Just in: San Miguel survives game 4

The San Miguel beermen survived game 4 in OT. With 110-104 final score, the beermen and the aces will meet again in game 5 of the PBA Philippine cup.

June Mar Fajardo was named best player of the conference.

PBA Finals, Will it be a sweep?

Game 4 of the PBA Philippine cup is about to start. Will it be the last game of the conference? The Alaska Aces will surely want to finish the series on game 4 for a sweep. But San Miguel Beermen will not hand them the championship that easy. 

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Philippines will be hosting the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

It will be another great year for Philippine Basketball, as the country prepares for the 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The Phillipines has been selected by FIBA as one of the 3 countries that will host the 2016 OQT. It will be held on July 4 - 10 at the Mall of Asia Arena. The other two host countries are Italy and Serbia. FIBA announced #‎FIBAOQT‬ hosts for the ‪#‎RoadToRio‬ last tuesday, January 19, 2016. 

Gilas Pilipinas will face five of these teams in Manila: Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, France, Greece, Czech Republic, Angola, Tunisia, Senegal, New Zealand, Iran, Japan, Latvia, Croatia and Turkey. 

The draw for the team grouping will be on January 26, 2016. 

SWEET SWEEP! San Miguel Beermen is the 2015 Governors' Cup Champion

"Finally got one", game's best player said. Arizona Reid finally got a championship after four years. Finishing the game with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The runner-up for the best import of the conference got it going in the 2nd half of the game after scoring just 13 points in the first half. The two-time best import shot 6 out of 12 from the three point line.

While MVP June Mar Fajardo gave the Alaska Aces a very hard time inside the paint securing rebounds defensively and offensively.

The Beermen started to take the game away after outscoring the Aces by 17 points in the 3rd quarter and continued the run early in the fourth resulting in a 16 point lead in the 8th minute mark, the largest lead of the game. The Aces tried to comeback with a 6 to nothing run, but the beermen answered every point the Aces made.

The Beermen ended the game with a 10-point lead, Final score is at 91-81.

San Miguel Beermen is the 2014 Philippine Cup Champion

The San Miguel Beermen won the Game 7 of the Philippine Cup championship, but not without a scare from the Aces. The Beermen were shooting hot from the outside from the start of the game and were up by as much as 23 points in the 2nd quarter.

After the first half the Beermen outscored the Aces 48 to 27 and also out-rebounded them 26 to 14.

At the start of the third quarter, Alaska Aces intensified their defense by putting up a full court press. Abueva started the Aces’ run by 6 consecutive points. At the end of the 3rd the aces were only down by three after a 32 to 14 run.

Which seems to be another amazing comeback from the Aces, Game was tied at 68 in the 6 minute mark of the 4th, and the aces eventually took the lead with less than 6 minutes left of the game.

The Aces were up, 76-72 at the 2 minute and 47 second mark.

Tubid drained a 2 pointer after a missed 3 point shot from Lassiter, giving only Alaska a 2 point lead entering the last 2 minutes of the game.

Sonny Thoss answered, giving Alaska a 4-point lead. Thoss gave up a foul at the other end of the court giving 2 free throws to Chris Lutz with 1:15 seconds left.

Casio missed a 3-pointer giving SMB a chance to tie the game or even take the lead.

Arwind Santos nailed the shot of the game, a 3 pointer which gave the beermen the lead with 43.7 seconds left.

SMB needing a stop, Arwind Santos grabbed a rebound after a missed attempt from Sonny Thoss.

Cabagnot calls SMB’s last time out in 19.9 second mark. Casio fouled Arwind after the inbound. Arwind splits two free throws.

Abueva missed 2 shots, then SMB was slapped with a technical foul after Ronald Tubid called an illegal timeout after the Abueva miss.

Hontiveros was unable to drain the technical free throw.

With 2.8 seconds left in the game, Beermen ahead by two, 80 to 78, a jumpball was called between Fajardo and Abueva after a scrambled inbound from Lutz.

The Beast won the jump and the ball went to Casio’s hand, with Tubid defending, Casio was not able to sink the last shot of the game giving coach Leo Austria’s 1st PBA championship and the Beermen’s 5th All Filipino crown.

The Beermen last won the prestigious cup in 2001.

Arwind Santos was named the Finals MVP finishing the game with 21 points.

ALASKA FORCES GAME 7 (PBA PH Cup Finals)

Alaska Aces ties the series with an 87 to 76 win over San Miguel Beermen. Catch Game 7 on Wednesday, January 21 7 pm at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Qtr	San Miguel Beermen	Alaska Aces
1st	21	16
2nd	36	42
3rd	56	63
4th	76	87

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