2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(3) B-Meg Llamados Tim Cone 4
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Chot Reyes 3
DatesApril 23 - May 6, 2012
MVPJames Yap
(B-Meg Llamados)
TelevisionAKTV on IBC
AnnouncersSee broadcast notes
Radio networkDZSR
Referees
Game 1:P. Balao, E. Aquino, R. Yante
Game 2:A. Herrera, P. Balao, R. Yante
Game 3:N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, R. Yante
Game 4:A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Mariano
Game 5:E. Aquino, B. Guevarra, N. Quilinguen
Game 6:N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, S. Pineda
Game 7:N. Quilinguen, E. Aquino, J. Marabe
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The 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) 2012 Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the B-Meg Llamados played for the 105th championship contested by the league.

Background

Road to the finals

B-Meg Talk 'N Text
Finished tied for 2nd, 6–3: (0.667) Elimination round Finished 1st, 7–2: (0.778)
lost to Barangay Ginebra, 84-93 Tiebreaker
Def. Meralco, 2–1 Quarterfinals Bye
Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1 Semifinals Def. Barako Bull, 3–2

Series summary

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7* Wins
B-Meg 88 102 91 85 82 82 90 4
Talk 'N Text 82 104 87 100 66 92 84 3
Venue Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta

*overtime

Game 1

April 23
7:00 p.m.
Report
B-Meg Llamados 88, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 82
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 23–26, 14–27, 26–15
Pts: Bowles 25
Rebs: Bowles 11
Asts: Bowles 3
Pts: Harvey 25
Rebs: Harvey 13
Asts: Alapag 6
B-Meg leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 13,008
Referees: P. Balao, E. Aquino, R. Yante

Game 2

April 25
6:45 p.m.
Report
B-Meg Llamados 102, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 104
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 32–25, 27–24, 27–31
Pts: Bowles 33
Rebs: Bowles 13
Asts: Urbiztondo 7
Pts: Harvey 29
Rebs: Harvey 14
Asts: Alapag, Castro 5
Series tied, 1–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,862
Referees: A.Herrera, P.Balao, R.Yante

Game 3

April 27
6:45 p.m.
Report
B-Meg Llamados 91, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–15, 25–28, 29–23
Pts: Bowles 28
Rebs: Bowles 13
Asts: Bowles, Urbiztondo 4
Pts: Harvey, Reyes 21
Rebs: Harvey 14
Asts: Alapag, Castro, Fonacier 2
B-Meg leads series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,493
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, R. Yante

Game 4

April 29
6:00 p.m.
Report
B-Meg Llamados 85, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 100
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 11–22, 25–26, 25–27
Pts: Bowles, Devance 17
Rebs: Bowles 9
Asts: Bowles 6
Pts: Dillinger, Fonacier 18
Rebs: Harvey 14
Asts: Dillinger 4
Series tied, 2–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 18,696
Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Mariano

Game 5

May 2
6:45 p.m.
Report
B-Meg Llamados 82, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 66
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 17–18, 18–20, 23–13
Pts: Yap 30
Rebs: Bowles 18
Asts: Urbiztondo 3
Pts: Dillinger 18
Rebs: Harvey 16
Asts: Harvey 5
B-Meg leads series, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 15,183
Referees: E.Aquino, B.Guevarra, N.Quilinguen

Game 6

May 4
6:45 p.m.
Report
B-Meg Llamados 82, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 21–31, 15–17, 19–25
Pts: Bowles 33
Rebs: Bowles 12
Asts: Barroca, Intal, Urbiztondo 2
Pts: Castro 25
Rebs: Harvey 17
Asts: Castro 4
Series tied, 3–3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 20,524
Referees: N.Quilinguen, P.Balao, S.Pineda

Game 7

May 6
6:00 p.m.
Report
B-Meg Llamados 90, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 84 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 17–13, 26–22, 15–20Overtime: 14–8
Pts: Bowles 39
Rebs: Bowles 21
Asts: Urbiztondo 4
Pts: Alapag 29
Rebs: Harvey 15
Asts: Castro 4
B-Meg wins series, 4–3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 21,046
Referees: N.Quilinguen, E.Aquino, J.Marabe

Rosters

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 1 United States Harvey, Donnell (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Florida
PG 3 United States Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Cal State San Bernardino
PF 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State
G/F 6 Philippines Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda
G 10 United States Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G/F 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
PG 16 Philippines Raymundo, John (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Philippine Christian
C 18 Philippines Lao, Gilbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
G/F 20 United States Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oakland
F 33 Philippines De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
F/C 34 United States Peek, Ali 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Saint Mary's
F/C 35 Philippines Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Western Kentucky
PF 40 Japan Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured


B-Meg Llamados roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
PG 2 United States Urbiztondo, Joshua 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fresno Pacific
G 3 Philippines Villanueva, Jonas 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
C 4 United States Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Coppin State
G/F 6 Philippines Acuña, Val 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) UE
SF 7 Philippines Intal, JC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Ateneo
G 8 Philippines Simon, Peter June 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mindanao
PG 14 Philippines Barroca, Mark (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
F 15 Philippines Pingris, Marc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) PSBA
G/F 18 Philippines Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UE
PF 19 Philippines Gaco, Jerwin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
C 21 United States Bowles, Denzel (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) James Madison
F 38 United States Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UTEP
PF 63 Switzerland Burtscher, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Clearwater Christian
F/C 95 Philippines De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Broadcast notes

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reporters AKTV Center Analysts
Game 1 Magoo Marjon Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao Nikko Ramos and Sel Guevara Mico Halili, Jason Webb and Jojo Lastimosa
Game 2 Mico Halili Dominic Uy and Ryan Gregorio Nikko Ramos and Erika Padilla Magoo Marjon, Rado Dimalibot and Caloy Garcia
Game 3 Magoo Marjon Quinito Henson and Franz Pumaren Erika Padilla and Jessica Mendoza Mico Halili, Rado Dimalibot and Gary David
Game 4 Mico Halili Quinito Henson and Ryan Gregorio Erika Padilla and Sel Guevara Aaron Atayde, Magoo Marjon, Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras
Game 5 Magoo Marjon Dominic Uy and Jojo Lastimosa Sel Guevara and Jessica Mendoza Mico Halili, Rado Dimalibot and Jong Uichico
Game 6 Mico Halili Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao Sel Guevara and Jessica Mendoza Magoo Marjon, Rado Dimalibot and Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 7 Mico Halili Quinito Henson and Jojo Lastimosa Sel Guevara and Jessica Mendoza Magoo Marjon, Rado Dimalibot, Dominic Uy and Benjie Paras

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