2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

The 2012–13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters competed for the 107th championship contested by the league.

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

Team Coach Wins (1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Norman Black 4 (3) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 0
Dates	January 9 – 16, 2013
MVP	Ranidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
Television	AKTV on IBC
Announcers	See broadcast notes
Radio network	DZSR
Referees
Game 1: E. Aquino, R. Yante, R. Gruta Game 2: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, R. Gruta Game 3: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, E. Tankion Game 4: E. Aquino, S. Pineda, E. Tankion

Talk 'N Text defeated Rain or Shine by sweeping the series, 4–0 and winning their third consecutive Philippine Cup. The Tropang Texters will also have permanent possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy, which is awarded to the champions of the tournament since the 2006–07 season.[1][2]

Background

Road to the finals

Talk 'N Text		Rain or Shine
Finished 12–2 (0.857): 1st	Elimination round		Finished 9–5 (0.643): 3rd
Def. Air21, 105–100 (twice-to-beat advantage)	Quarterfinals		Def. Barangay Ginebra, 2–1 (best-of-three series)
Def. Alaska, 4–2	Semifinals		Def. San Mig Coffee, 4–2

Head-to-head matchup

The lone conference head-to-head matchup of the two teams was won by Talk 'N Text.

October 27, 2012

recap

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 80, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 77

Victorias City, Negros Occidental

Series summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Wins
Talk 'N Text	87	89	89	105	4
Rain or Shine	81	81	80	82	0
Venue	Araneta	MOA	Araneta	Araneta

Game 1

AKTV on IBC

January 9 6:45 p.m.

Boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 27–24, 20–19, 16–23
Pts: Castro, de Ocampo 16 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Alapag 6		Pts: Cruz 13 Rebs: Cruz 9 Asts: Ibañes, Rodriguez 3
Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 14,065 Referees: E. Aquino, R. Yante, R. Gruta

Game 2

AKTV on IBC

January 11 6:45 p.m.

Boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 21–20, 19–28, 26–18
Pts: de Ocampo 24 Rebs: de Ocampo 9 Asts: Alapag, de Ocampo, 4		Pts: Quiñahan 16 Rebs: Lee 9 Asts: Lee 4
Talk 'N Text leads series, 2–0

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 11,500 Referees: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, R. Gruta

Game 3

AKTV on IBC

January 13 6:00 p.m.

Boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 20–19, 19–26, 28–15
Pts: Castro 19 Rebs: Carey, Reyes, Williams 8 Asts: Alapag, Castro 4		Pts: Tiu 14 Rebs: Belga 9 Asts: Norwood 4
Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–0

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,028 Referees: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, E. Tankion

Game 4

AKTV on IBC

January 16 6:45 p.m.

Boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82
Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 24–31, 17–17, 35–19
Pts: de Ocampo 19 Rebs: Williams 11 Asts: Alapag 8		Pts: Rodriguez 16 Rebs: Norwood 10 Asts: Chan 4
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4-0

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 17,136 Referees: E. Aquino, S. Pineda, E. Tankion

Rosters

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Philippine Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College PG 3 Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) CSU San Bernardino PF 4 Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State G/F 6 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda G 10 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton G/F 12 Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo PG 16 Raymundo, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian G 17 Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) PCU C 18 Lao, Gilbert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST G/F 20 Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Hawaii F 21 Williams, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oakland PF 22 Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) USJ-R G 27 Oreta, Emmerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST F 33 De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi F/C 34 Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Saint Mary's F 40 Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo SF 51 Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran	Head coach Norman Black (SJU) Assistant coach(es) Nash Racela (Ateneo) Alexander Arespacochaga Gene Afable Joshua Reyes Jamike Jarin (Ateneo) Team manager Aboy Castro Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Philippine Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College G 1 Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Golden West G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE PF 5 Rodriguez, Larry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PMI SF 6 Ibañes, Jireh (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) UP Diliman G 10 Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) George Mason PG 11 Tang, Tyrone 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) De La Salle G/F 16 Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU G 17 Tiu, Chris (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Ateneo SG 18 Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle F/C 20 Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UST G/F 21 Jaime, Chito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) AMA C 30 Belga, Beau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 285 lb (129 kg) PCU SF 33 Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) UM F/C 48 Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UV	Head coach Yeng Guiao (UP Diliman) Assistant coach(es) Caloy Garcia (Saint Benilde) Mike Buendia Jay Legacion Matthew Makalintal Team manager Andy Jao Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters	AKTV Center Analysts
Game 1	Magoo Marjon	Jason Webb	Jessica Mendoza and Erika Padilla	Mico Halili, Richard del Rosario and Topex Robinson
Game 2	Mico Halili	Quinito Henson	Sel Guevara and Erika Padilla	Aaron Atayde, Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras
Game 3	Magoo Marjon	Jason Webb	Sel Guevara and Jessica Mendoza	Mico Halili, Ronnie Magsanoc and Jojo Lastimosa
Game 4	Mico Halili	Quinito Henson	Sel Guevara and Erika Padilla	Benjie Paras, Ryan Gregorio and Jason Webb

• Additional Game 4 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: Aaron Atayde
  • Dugout interviewer: Erika Padilla

References

1. All-Filipino hat-trick in the bag as Talk 'N Text completes Finals sweep, Richard Dy, Spin.PH, January 16, 2013
2. Talk ‘N Text sweeps Rain or Shine to win historic third straight Philippine Cup Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, January 16, 2013

External links

• PBA official website