2016 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Meralco Bolts competed for the 16th Governors' Cup championship and the 118th overall championship contested by the league.[1]

2016 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4
(4) Meralco Bolts Norman Black 2
DatesOctober 7 – 19, 2016
MVPLA Tenorio
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
TelevisionLocal:
Sports5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:A. Herrera, N. Quilinguen, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya
Game 2:J. Mariano, S. Pineda, M. Flordeliza, E. Boticario
Game 3:P. Balao, N. Guevarra, J. Narandan, E. Boticario
Game 4:P. Balao, J. Mariano, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza
Game 5:N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, B. Oliva, E. Boticario
Game 6:N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, M. Montoya, J. Narandan

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel won the series, four games to two, ending their eight-year title drought. This is the first Governors' Cup and 9th overall championship of the Ginebra franchise.[2]

Background

Road to the finals
Main article: 2016 PBA Governors' Cup
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Meralco Bolts
Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with San Miguel at 2nd placeElimination roundFinished 6–5 (.545): Tied with Mahindra and Alaska at 4th place
.946 (3rd place)Tiebreaker*2–0 (head-to-head);
Def. Mahindra, 104–99 (4th place)
Def. Alaska in one game, 109–104 (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Mahindra in one game, 105–82 (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. San Miguel, 3–2SemifinalsDef. TNT, 3–1

Head-to-head matchup
July 30
5:00 PM
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 107, Meralco Bolts 93
Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 19–26, 30–24, 26–22
Pts: Brownlee 26
Rebs: Thompson 7
Asts: Brownlee 6		 Pts: Hodge 19
Rebs: Durham 12
Asts: Durham 8
Quezon Convention Center, Lucena City, Quezon
Referees: E. Tangkion, B. Oliva, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya

Series summary
The players of Barangay Ginebra and Meralco during the player introductions before the start of Game 1.
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Wins
Barangay Ginebra 109821038892914
Meralco 114*791078681882
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*overtime

Game 1
October 7
7:00pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 109, Meralco Bolts 114 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 25–11, 27–33, 22–27, Overtime: 7–12
Pts: Tenorio 36
Rebs: Aguilar 12
Asts: Mercado, Thompson 5		 Pts: Durham 46
Rebs: Durham 13
Asts: Newsome 9
Meralco leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,522
Referees: A. Herrera, N. Quilinguen, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya

Jimmy Alapag of the Meralco Bolts sank two three-pointers, tying the all-time record for most triples in a career, which stands at 1,242, held by Allan Caidic for 17 years. The second three-pointer proved to be critical for the game as it gave the Bolts a 101–100 lead with 33 seconds remaining. However, a game-tying floater from Ginebra's LA Tenorio brought the game into overtime, with 102 apiece after the Bolts' import Allen Durham split two free throws.

In overtime, Durham started a 7–0 run of himself and Meralco never looked back, winning the very first PBA finals game of their history. He finished with 46 points, 13 boards and 7 assists, and rookie teammate Chris Newsome added 17 markers and was a rebound and assist shy of a triple-double.

Game 2
October 9
6:30pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 82, Meralco Bolts 79
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 19–23, 26–16, 13–19
Pts: Brownlee 32
Rebs: Brownlee 12
Asts: Mercado 4		 Pts: Durham 22
Rebs: Durham 15
Asts: Alapag 6
Series tied, 1–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 18,287
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, M. Flordeliza, E. Boticario

Prior to the game, TNT KaTropa's Jayson Castro was awarded as the Best Player of the Conference, tying San Miguel Beermen's June Mar Fajardo with four BPC awards for second all-time. Meralco Bolts' import Allen Durham was also given the Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference award, making him the second consecutive Bolts' reinforcement to be given with that award (Arinze Onuaku won the award during the Commissioner's Cup).

Alapag became the all-time leader for three-pointers made in a career, breaking the tie with Allan Caidic's record of 1,242 triples which he reached during Game 1. He made one three-pointer in the game to finish with 1,243 triples in his career. However, this served as a consolation for the Bolts as they lost a tight game against Ginebra. They failed to make a three-pointer in two attempts to tie the game. Barangay Ginebra then tied the series, splitting the first two games.

Game 3
October 12
7:00pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 103, Meralco Bolts 107
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 24–30, 25–23, 34–36
Pts: Brownlee 42
Rebs: Brownlee 13
Asts: Thompson 7		 Pts: Durham 36
Rebs: Durham 20
Asts: Newsome 7
Meralco leads series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,285
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, J. Narandan, E. Boticario

Game 4
October 14
8:10pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88, Meralco Bolts 86
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 26–22, 12–39, 30–12
Pts: Aguilar 19
Rebs: Brownlee 10
Asts: Thompson 5		 Pts: Durham 34
Rebs: Durham 20
Asts: Hugnatan, Newsome 7
Series tied, 2–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 17,878
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

Game 5
October 16
6:30pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92, Meralco Bolts 81
Scoring by quarter: 33–19, 21–20, 19–20, 19–22
Pts: Brownlee 29
Rebs: Brownlee 10
Asts: Tenorio 8		 Pts: Durham 20
Rebs: Durham 18
Asts: Durham 6
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 22,196
Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, B. Oliva, E. Boticario

Game 6
October 19
7:00pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 88
Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 14–18, 33–21, 26–22
Pts: Brownlee 31
Rebs: Aguilar, Brownlee 9
Asts: Tenorio 6		 Pts: Newsome 19
Rebs: Durham, Hodge 8
Asts: Durham 10
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 22,528
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, M. Montoya, J. Narandan
Justin Brownlee attempting the game winning three point shot in Game 6.

Meralco came out with an 18–4 run in the first quarter and was leading with 13 points coming into halftime. Robert Jaworski, the former playing coach of Barangay Ginebra from 1985 to 1998, was watching in the venue to support his former team. He also came to Barangay Ginebra's locker room to give some words of encouragement to the players during halftime.[3]

LA Tenorio came out and scored 21 points in the second half to lead Barangay Ginebra's comeback.[4]

With 5.5 seconds remaining, Barangay Ginebra had the final possession with both teams ties at 88-all. Justin Brownlee received the inbound pass and made a three-point attempt several feet behind the rainbow arc with Allen Durham closely guarding him. He made the basket as the buzzer sounded.

Rosters
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2016 PBA Governors' Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G 0 Bonifacio, Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–03–01 Las Positas
G 3 Mercado, Sol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–05–06 Biola
G 5 Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Thompson, Scottie (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
F/C 10 Marcelo, Dave 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda
G 13 Helterbrand, Jayjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1976–10–14 Kentucky
F 14 Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo
F 19 Villamor, Dennice (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–07–01 National-U
C 20 Slaughter, Greg  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo
F/C 25 Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 27 Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–09–09 UST
F 31 Mariano, Aljon (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F/C 32 Brownlee, Justin (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's
G/F 34 Ellis, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–12–05 Mary Hardin–Baylor
F 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
G 47 Caguioa, Mark (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale (CA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster


Meralco Bolts 2016 PBA Governors' Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
F/C 0 Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 1 Atkins, Simon (IN) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–19 De La Salle
G 3 Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1977–12–30 Cal State San Bernardino
F 5 Durham, Allen (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988−07–09 Grace Bible
F 7 Hodge, Clifford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
G 9 Amer, Baser (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G 10 Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–26 Golden West
G 11 Newsome, Chris (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
G 13 Buenafe, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990–02–01 Ateneo
G/F 15 Sedurifa, Joseph (R / IN) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–09–04 Centro Escolar
G 17 Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
F/C 18 Chua, Justin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989–07–13 Ateneo
C 19 Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–08–11 Ateneo
G/F 20 Dillinger, Jared  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
F/C 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
F 22 Ferriols, John (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1974–09–09 USJ-R
F 23 Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC
G/F 24 Guevarra, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–11–24 Letran
F 25 Bono, Ken (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–07–19 Adamson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Paolo Trillo


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster

Broadcast notes

The Governors' Cup Finals was aired on TV5 with a separate live broadcast on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.

Sports5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed. (Available only in the Philippines)

The PBA Rush broadcast aired the championship series with English-language commentary.

GameSports5PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reporters
Game 1Magoo MarjonAndy Jao and Bo PerasolRizza DiazJames VelasquezVince HizonCarla Lizardo
Game 2Charlie CunaDominic Uy and Jason WebbErika PadillaChuck AranetaJolly EscobarCarlo Pamintuan
Game 3Sev SarmentaEric Reyes and Yeng GuiaoSel GuevaraJutt SulitCharles TiuMara Aquino
Game 4Charlie CunaEric Reyes and Alex ComptonRizza DiazChiqui ReyesAli PeekChino Lui Pio
Game 5Magoo MarjonDominic Uy and Alex ComptonErika PadillaCarlo PamintuanVince HizonCarla Lizardo
Game 6Charlie CunaYeng Guiao and Alex ComptonSel GuevaraChuck AranetaAli PeekChino Lui Pio
  • Additional Game 6 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: James Velasquez
    • Dugout celebration interviewer: Denise Tan

References
  1. Bolt from the blue: Meralco stuns TNT in Game Four to reach first-ever PBA Finals, Karlo Sacomos, spin.ph, October 3, 2016
  2. Ginebra conquers Meralco to win first championship in 8 years, Jane Bracher, Rappler, October 19, 2016
  3. Jaworski tells Ginebra at halftime: You have to loosen up, Mark Giongco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 19, 2016
  4. Brownlee nails buzzer-beater as Ginebra wins title, ends drought, Mark Giongco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 19, 2016
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