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

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-MegTalk 'N Text
Finished tied for 2nd, 6–3: (0.667)Elimination roundFinished 1st, 7–2: (0.778)
lost to Barangay Ginebra, 84-93Tiebreaker
Def. Meralco, 2–1QuarterfinalsBye
Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1SemifinalsDef. Barako Bull, 3–2

Series summary

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7* Wins
B-Meg 8810291858282904
Talk 'N Text 82104871006692843
Venue AranetaAranetaAranetaAranetaAranetaAranetaAraneta

*overtime

Game 1

April 23
7:00 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
B-Meg Llamados 90, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 84 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 17–13, 26–22, 15–20, Overtime: 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.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

GamePlay-by-playAnalystCourtside reportersAKTV Center Analysts
Game 1Magoo MarjonQuinito Henson and Yeng GuiaoNikko Ramos and Sel GuevaraMico Halili, Jason Webb and Jojo Lastimosa
Game 2Mico HaliliDominic Uy and Ryan GregorioNikko Ramos and Erika PadillaMagoo Marjon, Rado Dimalibot and Caloy Garcia
Game 3Magoo MarjonQuinito Henson and Franz PumarenErika Padilla and Jessica MendozaMico Halili, Rado Dimalibot and Gary David
Game 4Mico HaliliQuinito Henson and Ryan GregorioErika Padilla and Sel GuevaraAaron Atayde, Magoo Marjon, Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras
Game 5Magoo MarjonDominic Uy and Jojo LastimosaSel Guevara and Jessica MendozaMico Halili, Rado Dimalibot and Jong Uichico
Game 6Mico HaliliQuinito Henson and Yeng GuiaoSel Guevara and Jessica MendozaMagoo Marjon, Rado Dimalibot and Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 7Mico HaliliQuinito Henson and Jojo LastimosaSel Guevara and Jessica MendozaMagoo Marjon, Rado Dimalibot, Dominic Uy and Benjie Paras

References

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