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2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT KaTropa competed for the 19th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 126th overall championship contested by the league.[1]

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(7) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(1) TNT KaTropa Bong Ravena 2
DatesAugust 4–16, 2019
MVPTerrence Romeo
(San Miguel Beermen)
TelevisionLocal:
ESPN5
5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste
Game 2:N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, A. Nubla
Game 3:J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza, J. Tantay
Game 4:N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, A. Nubla, J. Baldago
Game 5:N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago
Game 6:P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla
PBA Commissioner's Cup finals chronology
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PBA finals chronology

The Beermen ties the Barangay Ginebra Kings to become the second 7th seed team and the lowest seed to win a PBA championship since Barangay Ginebra did it in the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference.[2]

Background

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Further information: 2019 San Miguel Beermen season § Commissioner's Cup, and 2019 TNT KaTropa season § Commissioner's Cup

Road to the finals

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Main article: 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup
San Miguel Beermen TNT KaTropa
Finished 5–6 (.455): Tied with Magnolia and Rain or Shine in 5th place Elimination round Finished 10–1 (.909) in 1st place
Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83 (7th place) Tiebreaker —
Def. NorthPort in two games (twice-to-win disadvantage) Quarterfinals Def. Alaska in two games (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Rain or Shine, 3–1 Semifinals Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1

Head-to-head matchup

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June 8
6:45 pm
San Miguel Beermen 97, TNT KaTropa 110
Scoring by quarter: 20–35, 21–22, 23–30, 33–23
Pts: Pessumal 24
Rebs: Fajardo 13
Asts: Ross 8		 Pts: Jones 30
Rebs: Jones 18
Asts: Castro 15
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Orioste, N. Cortez

Series summary

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Game Date Venue Winner Result
Game 1 August 4 Smart Araneta Coliseum TNT 109–96
Game 2 August 7 San Miguel 127–125 (2OT)
Game 3 August 9 TNT 115–105
Game 4 August 11 San Miguel 106–101
Game 5 August 14 San Miguel 99–94
Game 6 August 16 San Miguel 102–90

Game summaries

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Game 1

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August 4
6:30 pm
San Miguel Beermen 96, TNT KaTropa 109
Scoring by quarter: 19–35, 23–25, 30–27, 24–22
Pts: McCullough 33
Rebs: McCullough 15
Asts: Ross 7		 Pts: Jones 41
Rebs: Jones 12
Asts: Jones 8
TNT leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

Game 2

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August 7
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 127, TNT KaTropa 125 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 32–25, 27–20, 25–32, 22–29, Overtime: 8–8, 13–11
Pts: McCullough 32
Rebs: McCullough 22
Asts: Cabagnot, McCullough 7		 Pts: Rosario 34
Rebs: Jones 13
Asts: Castro 12
Series tied, 1–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, A. Nubla

Game 3

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August 9
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 105, TNT KaTropa 115
Scoring by quarter: 33–18, 17–37, 28–31, 27–29
Pts: Fajardo, McCullough 27
Rebs: Fajardo, McCullough 13
Asts: Romeo, Ross 5		 Pts: Jones 37
Rebs: Jones 18
Asts: Jones 9
TNT leads series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza, J. Tantay

Game 4

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August 11
6:35 pm
San Miguel Beermen 106, TNT KaTropa 101
Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 20–30, 31–17, 24–32
Pts: McCullough 27
Rebs: McCullough 22
Asts: Ross 8		 Pts: Jones 32
Rebs: Jones 16
Asts: Castro 8
Series tied, 2–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 13,578
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, A. Nubla, J. Baldago

Game 5

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August 14
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 99, TNT KaTropa 94
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 23–21, 24–31, 30 –14
Pts: McCullough 35
Rebs: McCullough 22
Asts: Romeo 5		 Pts: Jones 35
Rebs: Jones 17
Asts: Jones 8
San Miguel leads series, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

Game 6

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August 16
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 90
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 19–16, 29–28, 28–27
Pts: McCullough 35
Rebs: Fajardo, McCullough 13
Asts: Romeo, Ross 7		 Pts: Jones 41
Rebs: Jones 12
Asts: Castro 6
San Miguel wins series, 4–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,447
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla

Rosters

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San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 1   McCullough, Chris (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–02–05 Syracuse
F/C 2   Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield
G/F 3   Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
G 5   Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 6   Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
G 7   Romeo, Terrence 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern
G 12   Zamar, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE
G/F 13   Lassiter, Marcio   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15   Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G/F 18   Vigil, Louie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1991–09–26 UST
G/F 22   Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
G 26   Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum
F 29   Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F/C 30   Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC
F/C 34   Standhardinger, Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi
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 (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 Saint Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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

TNT KaTropa roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0   Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
F 1   Jones, Terrence (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1992–01–09 Kentucky
F 4   Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State
F/C 5   Golla, Frank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo
G/F 6   Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson
G 10   Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F/C 12   Magat, Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U
F 13   Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
F 14   Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G/F 16   Pogoy, Roger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17   Castro, Jayson (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 18   Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
F/C 19   Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–06–19 Adamson
F/C 21   Williams, Kelly (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
F 32   Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–10 Eckerd
G 40   Casiño, John Karlo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Centro Escolar
C 99   Taha, Yousef 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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

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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 will also provide online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast will provide 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 Sev Sarmenta Dominic Uy Carla Lizardo Carlo Pamintuan Andy Jao Bea Escudero
Game 2 Chuck Araneta Quinito Henson Denise Tan Carlo Pamintuan Alex Compton Bea Escudero
Game 3 Charlie Cuna Andy Jao Apple David Chiqui Reyes Richard del Rosario Bea Escudero
Game 4 Magoo Marjon Quinito Henson Rizza Diaz Carlo Pamintuan Dominic Uy Bea Escudero
Game 5 Sev Sarmenta Ryan Gregorio Selina Dagdag Paolo del Rosario Norman Black Bea Escudero
Game 6 Charlie Cuna Dominic Uy Carla Lizardo Carlo Pamintuan Ryan Gregorio Bea Escudero

References

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  1. ^ "PBA: Clash of league titans, as San Miguel and TNT duel for title". news.abs-cbn.com. August 4, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "PBA: San Miguel Beer claims Commissioner's Cup title". GMANetwork.com. August 16, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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