2018 PBA Governors' Cup finals

2018 PBA Governors' Cup finals

Team Coach Wins (4) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok Chito Victolero 4 (3) Alaska Aces Alex Compton 2
Dates	December 5–19, 2018
MVP	Mark Barroca (Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok)
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: N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, M. Orioste, N. Cortes Game 2: P. Balao, M. Montoya, J. Narandan, A. Nubla Game 3: P. Balao, R. Yante, J. Narandan, A. Nubla Game 4: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, M. Orioste Game 5: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, M. Montoya, J. Narandan Game 6: P. Balao, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, M. Orioste
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The 2018 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2018 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok competed for the 18th Governors' Cup championship and the 124th overall championship contested by the league.

Due to the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the fifth window of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, the start of this finals series started on December 5, 2018; two weeks after the semifinal round finished.^[1] This also marked Alaska's last finals appearance before their departure from the PBA in 2022.

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok		Alaska Aces
Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with Phoenix and Alaska in 2nd place	Elimination round		Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with Phoenix and Magnolia in 2nd place
Phoenix (2nd): 1.011; Alaska (3rd): 1.006; Magnolia (4th): 0.982	Tiebreaker*		Phoenix (2nd): 1.011; Alaska (3rd): 1.006; Magnolia (4th): 0.982
Def. Blackwater in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)	Quarterfinals		Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1	Semifinals		Def. Meralco, 3–1

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Result
Game 1	December 5	Mall of Asia Arena	Magnolia	100–84
Game 2	December 7	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Magnolia	77–71
Game 3	December 9	Ynares Center	Alaska	100–71
Game 4	December 12	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Alaska	90–76
Game 5	December 14	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Magnolia	79–78
Game 6	December 19	Ynares Center	Magnolia	102–86

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 6 Jio Jalalon 7 12 9 PG 14 Mark Barroca 16 2 3 SF 9 Robbie Herndon 9 3 0 PF 24 Romeo Travis 29 13 5 C 4 Rafi Reavis 4 6 1 Reserves: G 2 Justin Melton 7 2 2 G 3 Paul Lee 14 3 2 G 8 Peter June Simon 8 0 0 F/C 10 Ian Sangalang 10 3 0 G/F 13 Gryann Mendoza 0 0 0 F 19 Rome dela Rosa 0 1 0 F/C 32 Kyle Pascual 0 0 0 F/C 91 Rodney Brondial 0 2 0 G/F 12 Riego Gamalinda DNP F 15 Marc Pingris   DNP F 17 Aldrech Ramos DNP G 29 Alvin Abundo DNP Head coach: Chito Victolero

0 Hotshots Statistics Aces 40/85 (47.1%) Field goals 29/71 (40.8%) 8/18 (44.4%) 3-pt field goals 7/28 (25.0%) 12/15 (80.0%) Free throws 19/32 (59.4%) 17 Offensive rebounds 15 33 Defensive rebounds 28 50 Total rebounds 43 22 Assists 20 21 Turnovers 25 13 Steals 14 2 Blocks 5 25 Fouls 20

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 4 Chris Banchero 12 3 6 SG 0 Simon Enciso 9 2 2 SF 61 Kevin Racal 6 3 1 PF 52 Mike Harris 20 15 2 C 9 Nonoy Baclao 0 1 0 Reserves: C 7 Sonny Thoss 3 1 0 F 11 Jake Pascual 5 4 1 F 12 Jeron Teng 10 4 4 G 17 Chris Exciminiano 0 3 0 F 21 Carl Bryan Cruz 3 0 0 G 23 Abel Galliguez 3 0 0 F/C 32 Yutien Andrada 0 0 0 G 42 JVee Casio 7 2 3 F 87 Vic Manuel 6 0 1 C 10 Marion Magat DNP G 26 Davon Potts DNP Head coach: Alex Compton

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 6 Jio Jalalon 7 7 7 PG 14 Mark Barroca 2 2 4 SF 9 Robbie Herndon 0 1 0 PF 24 Romeo Travis 24 9 3 C 4 Rafi Reavis 6 3 1 Reserves: G 2 Justin Melton 5 4 1 G 3 Paul Lee 8 4 3 G 8 Peter June Simon 4 0 0 F/C 10 Ian Sangalang 11 5 0 F 19 Rome dela Rosa 7 2 0 F/C 32 Kyle Pascual 0 1 0 F/C 91 Rodney Brondial 3 2 0 G/F 12 Riego Gamalinda DNP G/F 13 Gryann Mendoza DNP F 15 Marc Pingris   DNP F 17 Aldrech Ramos DNP G 29 Alvin Abundo DNP Head coach: Chito Victolero

0 Hotshots Statistics Aces 32/71 (45.1%) Field goals 29/78 (37.2%) 4/11 (36.4%) 3-pt field goals 5/22 (22.7%) 9/18 (50.0%) Free throws 8/11 (72.7%) 10 Offensive rebounds 17 31 Defensive rebounds 32 41 Total rebounds 49 19 Assists 17 22 Turnovers 26 20 Steals 13 3 Blocks 4 18 Fouls 21

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 4 Chris Banchero 9 9 1 SG 0 Simon Enciso 6 1 7 SF 61 Kevin Racal 7 3 1 PF 52 Mike Harris 22 13 1 C 9 Nonoy Baclao 0 4 0 Reserves: C 7 Sonny Thoss 2 1 0 F 11 Jake Pascual 0 2 0 F 12 Jeron Teng 4 4 2 G 17 Chris Exciminiano 4 0 0 F 21 Carl Bryan Cruz 2 1 0 G 23 Abel Galliguez 0 1 0 G 42 JVee Casio 5 0 4 F 87 Vic Manuel 10 5 1 C 10 Marion Magat DNP G 26 Davon Potts DNP F/C 32 Yutien Andrada DNP Head coach: Alex Compton

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 6 Jio Jalalon 2 6 1 PG 14 Mark Barroca 13 3 3 SF 9 Robbie Herndon 7 5 0 PF 24 Romeo Travis 18 3 3 C 4 Rafi Reavis 3 3 1 Reserves: G 2 Justin Melton 2 2 0 G 3 Paul Lee 2 4 1 G 8 Peter June Simon 0 0 0 F/C 10 Ian Sangalang 7 4 0 G/F 12 Riego Gamalinda 0 2 0 G/F 13 Gryann Mendoza 6 2 1 F 17 Aldrech Ramos 2 2 0 F 19 Rome dela Rosa 5 3 0 G 29 Alvin Abundo 4 2 1 F/C 32 Kyle Pascual 0 4 0 F/C 91 Rodney Brondial 0 2 0 F 15 Marc Pingris   DNP Head coach: Chito Victolero

0 Hotshots Statistics Aces 26/77 (33.8%) Field goals 38/78 (48.7%) 6/17 (35.3%) 3-pt field goals 11/29 (37.9%) 13/21 (61.9%) Free throws 13/16 (81.3%) 19 Offensive rebounds 11 30 Defensive rebounds 35 49 Total rebounds 46 11 Assists 25 20 Turnovers 15 11 Steals 4 4 Blocks 4 27 Fouls 24

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 4 Chris Banchero 6 3 11 SG 0 Simon Enciso 12 0 2 SF 61 Kevin Racal 2 4 1 PF 11 Jake Pascual 4 5 1 PF 52 Mike Harris 36 18 1 Reserves: F/C 9 Nonoy Baclao 2 0 0 C 10 Marion Magat 0 2 0 F 12 Jeron Teng 4 3 4 G 17 Chris Exciminiano 0 1 0 F 21 Carl Bryan Cruz 10 1 1 G 23 Abel Galliguez 4 2 2 G 26 Davon Potts 0 2 0 F/C 32 Yutien Andrada 2 0 0 G 42 JVee Casio 4 2 2 F 87 Vic Manuel 14 2 0 C 7 Sonny Thoss DNP Head coach: Alex Compton

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 6 Jio Jalalon 7 7 6 PG 14 Mark Barroca 8 4 2 SG 3 Paul Lee 14 8 2 PF 24 Romeo Travis 29 13 4 C 4 Rafi Reavis 4 0 2 Reserves: G 2 Justin Melton 1 2 1 F 9 Robbie Herndon 0 0 0 F/C 10 Ian Sangalang 11 7 0 F 19 Rome dela Rosa 0 2 0 F/C 91 Rodney Brondial 2 2 0 G 8 Peter June Simon DNP G/F 12 Riego Gamalinda DNP G/F 13 Gryann Mendoza DNP F 15 Marc Pingris   DNP F 17 Aldrech Ramos DNP G 29 Alvin Abundo DNP F/C 32 Kyle Pascual DNP Head coach: Chito Victolero

0 Hotshots Statistics Aces 27/80 (33.8%) Field goals 31/78 (39.7%) 9/32 (28.1%) 3-pt field goals 6/27 (22.2%) 13/20 (65.0%) Free throws 22/30 (73.3%) 14 Offensive rebounds 18 34 Defensive rebounds 42 48 Total rebounds 60 17 Assists 21 13 Turnovers 16 7 Steals 5 3 Blocks 6 32 Fouls 24

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 4 Chris Banchero 17 6 5 SG 0 Simon Enciso 0 1 5 SF 61 Kevin Racal 8 6 2 PF 11 Jake Pascual 9 5 2 PF 52 Mike Harris 34 22 3 Reserves: F/C 9 Nonoy Baclao 3 2 0 F 12 Jeron Teng 7 6 1 G 17 Chris Exciminiano 0 1 0 F 21 Carl Bryan Cruz 3 1 1 G 23 Abel Galliguez 5 2 0 G 42 JVee Casio 0 1 2 F 87 Vic Manuel 4 2 0 C 7 Sonny Thoss DNP C 10 Marion Magat DNP G 26 Davon Potts DNP F/C 32 Yutien Andrada DNP Head coach: Alex Compton

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 14 Mark Barroca 14 3 3 SG 3 Paul Lee 11 10 2 SF 19 Rome dela Rosa 4 3 1 PF 24 Romeo Travis 10 17 6 C 10 Ian Sangalang 20 6 2 Reserves: G 2 Justin Melton 0 2 0 C 4 Rafi Reavis 1 2 2 G 6 Jio Jalalon 13 5 1 G 8 Peter June Simon 0 0 0 F 9 Robbie Herndon 6 1 0 F/C 91 Rodney Brondial 0 3 1 G/F 12 Riego Gamalinda DNP G/F 13 Gryann Mendoza DNP F 15 Marc Pingris   DNP F 17 Aldrech Ramos DNP G 29 Alvin Abundo DNP F/C 32 Kyle Pascual DNP Head coach: Chito Victolero

0 Hotshots Statistics Aces 28/79 (35.4%) Field goals 29/75 (38.7%) 6/26 (23.1%) 3-pt field goals 8/27 (29.6%) 17/24 (70.8%) Free throws 12/13 (92.3%) 21 Offensive rebounds 10 36 Defensive rebounds 31 57 Total rebounds 41 18 Assists 22 13 Turnovers 13 5 Steals 7 1 Blocks 4 23 Fouls 30

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 4 Chris Banchero 3 6 8 SG 0 Simon Enciso 13 2 3 SF 61 Kevin Racal 13 1 3 PF 11 Jake Pascual 6 5 2 PF 52 Mike Harris 28 20 5 Reserves: F/C 9 Nonoy Baclao 0 3 1 F 12 Jeron Teng 2 1 0 G 17 Chris Exciminiano 5 0 0 F 21 Carl Bryan Cruz 4 2 0 G 23 Abel Galliguez 0 0 0 G 42 JVee Casio 2 0 0 F 87 Vic Manuel 2 0 0 C 7 Sonny Thoss DNP C 10 Marion Magat DNP G 26 Davon Potts DNP F/C 32 Yutien Andrada DNP Head coach: Alex Compton

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 14 Mark Barroca 13 5 4 SG 3 Paul Lee 16 4 2 SF 19 Rome dela Rosa 7 2 2 PF 24 Romeo Travis 32 17 6 C 10 Ian Sangalang 16 2 0 Reserves: G 2 Justin Melton 0 2 1 C 4 Rafi Reavis 0 5 1 G 6 Jio Jalalon 11 4 5 F 9 Robbie Herndon 5 1 0 F/C 91 Rodney Brondial 2 2 0 G 8 Peter June Simon DNP G/F 12 Riego Gamalinda DNP G/F 13 Gryann Mendoza DNP F 15 Marc Pingris   DNP F 17 Aldrech Ramos DNP G 29 Alvin Abundo DNP F/C 32 Kyle Pascual DNP Head coach: Chito Victolero

0 Hotshots Statistics Aces 38/80 (47.5%) Field goals 30/83 (36.1%) 10/30 (33.3%) 3-pt field goals 8/35 (22.9%) 16/20 (80.0%) Free throws 18/29 (62.1%) 12 Offensive rebounds 21 35 Defensive rebounds 32 47 Total rebounds 53 21 Assists 18 10 Turnovers 12 8 Steals 5 2 Blocks 2 26 Fouls 24

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 4 Chris Banchero 20 3 4 SG 0 Simon Enciso 9 6 7 SF 61 Kevin Racal 5 3 0 PF 11 Jake Pascual 0 0 0 PF 52 Mike Harris 26 24 4 Reserves: C 7 Sonny Thoss 2 2 1 F/C 9 Nonoy Baclao 4 3 0 C 10 Marion Magat 0 0 0 F 12 Jeron Teng 14 3 0 F 21 Carl Bryan Cruz 6 3 0 G 23 Abel Galliguez 0 3 0 G 42 JVee Casio 0 1 2 G 17 Chris Exciminiano DNP G 26 Davon Potts DNP F/C 32 Yutien Andrada DNP F 87 Vic Manuel DNP Head coach: Alex Compton

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 2 Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE F/C 4 Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State G 6 Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano G 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–06–01 Mindanao G/F 9 Herndon, Robbie (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State F/C 10 Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian G/F 12 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda G/F 13 Mendoza, Gryann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–09–09 Far Eastern G 14 Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern F 15 Pingris, Marc  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA F 17 Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern G/F 19 dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda F 24 Travis, Romeo (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–12–10 Akron G 29 Abundo, Alvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–10–29 Centro Escolar F/C 32 Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda F/C 91 Brondial, Rodney 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

Alaska Aces roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Enciso, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–02–12 Notre Dame de Namur G 4 Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981–12–07 James Cook F/C 9 Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–06–15 Ateneo F/C 10 Magat, Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U F 11 Pascual, Jake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–11–11 San Beda G/F 12 Teng, Jeron (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 De La Salle G/F 13 Pascual, Ronald (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–06–23 San Sebastian G 17 Exciminiano, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern F 21 Cruz, Carl Bryan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1991–08–21 Far Eastern G 23 Galliguez, Abel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–04–14 John Brown G 26 Potts, Davon (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1992–12–27 San Beda F/C 32 Andrada, Yutien 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1990–11–18 De La Salle G 42 Casio, JVee (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–09–01 De La Salle F 52 Harris, Mike (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983–06–15 Rice G/F 61 Racal, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran F 87 Manuel, Vic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–18 PSBA	Head coach Alex Compton Assistant coach(es) Jeffrey Cariaso (1st Assistant) Eric Altamirano Franco Atienza Tony dela Cruz Monch Gavieres Danny Ildefonso Sean Chambers (Consultant) Team manager Dickie Bachmann[a] 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

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

The Governors' Finals is aired on The 5 Network (TV5) with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provides the radio play-by-play coverage.

Sports5 also provide online livestreaming via their official YouTube and Facebook accounts using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast will provide English-language coverage of the Finals.

Game	Sports5			PBA Rush (English)
	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters
Game 1	Magoo Marjon	Ryan Gregorio and Andy Jao	Carla Lizardo	Carlo Pamintuan	Ali Peek	Denise Tan
Game 2	Sev Sarmenta	Quinito Henson and Norman Black	Apple David	Carlo Pamintuan	Dominic Uy	Denise Tan
Game 3	Chuck Araneta	Ryan Gregorio and Andy Jao	Selina Dagdag	Carlo Paminuan	Norman Black	Denise Tan
Game 4	Magoo Marjon	Quinito Henson and Dominic Uy	Denise Tan	Chiqui Reyes	Jong Uichico	Paolo de Rosario
Game 5	Charlie Cuna	Dominic Uy and Richard del Rosario	Carla Lizardo	Carlo Pamintuan	Jong Uichico	Denise Tan
Game 6	Charlie Cuna	Dominic Uy and Ryan Gregorio	Apple David	Jutt Sulit	Josh Reyes

• Additional Game 6 crew:
  • Trophy presentation:
  • Dugout celebration interviewer: Denise Tan

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