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The 2015 PBA Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen competed for the 15th Governors' Cup championship and the 115th overall contested by the league. This also served as a finals rematch between the two teams, when San Miguel won the season's Philippine Cup championship in seven games.

DatesJuly 10–17, 2015
MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
TelevisionLocal:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Cignal PPV (HD)
Fox Sports Asia
International:
AksyonTV International
AnnouncersSee broadcast notes
Quick facts Team, Coach ...
2015 PBA Governors' Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(2) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(1) Alaska Aces Alex Compton 0
DatesJuly 10–17, 2015
MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
TelevisionLocal:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Cignal PPV (HD)
Fox Sports Asia
International:
AksyonTV International
AnnouncersSee broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5
Referees
Game 1:A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Marabe
Game 2:N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion
Game 3:N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion
Game 4:A. Herrera, E. Aquino, J. Mariano
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The San Miguel Beermen swept Alaska in their best-of-seven series, four games to none, winning their 21st overall championship in the league.

Background

Road to the finals

Main article: 2015 PBA Governors' Cup
More information San Miguel, Alaska ...
San MiguelAlaska
Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Alaska at 1st placeElimination roundFinished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with San Miguel at 1st place
0.939 (2nd place)Tiebreaker*1.065 (1st place)
Def. Meralco in two games 99–106, 102–86 (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Barangay Ginebra in one game, 114–108 (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Rain or Shine, 3–1 (best-of-five)SemifinalsDef. Star, 3–0 (best-of-five)
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Head-to-head matchup

June 20
5:00 PM
Alaska Aces 82, San Miguel Beermen 77
Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 24–21, 18–28, 17–18
Pts: Travis 32
Rebs: Travis 10
Asts: Casio 4		 Pts: Reid 17
Rebs: Fajardo, Reid 12
Asts: Reid 5
Panabo Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center, Panabo City, Davao del Norte
Referees: A. Herrera, S. Pineda, R. Gruta

Series summary

More information Team, Game 1 ...
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Wins
San Miguel 10810396914
Alaska 789589810
Venue MOAAranetaAranetaAraneta
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Game 1

July 10
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 108, Alaska Aces 78
Scoring by quarter: 35–22, 19–19, 23–24, 31–13
Pts: Reid 32
Rebs: Fajardo 17
Asts: Reid 7		 Pts: Travis 14
Rebs: Thoss 8
Asts: Travis 5
San Miguel leads series, 1–0
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Marabe

Game 2

July 12
5:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 103, Alaska Aces 95
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 19–20, 26–29, 30–22
Pts: Reid 37
Rebs: Fajardo 14
Asts: Reid, Lutz 7		 Pts: Travis 23
Rebs: Travis 11
Asts: Dela Rosa 4
San Miguel leads series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion

Game 3

July 15
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 96, Alaska Aces 89
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 23–31, 28–25, 20–12
Pts: Reid 41
Rebs: Fajardo 19
Asts: Reid, Cabagnot, Fajardo, 3		 Pts: Travis 17
Rebs: Travis 7
Asts: Travis, Casio, Thoss 3
San Miguel leads series, 3–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion

Game 4

July 17
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 91, Alaska Aces 81
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 19–32, 33–16, 21–16
Pts: Reid 33
Rebs: Fajardo 21
Asts: Cabagnot 6		 Pts: Abueva 22
Rebs: Abueva 16
Asts: Travis, Abueva, Banchero, Casio 3
San Miguel wins series, 4–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,246
Referees: A. Herrera, E. Aquino, J. Mariano

Rosters

More information Players, Coaches ...
San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G/F 3 United States Chris Lutz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-02-11 Marshall
F/C 4 Philippines Jay-R Reyes 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-07-16 Philippines
G 5 Philippines Alex Cabagnot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1982-12-08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 6 United States Chris Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-03-08 Marshall
G 11 Philippines Jeric Fortuna 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1991-11-25 UST
G/F 13 United States Marcio Lassiter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-05-16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Philippines June Mar Fajardo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1989-11-17 Cebu
F 21 Philippines Nelbert Omolon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 Philippine Christian
F 23 Philippines Ronald Pascual (R) 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-06-23 San Sebastian
F 27 Philippines Gabby Espinas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-01-03 Philippine Christian
F 29 Philippines Arwind Santos (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981-06-10 Far Eastern
F 32 United States Arizona Reid (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986-03-11 High Point
F 33 Australia David Semerad (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-04-25 San Beda
G/F 71 Philippines Ronald Tubid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981-10-15 UE
C 95 Philippines Yancy De Ocampo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-03-11 Saint Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured
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More information Players, Coaches ...
Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F 1 United States Romeo Travis (I) 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-12-10 Akron
G 2 United States Chris Banchero (R) 6 ft 0.25 in (1.84 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-01-24 Seattle Pacific
G/F 3 Philippines Cyrus Baguio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-08-19 UST
F 4 Philippines Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-06-18 PSBA
C 7 Papua New Guinea Sonny Thoss 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-12-07 James Cook
F 8 Philippines Calvin Abueva 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-02-04 San Sebastian
F/C 9 Philippines Nonoy Baclao 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-15 Ateneo
G/F 11 United States Rome dela Rosa (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-12-11 San Beda
F 15 United States Josh Vanlandingham (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984-01-22 Everett CC
G 17 Philippines Ping Exciminiano 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-11-17 Far Eastern
F/C 21 Philippines Paolo Bugia (IN) 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-01-19 Ateneo
G/F 25 Philippines Dondon Hontiveros 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1977-06-01 Cebu
C 26 Philippines Samigue Eman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982-03-12 Mindanao
F/C 30 United States Eric Menk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974-08-24 Lake Superior State
G 31 Philippines RJ Jazul 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-11 Letran
F 35 United States Tony dela Cruz (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1978-08-24 UC Irvine
G 42 Philippines JVee Casio 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-09-01 De La Salle
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Dickie Bachmann[a] (De La Salle)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

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  • a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Broadcast notes

More information Game, TV5 coverage ...
GameTV5 coverageFox Sports coverage
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)
Game 1Charlie CunaAli Peek and Ryan GregorioErika Padillano broadcast
Game 2Magoo MarjonQuinito Henson and Dominic UyRizza DiazNicholas NathanielszCharles Tiu
Game 3Charlie CunaAndy Jao and Eric ReyesSel GuevaraPatricia Bermudez-HizonVince Hizon
Game 4Magoo MarjonDominic Uy and Richard del RosarioApple DavidJude TurcuatoCharles Tiu
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  • Additional Game 4 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: James Velasquez
    • Dugout interviewer: Apple David

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