2019 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 19th Governors' Cup championship and the 127th overall championship contested by the league.[1]

2019 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(4) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4
(2) Meralco Bolts Norman Black 1
DatesJanuary 7–17, 2020
MVPJapeth Aguilar
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
TelevisionLocal:
ESPN5
5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Tantay
Game 2:J. Mariano, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Jarabejo
Game 3:P. Balao, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla, J. Baldago
Game 4:N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza
Game 5:P. Balao, R. Yante, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

This was third time that Barangay Ginebra and Meralco competed for the Governors' Cup championship in the span of four seasons. Barangay Ginebra won the two previous championships against Meralco in 2016 and 2017.

Due to the adjustments done in the season calendar to give way for the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Philippines' hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the finals series started on January 7, 2020.[2]

Background
Further information: 2019 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season § Governors' Cup, and 2019 Meralco Bolts season § Governors' Cup

Road to the finals
Main article: 2019 PBA Governors' Cup
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelMeralco Bolts
Finished 7–4 (.636) in 4th placeElimination roundFinished 8–3 (.727) in 1st place with NLEX and TNT
—TiebreakerHead-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958 (2nd place)
Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Alaska in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. NorthPort, 3–1SemifinalsDef. TNT, 3–2

Head-to-head matchup
November 3, 2019
6:45 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 77, Meralco Bolts 101
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 17–27, 21–24, 24–24
Pts: Brownlee 18
Rebs: Brownlee 7
Asts: Tenorio 5		 Pts: Durham 39
Rebs: Durham 12
Asts: Durham 7
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, B. Oliva, J. Nicandro, G. Obina

Series summary
GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1January 7Smart Araneta ColiseumBarangay Ginebra91–87
Game 2January 10Quezon Convention CenterMeralco104–102
Game 3January 12Smart Araneta ColiseumBarangay Ginebra92–84
Game 4January 15Smart Araneta Coliseum94–72
Game 5January 17Mall of Asia Arena105–93

Game summaries

Game 1
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 87
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 18–22, 31–30, 23–16
Pts: Brownlee 38
Rebs: Brownlee 16
Asts: Thompson 6		 Pts: Durham 25
Rebs: Durham 18
Asts: Durham 10
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 10,708
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Tantay

Game 2
January 10, 2020
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102, Meralco Bolts 104
Scoring by quarter: 21–36, 25–27, 30–19, 26–22
Pts: Brownlee 35
Rebs: Brownlee 11
Asts: Thompson 7		 Pts: Durham 21
Rebs: Durham 18
Asts: Newsome 7
Series tied, 1–1
Quezon Convention Center, Lucena
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Jarabejo

Game 3
January 12, 2020
6:30 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92, Meralco Bolts 84
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 19–21, 35–16, 14–26
Pts: Brownlee 24
Rebs: Brownlee 9
Asts: Brownlee 9		 Pts: Newsome 24
Rebs: Durham 13
Asts: Durham 7
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,001
Referees: P. Balao, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla, J. Baldago

Game 4
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94, Meralco Bolts 72
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 28–17, 28–24, 24–17
Pts: Brownlee 27
Rebs: J. Aguilar 9
Asts: Brownlee 8		 Pts: Durham 21
Rebs: Durham 27
Asts: Durham 7
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,496
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

Game 5
January 17, 2020
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 105, Meralco Bolts 93
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 21–20, 30–18, 35–29
Pts: J. Aguilar 25
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: Brownlee 10		 Pts: Durham 29
Rebs: Durham 21
Asts: Durham 8
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–1
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 15,146
Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

Rosters
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2019 PBA Governors' Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G/F 2 United States Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
G 5 Philippines Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Philippines Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
G/F 10 United States Sargent, Julian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–15 La Salle
G 11 United States Pringle, Stanley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State
F/C 12 Philippines Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano
G 14 Philippines Teodoro, Teytey (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1993–08–21 José Rizal
G/F 16 Philippines Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
F 18 Philippines dela Cruz, Arthur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda
C 20 United States Slaughter, Greg 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo
F 23 Philippines Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
F/C 25 Philippines Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 31 Philippines Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F 32 United States Brownlee, Justin (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's
F 38 United States Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
G 47 Philippines Caguioa, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale CC (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
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

  • a Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.
Meralco Bolts 2019 PBA Governors' Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
F/C 00 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 2 United States Jackson, Trevis (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 171 lb (78 kg) –09–13 Sacramento State
F/C 5 United States Durham, Allen (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1988–07–09 Grace Christian
F 6 Philippines Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 7 United States Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
F 8 Philippines Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo
G 9 Philippines Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G 10 Philippines Pinto, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
G 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
C 18 Philippines Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian
G 19 Philippines Quinto, Bong (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1994–12–15 Letran
C 20 Philippines Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F/C 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
G/F 22 Philippines Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F 33 Philippines de Ocampo, Ranidel (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 Saint Francis of Assisi
F 81 Philippines Jamito, Jammer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Paolo Trillo


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

Roster

Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup Finals was 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 also provided online livestreaming via the PBA's official Facebook account using the TV5 feed.

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

GameESPN5PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reporters
Game 1Magoo MarjonAndy JaoDenise TanCarlo PamintuanAlex ComptonBea Escudero
Game 2Chuck AranetaJuan BanalRizza DiazCarlo PamintuanAli PeekBea Escudero
Game 3Charlie CunaDominic UyCarla LizardoCarlo PamintuanEric ReyesBea Escudero
Game 4Magoo MarjonAndy JaoSelina DagdagCarlo PamintuanDominic UyBea Escudero
Game 5Sev Sarmenta Joaquin HensonDenise TanCarlo PamintuanAndy JaoBea Escudero
  • Additional Game 5 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: James Velazquez
    • Dugout celebration interviewer: Lyn Olavario

References
  1. Philippine Arena to host if PBA Finals reach limit as Game 2 set in Lucena, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, December 22, 2019
  2. PBA breaks tradition with Tuesday start for Ginebra-Meralco Finals, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, December 26, 2019]
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