2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2011–12 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is the first conference of the 2011–12 PBA season. The tournament started on October 2, 2011, with Rain or Shine Elasto Painters against Barangay Ginebra Kings as the opening game.[1] The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which does not require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationOctober 2, 2011 – January 29, 2012
TV partner(s)Sports5 - AKTV on IBC (Local)
Aksyon TV International (International)
Finals
ChampionsTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Runners-upPowerade Tigers
Awards
Best PlayerGary David
(Powerade Tigers)
Finals MVPLarry Fonacier
(Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:[2]

  • Two-round eliminations, with each team playing 14 games. The teams are divided into two groups on the basis of their draft order prior to the trades. Each team will play teams within their group once, while they will play teams from the other group twice.
  • Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoffs will be held only for the #2 and #8 seeds.
  • Quarterfinals:
    • QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed (#1 seed twice-to-beat)
    • QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed (#1 seed twice-to-beat)
    • QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed (best-of-3 series)
    • QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed (best-of-3 series)
  • Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
    • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
    • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
  • Finals (best-of-7 series)
    • Winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 B-Meg Llamados 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 2] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 2] 1
6 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571 2
7 Barako Bull Energy Cola 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 3] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Powerade Tigers 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 3] 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 11 .214 7
10 Shopinas.com Clickers 0 14 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
  2. Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
  3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Schedule
Team ╲ Game123456789
Alaska AcesBGKBMEGPOWROSMERBBEPBBBMEGPOW
B-Meg LlamadosPBBALAMERTNTPOWBBESHOMERALA
Barako Bull EnergyPBBBGKTNTSHOBMEGALAPOWROSPBB
Barangay Ginebra KingsROSALABBEPOWSHOMERTNTSHOBMEG
Meralco BoltsTNTSHOBMEGROSPBBALAROSBGKBMEG
Petron Blaze BoostersBMEGBBESHOMERTNTPOWALASHOROS
Powerade TigersSHOROSALABGKBMEGPBBBBETNTMER
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersBGKPOWTNTMERALAMERSHOBBEPBB
Shopinas.com ClickersPOWMERPBBBBEBGKBMEGROSPBBBGK
Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersMERROSBBEBMEGPBBBGKPOWSHOROS
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Team ALA BMEG BBE BGK MER PBB POW ROS SHO TNT
Alaska Aces 75–81 93–72 72–83 75–81 80–86 67–79 84–120 86–80 97–100
B-Meg Llamados 92–89** 84–87* 88–76 78–84 69–73 97–80 102–100 76–65 94–96
Barako Bull Energy — 90–91 88–75 75–83 83–95 117–78 81–93 96–78 100–86
Barangay Ginebra Kings 85–77 — 88–83 87–93 91–89 73–72 93–94 94–90* 71–86
Meralco Bolts — 79–95 — 71–81 80–70 98–96 84–89 79–72 80–98
Petron Blaze Boosters 90–85 — 75–66 — 76–75 94–108 90–80 98–87 86–96
Powerade Tigers 111–121 — 99–95 — 98–100 — 93–96 102–84 86–95
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 91–85 — 102–106 — 139–95 — — 96–75 98–107
Shopinas.com Clickers — 74–86 — 79–92 — 77–102 84–102 81–88 83–96
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters — 104–114 — 82–96 — 80–78 96–131 106–104* —
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket
QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1B-Meg88123
8Powerade97131*
8Powerade4
(Best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine3
4Barangay Ginebra0
5Rain or Shine2
8Powerade1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text81
7Barako Bull79
2Talk 'N Text4
(Best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze3
3Petron Blaze2
6Meralco0

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

(1) B-Meg vs. (8) Powerade
December 18
B-Meg Llamados 123, Powerade Tigers 131 (OT)
Powerade wins series in two games

(2) Talk 'N Text vs. (7) Barako Bull
December 14
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 81, Barako Bull Energy 79
Talk 'N Text wins series in one game

(3) Petron Blaze vs. (6) Meralco
December 21
Petron Blaze Boosters 80, Meralco Bolts 64
Petron wins series 2–0

(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine
December 21
Barangay Ginebra Kings 91, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 106
Rain or Shine wins series 2–0

Semifinals

(2) Talk 'N Text vs. (3) Petron Blaze
January 18
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92, Petron Blaze Boosters 91
Talk 'N Text wins series 4–3

(5) Rain or Shine vs. (8) Powerade
January 18
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98, Powerade Tigers 107
Powerade wins series 4–3

Finals
Main article: 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
January 20
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 116, Powerade Tigers 100
Davao del Sur Coliseum, Digos, Davao del Sur
January 29
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, Powerade Tigers 101
Talk 'N Text wins series 4–1

Statistical leaders

Eliminations
CategoryPlayerTeamGames playedTotalsAverage
Points per gameGary DavidPowerade Tigers1429120.79
Rebounds per gameArwind SantosPetron Blaze Boosters1417812.31
Assists per gameAlex CabagnotPetron Blaze Boosters141007.14
Steals per gameChris LutzPetron Blaze Boosters7162.00
Blocks per gameJapeth AguilarTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters14332.36
3-pt field goal percentageCelino CruzPowerade Tigers1113/250.520
Free throw percentageJV CasioPowerade Tigers1120/220.909
Minutes per gameSonny ThossAlaska Aces1452937.79

Awards

Conference

Players of the Week
Week Player Ref.
October 2–9 Alex Cabagnot (Petron Blaze Boosters) [3]
October 10–16 Harvey Carey (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) [4]
October 17–23 Jeffrei Chan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [5]
October 24–30 Gary David (Powerade Tigers) [6]
October 31 – November 6 Joseph Yeo (Petron Blaze Boosters) [7]
November 7–13 James Yap (B-Meg Llamados) [8]
November 14–20 Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) [9]
November 21–27 Gary David (Powerade Tigers) [10]
November 28 – December 4 James Yap (B-Meg Llamados) [11]
December 5–11 Mike Cortez (Barangay Ginebra Kings) [12]
December 12–18 Gary David (Powerade Tigers) [13]
January 9–15 Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) [14]

References
  1. GIN-ROS TIFF, HALL OF FAME INDUCTION USHER 37TH SEASON, PBA.ph, October 2, 2011
  2. 2011-12 PBA PHILIPPINE CUP CONFERENCE FORMAT, PBA.ph, October 6, 2011
  3. CABAGNOT BIGGEST BOOST FOR PETRON, PBA.ph, October 10, 2011
  4. CAREY ANSWERS CALL FOR TNT, PBA.ph, October 17, 2011
  5. CHAN SIZZLES FOR E-PAINTERS, PBA.ph, October 24, 2011
  6. DAVID SHOWS STERNER STUFF, PBA.ph, October 31, 2011
  7. THE NINJA STRIKES, PBA.ph, November 7, 2011
  8. JAMES YAP LOVES THE TRIANGLE, PBA.ph, November 14, 2011
  9. ‘THE BLUR’ RAZZLE-DAZZLES WAY TO BEING WEEK’S BEST, PBA.ph, November 22, 2011
  10. DAVID BARES BIGGEST FANGS FOR TIGERS, PBA.ph, November 28, 2011
  11. 'BIG GAME JAMES' SHOWS WAY FOR LLAMADOS, PBA.ph, December 5, 2011
  12. 'COOL CAT' CHARGING, PBA.ph, December 12, 2011
  13. DAVID PICKS UP CUDGELS FOR TIGERS, PBA.ph, December 19, 2011
  14. ALAPAG VOWS TO FIGHT ’TILL THE END, PBA.ph, January 16, 2011
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