2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

In the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, the Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen were the top 2 teams in the conference, both with a 9–2 record. In their head-to-head matchup in the elimination round, the Aces defeated San Miguel, 103–97 to clinch the top spot in the elimination round.[11] The Beermen finished second. With the virtue of being the top two teams, the Aces and the Beermen qualified directly to the semi-finals of the conference.

In the semi-finals, Alaska faced the GlobalPort Batang Pier, who are making their first semi-finals appearance in the history of their franchise.[12] The first game was won by GlobalPort, led by Terrence Romeo's career high 41 points.[13] Since then, the Aces bounced back to win 4 straight games to win the series 4–1 with the held, and make their 10th Philippine Cup Finals appearance.[14]

San Miguel faced the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the other semi-final series. The two teams last played a semifinals series against each other during the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup. The first game was won by San Miguel, coming back from a 20-point deficit, behind June Mar Fajardo's double-double of 36 points and 18 rebounds and Ronald Tubid's outside shooting heroics.[15] Rain or Shine won Game 2, led by Jeff Chan's 16 points,[16] and Game 3, led by Paul Lee's 18 points.[17] The Elasto Painters were not able to win the next games and the Beermen went on to win 3 straight games to win the series 4–2 and to book their ticket to the finals.[18] However, June Mar Fajardo got injured with a twisted left knee during the game and was brought out of the Smart Araneta Coliseum, and was brought directly to the St. Lukes Medical Center in Taguig.[19]

*overtime

Alaska Aces 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College G 2 Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific G/F 3 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST F 4 Manuel, Vic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1987–06–18 PSBA C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981–12–07 James Cook F 8 Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian F/C 9 Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–06–15 Ateneo F/C 10 Magat, Marion (R/IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U F 11 dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda G 17 Exciminiano, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern G/F 25 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977–06–01 Cebu C 26 Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1982–03–12 Mindanao F/C 30 Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1974–08–24 Lake Superior State G 31 Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran F 35 dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1978–08–24 UC Irvine G 42 Casio, JVee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–09–01 De La Salle F 61 Racal, Kevin (R/IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran	Head coach Alex Compton (Cornell) Assistant coach(es) Louie Alas (Adamson) Jeffrey Cariaso (Sonoma State) Topex Robinson (San Sebastian) Monch Gavieres (Letran) Franco Atienza (San Sebastian) Team manager Dickie Bachmann[a] (De La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team Injured Roster

• ^a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

San Miguel Beermen 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College G 1 Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989-04-13 Cebu G/F 3 Lutz, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-02-11 Marshall F/C 4 Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-07-16 UP Diliman G 5 Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1982-12-08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo G 6 Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-03-08 Marshall G/F 13 Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-05-16 Cal State Fullerton C 15 Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989-11-17 Cebu G 18 Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983-03-23 De La Salle F 21 Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 Philippine Christian F 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-01-03 Philippine Christian F 28 Mabulac, Michael (R/IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1991-10-31 José Rizal F 29 Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981-06-10 Far Eastern F 33 Semerad, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991-04-25 San Beda G 71 Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981-10-15 UE C 95 De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980-03-11 Saint Francis of Assisi	Head coach Leo Austria (Lyceum) Assistant coach(es) Peter Martin (San Sebastian) Dayong Mendoza Biboy Ravanes (Cebu) Boyzie Zamar (UE) Ato Agustin (Lyceum) Jorge Gallent (Far Eastern) Team manager Gee Abanilla (De La Salle) Daniel Henares (Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team Injured Roster

The Philippine Cup Finals aired on TV5 with simulcasts on Hyper (both in standard and high definition) and Cignal TV channel 198 (in high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 aired it as well. Fox Sports Asia airs the games as well on a delayed basis.

Cignal TV provided English-language coverage of the Finals.

• Additional Game 7 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: James Velasquez
  • Dugout celebration interviewer: Mara Aquino

• PBA official website