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The 2024–25 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series for the 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs.

DatesMarch 14–28, 2025
MVPRey Nambatac
(TNT Tropang Giga)
TelevisionLocal:
RPTV
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
Pilipinas Live
Online:
Pilipinas Live
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Quick facts Team, Coach ...
2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(2) TNT Tropang Giga Chot Reyes 4
(4) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 3
DatesMarch 14–28, 2025
MVPRey Nambatac
(TNT Tropang Giga)
TelevisionLocal:
RPTV
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
Pilipinas Live
Online:
Pilipinas Live
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:Nol Quilinguen, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay, James Paez
Game 2:Peter Balao, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Karlo Vergara
Game 3:Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay
Game 4:Peter Balao, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Karlo Vergara
Game 5:Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya, Janine Nicandro
Game 6:Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Bryan Peclaro
Game 7:Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara
PBA Commissioner's Cup finals chronology
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The TNT Tropang Giga and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel competed for the 22nd Commissioner's Cup championship and the 137th overall championship contested by the league.[1][2] This was the second straight finals matchup between TNT and Barangay Ginebra where the Tropang Giga won the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup championship in 6 games, 4–2.[3] It was also their first Commissioner's Cup finals matchup since the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup where TNT, then known as the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, defeated Barangay Ginebra in 6 games, 4–2.[4]

TNT defeated Barangay Ginebra in seven games to win their second straight championship.[5] Rey Nambatac was named the finals' MVP.[6]

Background

Further information: 2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season § Commissioner's Cup, and 2024–25 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season § Commissioner's Cup

Road to the finals

Main article: 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup
More information TNT Tropang Giga, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel ...
TNT Tropang Giga Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Finished 8–4 (.667) in 2nd place with Converge and Barangay GinebraElimination roundFinished 8–4 (.667) in 2nd place with TNT and Converge
Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94 (2nd place)TiebreakerHead-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94 (4th place)
Def. Eastern in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Meralco, 2–1
Def. Rain or Shine, 4–1SemifinalsDef. NorthPort, 4–1
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Head-to-head matchup

January 17
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 91, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 86
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 23–21, 23–18, 23–22
Pts: Oftana 32
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 13
Asts: Castro, Hollis-Jefferson 6		 Pts: Brownlee 20
Rebs: Brownlee 16
Asts: Thompson 7

Series summary

More information Game, Date ...
GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1March 14SM Mall of Asia ArenaTNT95–89
Game 2March 16Barangay Ginebra71–70
Game 3March 19PhilSports ArenaTNT87–85
Game 4March 21Ynares CenterBarangay Ginebra95–78
Game 5March 23Araneta Coliseum73–66
Game 6March 26TNT87–83
Game 7March 2887–83 (OT)
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Game summaries

Game 1

March 14
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 95, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 89
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 26–21, 25–27, 15–23
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 34
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 13
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 8		 Pts: Brownlee 28
Rebs: Brownlee 15
Asts: Thompson 7
TNT leads series, 1–0
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,802
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay, James Paez

Game 2

March 16
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 70, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 71
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 4–11, 26–22, 25–17
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 25
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 15
Asts: Nambatac 5		 Pts: Brownlee 35
Rebs: Thompson 12
Asts: Thompson 7
Series tied, 1–1
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 12,925
Referees: Peter Balao, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Karlo Vergara

Game 3

March 19
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 87, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 25–31, 30–18, 15–19
Pts: Nambatac 24
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 11
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 8		 Pts: Brownlee 19
Rebs: Thompson 8
Asts: Brownlee 6
TNT leads series, 2–1
PhilSports Arena, Pasig
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay

Game 4

March 21
7:35 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 78, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 28–22, 17–19, 12–23
Pts: Oftana 17
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 12
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 5		 Pts: Malonzo 24
Rebs: Brownlee 12
Asts: Brownlee 5
Series tied, 2–2
Ynares Center, Antipolo, Rizal
Referees: Peter Balao, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Karlo Vergara

Prior to the game, NorthPort Batang Pier's Arvin Tolentino was awarded his first Best Player of the Conference award,[7] while TNT's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was awarded his third Best Import of the Conference award.[8]

Game 5

March 23
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 66, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 73
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 21–18, 11–22, 10–16
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson, Nambatac 19
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 12
Asts: Oftana 8		 Pts: Brownlee 18
Rebs: Brownlee 14
Asts: Brownlee, Thompson 5
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,447
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya, Janine Nicandro

Game 6

March 26
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 87, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 16–20, 25–20, 24–21
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 29
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 13
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 6		 Pts: Brownlee 22
Rebs: Brownlee, Malonzo 7
Asts: Malonzo 5
Series tied, 3–3
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 17,654
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Bryan Peclaro

Game 7

March 28
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 87, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 18–19, 20–27, 19–17, Overtime: 8–4
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 25
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 12
Asts: Nambatac 4		 Pts: Brownlee 28
Rebs: J. Aguilar 11
Asts: Thompson 8
TNT wins series, 4–3
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 21,274
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara

Rosters

More information Players, Coaches ...
TNT Tropang Giga roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F/C 0 Philippines Barkley Eboña 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–29 Far Eastern
G 6 Philippines Rey Nambatac 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1994–01–27 Letran
C 7 Philippines Poy Erram 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
F 8 Philippines Calvin Oftana 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–01–03 San Beda
F 9 United States Paul Varilla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–08–10 UE
G 10 Philippines Ryan Reyes (IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F 12 Philippines Glenn Khobuntin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–09–07 National-U
G 13 Philippines Brian Heruela 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
G/F 16 Philippines Roger Pogoy (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Jayson Castro Injured 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 21 United States Kelly Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
F/C 24 United States Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (CI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1995–01–03 Arizona
F/C 32 United States Henry Galinato 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Philippines
G/F 35 Philippines Kim Aurin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UPHSD
F/C 45 United States Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–06–29 UC Riverside
F 50 United States CJ Payawal (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–01–01 UE
G 53 Philippines Chris Exciminiano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern
G 99 Philippines Jielo Razon (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UPHSD
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

Roster

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More information Players, Coaches ...
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 00 United States Maverick Ahanmisi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota
F/C 1 Philippines Troy Rosario 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
G/F 2 United States Jeremiah Gray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996–08–16 Dominican (CA)
F 3 United States Jamie Malonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996–07–31 De La Salle
G 4 Philippines RJ Abarrientos (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999–09–14 Far Eastern
G 5 Philippines LA Tenorio (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 United States Paul Garcia (R / FA) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999–06–04 Ateneo
G 9 Philippines Scottie Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
G 10 Philippines John Pinto 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano
F/C 11 Philippines Isaac Go Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1996–06–07 Ateneo
G/F 14 United States Stephen Holt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–12–06 Saint Mary's
F 18 Philippines Ralph Cu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997–03–08 De La Salle
G/F 19 Philippines Von Pessumal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
F 22 United States Jared Dillinger (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
F/C 23 Philippines Raymond Aguilar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
G/F 24 Philippines Jayson David (FA) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996–11–08 Lyceum
C 25 Philippines Japeth Aguilar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 31 Philippines Aljon Mariano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F 32 United States Justin Brownlee (CI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's
F/C 88 Philippines Ben Adamos 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–12–30 UPHSD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Alfrancis Chua[a]
  • Philippines Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)


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 Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Broadcast notes

The Commissioner's Cup Finals will be aired live on RPTV with simulcast on PBA Rush and Pilipinas Live (both in standard and high definition).

The PBA Rush broadcast will provide the English language coverage of the Finals.

The Pilipinas Live broadcast will provide the English-Filipino language coverage of the Finals.

More information Game, RPTV ...
GameRPTVPBA RushArena Plus Xs and Os
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside ReportersPlay-by-playAnalystCourtside ReportersHosts
Game 1Magoo MarjonQuinito Henson and Luigi TrilloApple DavidAndre CoMark MolinaBelle GregorioAnton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 2Charlie CunaAndy Jao and Dominic UyEileen ShiAnthony SuntayRonnie MagsanocBelle GregorioAnton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 3Jutt SulitQuinito Henson and Jong UichicoApple DavidCarlo PamintuanNorman BlackBea EscuderoAnton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 4Magoo MarjonJolly Escobar and Ronnie MagsanocBelle GregorioJinno RufinoVince HizonBea EscuderoAnton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 5Charlie CunaAndy Jao and Yeng GuiaoBelle GregorioCarlo PamintuanMark MolinaPauline VerzosaMagoo Marjon, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 6Sev SarmentaQuinito Henson and Andy JaoApple DavidCarlo PamintuanEric ReyesBelle Gregorio
Game 7Sev SarmentaQuinito Henson and Yeng GuiaoApple DavidCarlo PamintuanMark MolinaBea EscuderoAnton Roxas, Jolly Escobar and Nico Salva
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  • Additional game 7 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: Jutt Sulit
    • Celebration interviewer: Apple David and Bea Escudero

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