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The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2017–18 PBA season. The tournament started on December 17, 2017, and ended on April 6, 2018.[1] The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

DurationDecember 17, 2017 – April 6, 2018
TV partner(s)Local:
ESPN 5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upMagnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok
Quick facts Duration, TV partner(s) ...
2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationDecember 17, 2017 – April 6, 2018
TV partner(s)Local:
ESPN 5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upMagnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok
Awards
Best PlayerJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology
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Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
  • Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed.
  • Quarterfinals:
    • QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
    • QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
    • QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series)
    • QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series)
  • Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
    • SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
    • SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
  • Finals (best-of-7 series)
    • F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

Elimination round

Team standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 3
11 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364 4
12 Kia Picanto 1 10 .091 7
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Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; 8th seed playoff: TNT 118–97 Phoenix

Schedule

More information Team ╲ Game, Alaska Aces ...
Team ╲ Game1234567891011
Alaska AcesMAGTNTMERKIABGSMBWEPHXGPNLEXSMBROS
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelMAGGPBWEALAPHXSMBNLEXKIATNTMERROS
Blackwater EliteMERROSBGSMTNTGPALAMAGSMBKIANLEXPHX
GlobalPort Batang PierNLEXBGSMROSBWESMBMERALATNTMAGKIAPHX
Kia PicantoNLEXPHXMAGALAROSMERTNTBGSMBWEGPSMB
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang ManokALABGSMKIANLEXPHXTNTBWESMBROSGPMER
Meralco BoltsBWESMBALATNTKIAGPROSNLEXPHXBGSMMAG
NLEX Road WarriorsKIAGPPHXMAGSMBROSBGSMMERALABWETNT
Phoenix Fuel MastersSMBKIANLEXROSMAGBGSMALATNTMERBWEGP
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersTNTBWEGPPHXKIANLEXMERMAGALASMBBGSM
San Miguel BeermenPHXMERTNTNLEXGPBGSMMAGBWEALAKIAROS
TNT KaTropaROSALASMBBWEMERMAGKIAPHXBGSMGPNLEX
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Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

More information Team, ALA ...
Team ALA BGSM BWE GP KIA MAG MER NLEX PHX ROS SMB TNT
Alaska 97–83 88–84 105–98* 102–65 95–108 103–98 89–96 93–75 99–95 96–109 98–106
Barangay Ginebra — 77–94 104–97 103–77 89–78 82–84 78–81 82–87 100–92*** 100–96 93–78
Blackwater — — 76–101 95–76 72–78 98–103 90–93 83–78 92–87 106–96 83–92
GlobalPort — — — 108–91 81–96 107–88 104–115 100–104 78–70 93–107 99–84
Kia — — — — 77–124 76–105 115–119 102–125 98–94 106–108 85–90
Magnolia — — — — — 94–65 105–94 97–91 95–101 76–77 91–83
Meralco — — — — — — 85–87 92–90 84–90 97–103 81–99
NLEX — — — — — — — 95–102 86–97 98–109 75–101
Phoenix — — — — — — — — 99–120 96–104 74–72
Rain or Shine — — — — — — — — — 95–80 82–79
San Miguel — — — — — — — — — — 88–76
TNT — — — — — — — — — — —
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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Eighth seed playoff

March 4
6:30 pm
Phoenix Fuel Masters 97, TNT KaTropa 118
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 24–27, 27–40, 21–24
Pts: Wright 18
Rebs: Kramer, Perkins 11
Asts: Wright 6		 Pts: Rosario 18
Rebs: Castro 8
Asts: Castro 9
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Yante, R. Gruta, A. Nubla

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel106
8TNT93
1San Miguel4
(Best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Rain or Shine0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Magnolia1
2Magnolia86
7GlobalPort79
2Magnolia4
(Best-of-3)
6NLEX2
3Alaska0
6NLEX2
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Quarterfinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (8) TNT

March 6
4:30 pm
San Miguel Beermen 106, TNT KaTropa 93
Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 21–21, 25–28, 29–21
Pts: Fajardo 35
Rebs: Fajardo 11
Asts: Ross 7		 Pts: Castro, Rosario 19
Rebs: Rosario 7
Asts: Castro 8
San Miguel wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, M. Orioste

(2) Magnolia vs. (7) GlobalPort

March 6
7:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 86, GlobalPort Batang Pier 79
Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 22–19, 27–14, 25–20
Pts: Barroca 17
Rebs: Lee 13
Asts: Jalalon 4		 Pts: Pringle 31
Rebs: Pringle, Taha 10
Asts: Romeo 6
Magnolia wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Flordeliza, G. Borja

(3) Alaska vs. (6) NLEX

March 5
4:30 pm
Alaska Aces 99, NLEX Road Warriors 105
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–26, 32–24, 27–31
Pts: Banchero 20
Rebs: Abueva 13
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Ravena 25
Rebs: Quiñahan 10
Asts: Ravena 8
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, A. Nubla
March 7
7:00 pm
Alaska Aces 83, NLEX Road Warriors 87
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 20–25, 28–19, 12–19
Pts: Abueva 17
Rebs: Abueva 16
Asts: Casio 6		 Pts: Alas 18
Rebs: Alas 9
Asts: Ravena 7
NLEX wins series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza, M. Orioste

(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine

March 5
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 23–20, 24–21, 20–16
Pts: Tenorio 16
Rebs: Thompson 15
Asts: Thompson 7		 Pts: Belga 17
Rebs: Norwood, Ponferada 6
Asts: Ahanmisi, Tiu 3
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, N. Ranido
March 7
4:30 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 91
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 15–27, 34–26, 22–19
Pts: J. Aguilar 27
Rebs: J. Aguilar 12
Asts: Mercado, Thompson 6		 Pts: Ahanmisi 18
Rebs: Almazan 13
Asts: Ahanmisi 5
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, M. Montoya, J. Narandan

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Barangay Ginebra

March 9
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 102, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 90
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 24–21, 28–22, 24–27
Pts: Santos 23
Rebs: Santos 9
Asts: Ross 8		 Pts: three players 17
Rebs: Mariano 9
Asts: Ferrer 5
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, M. Orioste
March 11
6:30 pm
San Miguel Beermen 104, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 17–25, 28–18, 25–22, Overtime: 9–7
Pts: Fajardo 33
Rebs: Fajardo 19
Asts: Santos 5		 Pts: J. Aguilar 28
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: Tenorio 7
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, J. Narandan
March 13
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 87, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 24–26, 26–34, 22–16
Pts: Fajardo 23
Rebs: Fajardo 16
Asts: Lassiter 4		 Pts: J. Aguilar 25
Rebs: J. Aguilar 12
Asts: Thompson 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
March 15
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 102, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81
Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 26–19, 26–17, 18–23
Pts: Lassiter 23
Rebs: Fajardo 13
Asts: Ganuelas-Rosser 10		 Pts: J. Aguilar 31
Rebs: J. Aguilar 13
Asts: Devance, Ferrer 5
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, M. Orioste
March 17
6:30 pm
San Miguel Beermen 100, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94
Scoring by quarter: 25–34, 30–21, 28–21, 17–18
Pts: Fajardo 25
Rebs: Santos 13
Asts: Cabagnot 5		 Pts: J. Aguilar 34
Rebs: Thompson 15
Asts: Thompson 16
San Miguel wins series, 4–1

(2) Magnolia vs. (6) NLEX

March 10
6:30 pm
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 87, NLEX Road Warriors 88
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 15–18, 34–28, 26–28
Pts: Sangalang 21
Rebs: Sangalang 9
Asts: Jalalon 6		 Pts: Baguio 17
Rebs: Quiñahan 9
Asts: Quiñahan 7
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, M. Orioste
March 12
7:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 99, NLEX Road Warriors 84
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 21–19, 22–23, 29–22
Pts: Lee 27
Rebs: Sangalang 8
Asts: Jalalon 10		 Pts: Mallari, Quiñahan 13
Rebs: Soyud 6
Asts: Ravena 7
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, M. Montoya
March 14
7:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 106, NLEX Road Warriors 99
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 29–24, 26–27, 27–21
Pts: Jalalon 25
Rebs: Reavis 10
Asts: Lee 6		 Pts: Ravena 20
Rebs: Alas 9
Asts: Quiñahan, Ravena 5
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan
March 16
7:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 79, NLEX Road Warriors 91
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 19–16, 20–28, 20–22
Pts: Sangalang 15
Rebs: Sangalang 14
Asts: Barroca 7		 Pts: Ravena 20
Rebs: Alas, Miranda 6
Asts: Alas, Ravena 5
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan
March 18
6:30 pm
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 87, NLEX Road Warriors 78
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 17–16, 22–22, 28–20
Pts: Barroca 18
Rebs: Sangalang 11
Asts: Sangalang 6		 Pts: Ravena 21
Rebs: Mallari, Soyud 9
Asts: Baguio 7
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, R. Yante, M. Orioste
March 20
7:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 96, NLEX Road Warriors 89
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 29–17, 22–22, 25–21
Pts: Sangalang 15
Rebs: Sangalang 11
Asts: Jalalon 13		 Pts: Miranda 20
Rebs: Miranda 8
Asts: Baguio 6
Magnolia wins series, 4–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, J. Narandan

Finals

Main article: 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
April 6
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 99 (2OT)
San Miguel wins series, 4–1

Awards

Conference

Players of the Week

More information Week, Player ...
Week Player Ref.
December 17–24 Kiefer Ravena (NLEX Road Warriors) [3]
December 25 – January 7 Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) [4]
January 8–14 Paul Lee (Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok) [5]
January 15–21 Roger Pogoy (TNT KaTropa) [6]
January 22–28 Willy Wilson (Phoenix Fuel Masters) [7]
January 29 – February 4 Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces) [8]
February 5–11 Kiefer Ravena (NLEX Road Warriors) [9]
February 12–18 Garvo Lanete (Meralco Bolts) [10]
February 19–24 JVee Casio (Alaska Aces) [11]
February 25 – March 4 Jericho Cruz (TNT KaTropa) [12]
March 6–11 Marcio Lassiter (San Miguel Beermen) [13]
March 12–18 June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) [14]
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Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

More information Category, Player ...
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per gameJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen23.8
Rebounds per gameJohn Paul ErramBlackwater Elite13.8
Assists per gameScottie ThompsonBarangay Ginebra San Miguel6.2
Steals per gameChris RossSan Miguel Beermen2.2
Blocks per gameJohn Paul ErramBlackwater Elite3.0
Turnovers per gameJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen4.2
Fouls per gameChris NewsomeMeralco Bolts3.7
Calvin AbuevaAlaska Aces
Minutes per gameArwind SantosSan Miguel Beermen39.7
FG%Matt Ganuelas-RosserSan Miguel Beermen62.1%
FT%Chris NewsomeMeralco Bolts91.3%
3FG%Michael DiGregorioBlackwater Elite48.1%
Gelo AlolinoPhoenix Fuel Masters
Double-doublesJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen16
Triple-doublesJVee CasioAlaska Aces1
Scottie ThompsonBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Chris RossSan Miguel Beermen
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Individual game highs

More information Category, Player ...
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PointsJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen42
ReboundsJohn Paul ErramBlackwater Elite21
June Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen
AssistsScottie ThompsonBarangay Ginebra San Miguel16
StealsChris RossSan Miguel Beermen8
BlocksJohn Paul ErramBlackwater Elite7
Three point field goalsPaul Lee (twice)Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok6
Sean AnthonyGlobalPort Batang Pier
Troy RosarioTNT KaTropa
KG CanaletaMeralco Bolts
Ronald TubidKia Picanto
Arwind SantosSan Miguel Beermen
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Team statistical leaders

More information Category, Team ...
CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per gameSan Miguel Beermen98.9
Rebounds per gameGlobalPort Batang Pier56.8
Assists per gameBarangay Ginebra San Miguel24.7
Steals per gamePhoenix Fuel Masters10.4
Blocks per gameSan Miguel Beermen6.5
Turnovers per gameBarangay Ginebra San Miguel19.7
FG%San Miguel Beermen44.4%
FT%Meralco Bolts76.4%
3FG%Meralco Bolts34.8%
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