2015 MVP Cup
International basketball competition
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The 2015 Manny V. Pangilinan Cup, also known as the Master Game Face MVP Cup 2015 due to sponsorship reasons, was an invitational basketball tournament which was contested by four teams from September 11–13, 2015 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, in Quezon City, Philippines.[1] While a similarly named tournament was held in 2010, the 2010 MVP Invitational Champions' Cup, the 2015 MVP Cup is considered the inaugural edition of the MVP Cup and is planned to be held annually.[2]
| 2nd MVP Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Philippines |
| Dates | September 11–13 |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 federations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Philippines (2nd title) |
The tournament was a single-round robin format and the champions were awarded $25,000.[3]
Venue
| Quezon City | |
|---|---|
| Smart Araneta Coliseum | .svg)  Araneta 2015 MVP Cup (Philippines) |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
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Participants
China, South Korea and Senegal were invited to join the tournament but neither three had confirmed their participation.[4] Lebanon confirmed their participation but later withdrew from the tournament due to undisclosed reasons.[5] Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters was a last minute replacement team following the withdrawal of Lebanon.[6][7]
Results
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines |
3 | 3 | 0 | 267 | 235 | +32 | 6 |
 Wellington Saints |
3 | 2 | 1 | 290 | 242 | +48 | 5 |
| Talk 'N Text |
3 | 1 | 2 | 254 | 285 | −31 | 4 |
 Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 3 | 248 | 297 | −49 | 3 |
11 September 16:15 |
| Wellington Saints |
108–80 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 14–18, 31–18, 32–20 | ||
| Pts: Ruscoe, Turner 25 Rebs: Watkins 13 Asts: Braswell 11 |
Pts: Liu 13 Rebs: Q. Davis, Liu 6 Asts: Chen S.H., Tsai 3 | |
11 September 19:00 |
| Talk 'N Text |
77–93 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 18–22, 12–24, 25–24 | ||
| Pts: Fonacier 20 Rebs: Fonacier 9 Asts: Fonacier 4 |
Pts: Romeo 22 Rebs: Abueva 7 Asts: Romeo 6 | |
12 September 15:00 |
| Talk 'N Text |
99–91 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 16–22, 21–26, 34–18 | ||
| Pts: Tautuaa 20 Rebs: Tautuaa 13 Asts: Miranda 6 |
Pts: Liu 24 Rebs: Q. Davis 9 Asts: Liu 5 | |
12 September 17:00 |
| Wellington Saints |
81–84 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 19–18, 23–16, 16–30 | ||
| Pts: Braswell 25 Rebs: Turner 15 Asts: Braswell 5 |
Pts: Romeo 18 Rebs: Blatche 9 Asts: William 6 | |
13 September 15:00 |
| Wellington Saints |
101–78 | Talk 'N Text |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 28–29, 24–17, 29–18 | ||
| Pts: Bloxham 20 Rebs: Bloxham, Watkins 8 Asts: Bloxham 8 |
Pts: Tautuaa 26 | |
13 September 17:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
77–90 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 19–19, 25–27, 18–17 | ||
| Pts: Lu 23 Rebs: Tien 5 Asts: Chen S.N. 7 |
Pts: Blatche 18 Rebs: Blatche 12 Asts: Romeo 4 | |
Awards
| 2015 MVP Cup champions |
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 Philippines Second title |