San Miguel wins series, 4–3

(3) Star vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra

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February 9
Star Hotshots 78, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 74
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 19–23, 20–23, 16–18
Pts: Lee 18
Rebs: Pingris 12
Asts: Pingris 5
Pts: Ellis 12
Rebs: Thompson 10
Asts: Tenorio 6
February 11
Star Hotshots 91, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 89
Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 22–23, 24–22, 20–19
Pts: Lee 17
Rebs: Pingris 8
Asts: Jalalon, Pingris 5
Pts: Ferrer 25
Rebs: Aguilar 15
Asts: Thompson 6
February 13
Star Hotshots 62, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 73
Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 12–19, 17–22, 23–11
Pts: Pingris 12
Rebs: Pingris 18
Asts: Barroca 4
Pts: Mercado 16
Rebs: Aguilar 13
Asts: Mercado 6
February 15
Star Hotshots 86, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 93
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 27–18, 17–21, 28–24
Pts: Maliksi 18
Rebs: Pingris 13
Asts: Lee, Pingris 2
Pts: Cruz 21
Rebs: Thompson 14
Asts: Tenorio 5
February 17
Star Hotshots 89, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 80
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 23–28, 10–22, 25–18
Pts: Reavis 17
Rebs: Reavis 13
Asts: Barroca 7
Pts: Aguilar 13
Rebs: Ferrer, Mercado 5
Asts: Ellis 4
February 19
Star Hotshots 67, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 13–17, 24–15, 29–13
Pts: Pingris 14
Rebs: Pingris 10
Asts: Barroca 4
Pts: Mercado 21
Rebs: Aguilar 10
Asts: Tenorio 5
February 21
Star Hotshots 76, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 89
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 19–20, 20–25, 24–15
Pts: Maliksi 22
Rebs: Pingris, Ramos 8
Asts: Pingris 6
Pts: Mercado 23
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: Mercado, Tenorio 5
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 20,221

Finals

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Awards

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Conference

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Players of the Week

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Week Player Ref.
November 20–27 Mac Belo (Blackwater Elite) [1]
November 28 – December 4 JC Intal (Phoenix Fuel Masters) [2]
December 5–11 Paul Lee (Star Hotshots) [3]
December 12–18 Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces) [4]
December 19–25 Alex Mallari (Mahindra Floodbuster) [5]
December 28 – January 8 Alex Cabagnot (San Miguel Beermen) [6]
January 9–15 Roi Sumang (Blackwater Elite) [7]
January 16–22 Matthew Wright (Phoenix Fuel Masters) [8]
January 23–29 Allein Maliksi (Star Hotshots) [9]
January 31 – February 4 Paul Lee (Star Hotshots) [10]

Statistics

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Individual statistical leaders

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Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Terrence Romeo GlobalPort Batang Pier 28.2
Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 14.1
Assists per game Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 6.9
Steals per game Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 2.6
Blocks per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 2.5
Turnovers per game Alex Mallari Mahindra Floodbuster 4.8
Fouls per game Jewel Ponferada Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3.8
Calvin Abueva Alaska Aces
Minutes per game Terrence Romeo GlobalPort Batang Pier 36.8
FG% Rafi Reavis Star Hotshots 66.1%
FT% Chris Tiu Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 100.0%
3FG% Russel Escoto Mahindra Floodbuster 66.7%
Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 17

Individual game highs

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Category Player Team Statistic
Points Terrence Romeo GlobalPort Batang Pier 44
Rebounds June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 23
Assists Jayson Castro TNT KaTropa 12
Steals Chris Ross (thrice) San Miguel Beermen 6
Blocks June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 7
Three point field goals Terrence Romeo (twice) GlobalPort Batang Pier 8

Team statistical leaders

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Category Team Statistic
Points per game San Miguel Beermen 98.5
Rebounds per game Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 50.2
Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 21.0
Steals per game Star Hotshots 7.6
Blocks per game San Miguel Beermen 5.1
Turnovers per game NLEX Road Warriors 22.1
FG% San Miguel Beermen 44.8%
GlobalPort Batang Pier
FT% GlobalPort Batang Pier 79.0%
3FG% GlobalPort Batang Pier 37.6%

References

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  1. ^ "Player of the Week: Rookie Belo makes early impact for Elite". Inquirer.net. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Player of the Week: JC Intal unleashing old form for Phoenix". Inquirer.net. December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Player of the Week: Paul Lee shows all-around game for Star". Inquirer.net. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Player of the Week: Vic Manuel provides muscle to Aces' surge". Inquirer.net. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Player of the Week: Mallari ties career best". Inquirer.net. December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Player of the Week: Cabagnot shows way for red-hot Beermen". Inquirer.net. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "Player of the Week: Resurgent Sumang steps up for Elite". Inquirer.net. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Player of the Week: Wright flaunts all-around game". Inquirer.net. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Player of the Week: Maliksi leads Star's playoff push". Inquirer.net. January 30, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "Player of the Week: Healthy Lee leading Star in playoffs". Inquirer.net. February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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