2025 PBA Philippine Cup
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DurationApril 4 – July 25, 2025
TV partner(s)Local:
RPTV
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
Pilipinas Live
Online:
Pilipinas Live
RPTV
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
Pilipinas Live
Online:
Pilipinas Live
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upTNT Tropang 5G
| 2025 PBA Philippine Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | April 4 – July 25, 2025 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: RPTV PBA Rush (HD) International: Pilipinas Live Online: Pilipinas Live |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | TNT Tropang 5G |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Finals MVP | Jericho Cruz (San Miguel Beermen) |
| PBA Philippine Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2025 PBA Philippine Cup, was the third and final conference of the 2024–25 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 49th PBA Philippine Cup started on April 4 and ended on July 25, 2025.[1] The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
The 2025 PBA All-Star Weekend was supposed to be held from May 2 to 4 in Metro Davao, but was cancelled. The playoffs began on June 18 with the finals between the San Miguel Beermen and the TNT Tropang 5G starting on July 13.
The Meralco Bolts entered this conference as the defending Philippine Cup champions while TNT attempted to accomplish a Grand Slam by winning the conference championship.[2]
- All participating teams play in a single round-robin elimination, with each team playing 11 games throughout the duration of the conference.
- Teams are ranked by win-loss records with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs. Any ties are broken using tiebreaker criteria.
- If there is a tie for 8th place, a one-game playoff is instead used to determine which team gets the final playoff spot.
- The playoff formats are as follows:
- Quarterfinals (higher seeds twice-to-beat):
- QF1: #1 vs #8
- QF2: #2 vs #7
- QF3: #3 vs #6
- QF4: #4 vs #5
- Semifinals (best-of-seven series):
- SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF4 winner
- SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF3 winner
- Finals (best-of-seven series)
- Quarterfinals (higher seeds twice-to-beat):
Elimination round
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 108 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Meralco | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Converge | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | TNT | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | NLEX | 89 | 92 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 92 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | TNT | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Magnolia | 88 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 6 | TNT | 89 | 80 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
The top four seeds have the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.
(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Meralco
June 20 5:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 108, Meralco Bolts 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–20, 23–24, 23–31, 27–22 | ||
| Pts: Fajardo 23 Rebs: Fajardo 15 Asts: Perez 9 |
Pts: Banchero 32 Rebs: Newsome 11 Asts: Newsome 6 | |
| San Miguel wins series in one game | ||
(2) NLEX vs. (7) Rain or Shine
June 18 5:00 pm |
| NLEX Road Warriors 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 22–19, 36–22, 16–23 | ||
| Pts: Torres 20 Rebs: Bahio 14 Asts: three players 3 |
Pts: Clarito, Nocum 20 Rebs: Clarito 21 Asts: Norwood 3 | |
June 21 7:30 pm |
| NLEX Road Warriors 92, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 28–31, 22–26, 15–25 | ||
| Pts: Bolick 34 Rebs: Mocon, Ramirez 8 Asts: Bolick, Nieto 4 |
Pts: Santillan 24 Rebs: Clarito 16 Asts: Nocum 6 | |
| Rain or Shine wins series in two games | ||
(3) Magnolia vs. (6) TNT
June 18 7:30 pm |
| Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 88, TNT Tropang 5G 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 22–19, 21–24, 23–28 | ||
| Pts: Lee 15 Rebs: Barroca 9 Asts: Barroca 11 |
Pts: Pogoy 30 Rebs: Oftana 16 Asts: Oftana 5 | |
June 21 5:00 pm |
| Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 79, TNT Tropang 5G 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 18–23, 23–22, 23–17 | ||
| Pts: Lucero 15 Rebs: Lucero 10 Asts: Barroca 7 |
Pts: Oftana, Pogoy 18 Rebs: Williams 10 Asts: Pogoy 5 | |
| TNT wins series in two games | ||
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Converge
June 20 7:30 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88, Converge FiberXers 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 28–15, 24–18, 15–21 | ||
| Pts: Abarrientos 21 Rebs: Aguilar 13 Asts: Abarrientos 4 |
Pts: Arana 15 Rebs: Baltazar 8 Asts: four players 3 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game | ||
Semifinals
(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Barangay Ginebra
June 25 7:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 71, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 73 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 16–18, 15–19, 11–17 | ||
| Pts: Perez 21 Rebs: Fajardo 19 Asts: Trollano 3 |
Pts: Aguilar 18 Rebs: Aguilar, Rosario 9 Asts: Abarrientos 7 | |
June 27 5:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 100, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 28–26, 22–20, 24–22 | ||
| Pts: Lassiter 16 Rebs: Tautuaa 10 Asts: Rosales, Tiongson 4 |
Pts: Holt 17 Rebs: Thompson 6 Asts: Abarrientos, Aguilar 6 | |
June 29 7:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 90, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 30–23, 14–25, 26–29 | ||
| Pts: Trollano 22 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Ross 5 |
Pts: Abarrientos 24 Rebs: Abarrientos 9 Asts: Abarrientos 8 | |
July 2 5:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 107, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 26–25, 30–12, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Perez 19 Rebs: Fajardo 19 Asts: Perez 7 |
Pts: Rosario 14 Rebs: Aguilar, Rosario 7 Asts: Thompson 4 | |
July 4 7:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 37–24, 25–27, 29–21 | ||
| Pts: Perez 31 Rebs: Fajardo 12 Asts: Fajardo 6 |
Pts: Ahanmisi 19 Rebs: Rosario 16 Asts: Abarrientos, Malonzo 4 | |
July 6 5:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 87, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 27–25, 16–22, 17–21 | ||
| Pts: Fajardo 21 Rebs: Fajardo 16 Asts: Fajardo 5 |
Pts: Thompson 17 Rebs: Thompson 16 Asts: Thompson 8 | |
July 9 7:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 100, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 28–21, 21–29, 34–20 | ||
| Pts: Fajardo 21 Rebs: Fajardo 19 Asts: Cruz, Ross 7 |
Pts: Malonzo 22 Rebs: Aguilar, Thompson 7 Asts: Thompson 8 | |
| San Miguel wins series, 4–3 | ||
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 12,279 Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Jerry Narandan, James Paez |
(6) TNT vs. (7) Rain or Shine
June 25 5:00 pm |
| TNT Tropang 5G 98, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 18–18, 22–17, 35–33 | ||
| Pts: Pogoy 28 Rebs: three players 10 Asts: Enciso 5 |
Pts: Caracut 16 Rebs: Tiongson 8 Asts: Nocum, Tiongson 3 | |
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza, Janine Nicandro |
June 27 7:30 pm |
| TNT Tropang 5G 113, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 105 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 29–27, 28–18, 21–29, Overtime: 14–6 | ||
| Pts: Oftana 39 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Heading 11 |
Pts: Nocum 27 Rebs: Clarito 8 Asts: Mamuyac 5 | |
June 29 5:00 pm |
| TNT Tropang 5G 86, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 22–18, 20–33, 29–23 | ||
| Pts: Oftana 16 Rebs: Galinato 10 Asts: Galinato 4 |
Pts: Asistio 24 Rebs: Datu 10 Asts: Asistio 6 | |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Mike Flordeliza, Jerry Narandan, Aaron Cañete |
July 2 7:30 pm |
| TNT Tropang 5G 108, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 19–19, 39–22, 28–23 | ||
| Pts: Heading 23 Rebs: Ganuelas-Rosser 11 Asts: Heading 6 |
Pts: Norwood 18 Rebs: Norwood 9 Asts: Caracut 7 | |
July 4 5:00 pm |
| TNT Tropang 5G 97, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 28–28, 12–37, 33–20 | ||
| Pts: Oftana 23 Rebs: Galinato, Ganuelas-Rosser 6 Asts: Heading 3 |
Pts: Mamuyac 22 Rebs: Clarito, Norwood 7 Asts: Clarito, Nocum 5 | |
July 6 7:30 pm |
| TNT Tropang 5G 97, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 19–23, 22–20, 28–19 | ||
| Pts: Heading 29 Rebs: Khobuntin 12 Asts: Heading, Oftana 4 |
Pts: Tiongson 30 Rebs: Santillan 8 Asts: three players 3 | |
| TNT wins series, 4–2 | ||
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay |
Finals
Awards
Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| April 4–6 | Bong Quinto (Meralco Bolts) | [8] |
| April 9–16 | Zavier Lucero (Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots) | [9] |
| April 23–27 | Leonard Santillan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [10] |
| April 30 – May 5 | Justine Baltazar (Converge FiberXers) | [11] |
| May 7–11 | Calvin Oftana (TNT Tropang 5G) | [12] |
| May 14–18 | Leonard Santillan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [13] |
| May 21–25 | Chris Newsome (Meralco Bolts) | [14] |
| May 28 – June 1 | Chris Newsome (Meralco Bolts) | [15] |
| June 4–8 | Robert Bolick (NLEX Road Warriors) | [16] |
| June 11–15 | Zavier Lucero (Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots) | [17] |
| June 18–22 | Jhonard Clarito (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [18] |
| June 25–29 | Calvin Oftana (TNT Tropang 5G) | [19] |
| July 2–6 | Jordan Heading (TNT Tropang 5G) | [20] |
