2025 MPBL finals
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| Dates | December 11–16, 2025 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Jason Brickman | |||||||||
| Northern finals | Abra def. Pangasinan, 3–0 | |||||||||
| Southern finals | Quezon def. Biñan, 3–2 | |||||||||
The 2025 MPBL finals was the championship series of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's (MPBL) 2025 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The best-of-five series concluded with the North Division champion Abra Solid North Weavers defeating the South Division champion Quezon Huskers. The series began on December 11, and ended on December 16. The North Weavers' Jason Brickman was named as the MPBL Finals MVP.[1]
This is the third consecutive finals series that a sweep was completed after Pampanga went on to win back-to-back championships in 2023 and 2024. Abra held homecourt advantage, as they hold sole possession of the best regular season record in 2025.
This was the first finals in league history to feature a team from Northern Luzon, as the Weavers originate from Cordillera, and the first since 2021 to not feature a team from Central Luzon. For the third straight season, a team from Calabarzon was represented.
Abra Solid North Weavers
After losing to the eventual champion Pampanga Giant Lanterns in the North Division quarterfinals in their inaugural season,[3] the team made numerous acquisitions leaning towards younger talent. The team signed Dave Ildefonso,[4] Geo Chiu,[5] Jason Brickman,[6] and Encho Serrano among others.[7]
Abra's rebuild towards youth ended up paying off big time as the Weavers dominated the regular season, going 28–1. The team put together a 26-game winning streak, surpassing Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards' mark of 25 from 2022,[8] and breaking a tie for most regular season wins in a season, which was shared by five different teams.
Their dominant form continued in the playoffs. They first swept expansion team Ilagan Isabela Cowboys in the division quarterfinals, and then eliminated the Caloocan Batang Kankaloo in the division semifinals with another two-game sweep.[2] They then met an unlikely opponent in the North Division finals, as they faced the seventh-seeded Pangasinan Heatwaves, who joined the league alongside Abra in 2024. In the best-of-five Northern Luzon showdown, Abra beat Pangasinan in three games to reach their first MPBL finals after just two seasons.[9]
After this series, multiple players, including Chiu and Brickman, will move up to the Philippine Basketball Association following their selections in the PBA season 50 draft.
Road to the finals
Series summary
For this year's national finals, the Abra Weavers will hold homecourt advantage for the series, as they hold a better regular season record compared to the Quezon Huskers (28–1 vs. 25–4).
| Game | Date | Winning team | Result (Series) | Losing team | Venue |
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| 1 | December 11 | Abra Weavers | 81–80 (OT) (1–0) | Quezon Huskers | Gov. Andres Bernos Memorial Gym |
| 2 | December 13 | Abra Weavers | 62–58 (2–0) | Quezon Huskers | Gov. Andres Bernos Memorial Gym |
| 3 | December 16 | Abra Weavers | 94–85 (OT) (3–0) | Quezon Huskers | Quezon Convention Center |
Game summaries
- NOTE: All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).
Game 1
December 11 7:00 p.m. |
| Abra Weavers | 81–80 (OT) | Quezon Huskers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 12–11, 23–20, 18–19, Overtime: 9–8 | ||
| Pts: Jason Brickman 15 Rebs: John Uduba 8 Asts: Jason Brickman 6 |
Pts: Christian Pagaran 20 Rebs: Joseph Gabayni 10 Asts: LJay Gonzales 4 | |
| Abra leads series, 1–0 | ||
University of Bangued Gymnasium, Bangued, Abra |
Game 2
December 13 7:00 p.m. |
| Quezon Huskers | 58–62 | Abra Weavers |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 14–14, 15–20, 15–14 | ||
| Pts: LJay Gonzales 15 Rebs: Vince Magbuhos 10 Asts: Gab Banal 4 |
Pts: Dave Ildefonso, Jason Brickman 14 Rebs: Dave Ildefonso 13 Asts: Encho Serrano 4 | |
| Abra leads series, 2–0 | ||
University of Bangued Gymnasium, Bangued, Abra |
Game 3
December 16 7:00 p.m. |
| Quezon Huskers | 85–94 (OT) | Abra Weavers |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 19–21, 20–18, 20–19, Overtime: 10–19 | ||
| Pts: Judel Fuentes 15 Rebs: Ximone Sandagon 9 Asts: LJay Gonzales 11 |
Pts: Dave Ildefonso 23 Rebs: Dave Ildefonso, John Uduba 10 Asts: Jason Brickman 5 | |
| Abra wins series, 3–0 | ||
