Alaska Aces will not protest the controversial call at the end game last night. With 5.6 sec remaining in the game a foul was called on Joe Devance, which from all angles and at a crucial point in the game should have been a let go and the game should have gone to overtime. And the way Purefoods was playing in the last 6 minutes, I have no doubt Purefoods would still win the game in OT.

From Alaska Governor Joaqui Trillo:
“I really think that wasn’t a foul at a crucial point in the game, I think Purefoods would’ve wanted to earn the win. I think the win was given on a silver platter. We don’t want to complain. We don’t want to protest. We’ll take what’s given to us. I just feel bad because the guys played very well.”

Purefoods wins 81-77, James Yap 24pts, Marc Pingris 13pts, 13rebs #pbafinals

81-77, 11.2 sec, Alaska timeout

80-74, 35.9 sec remaining

76-74, 2:36min remaining, Purefoods by 2

70-67, Miller with 20 points, timeout Purefoods

65-58, James Yap with 19 points, timeout Alaska

61-58 End of 3rd quarter, Purefoods on top by 3

Purefoods 54, Alaska 53, 2 min remaining in 3rd quarter

Raymundo 4th personal foul, 50-46, Purefoods by 4

3 points by Canaleta, answered by Miller for 3 points also

Technical Foul: James Yap

Start of 3rd Quarter

James Yap 12 points, Willie Miller 11 points

End of 2nd quarter: 36-36

8-0 run by Purefoods to start the 2nd quarter

19-15, Alaska leading by 4pts, End of 1st Quarter

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Coach Ryan Gregorio

Purefoods Franchise

• 4 All-Filipino Crowns
• 13th All-Filipino Finals stint
• Last All-Filipino Title: 2006

Coach Ryan Gregorio (37yrs old)

• 2002 (Interim), 2003-present
• 2 PBA Titles (2002 Governors Cup, 2006 Philippine Cup)
• 4 Finals appearances
• 2-time PBA coach of the year (2002,2006)
• 2-time All-Star Coach (2005,2008)

Alaska Franchise

• 2 All-Filipino crowns
• 12 PBA Titles
• Last All-Filipino Title: 2000

Coach Tim Cone (52 yrs old)

• 1989-present
• 21 Finals appearances
• PBA Grand Slam in 1996
• 1998 Centennial Team Coach (Bronze Medal)

Matchups
LA Tenorio vs Roger Yap – PG
Willie Miller vs James Yap – SG
Tony Dela Cruz vs Marc Pingris – SF
Joe Devance vs Kerby Raymundo – PF
Sonny Thoss vs Rafi Reavis – C

Tim Cone vs Ryan Gregorio – Coach

Elimination Phase Matchups
Alaska defeats Purefoods 101-87
Purefoods defeats Alaska 94-77

Purefoods TJ Giants stops the Alaska Aces from earning an outright semifinals slot with a big win 94-77. Controversial star James Yap and Rookie of the Year candidate Rico Maierhofer led Purefoods balanced attack both contributing 15 points, while Nino Canaleta, Roger Yap, Paul Artadi, Kerby Raymundo and Marc Pingris all scored double digits.

Scores:

Purefoods 94 – Maierhofer 15, Yap J. 15, Canaleta 13, Yap R. 12, Artadi 11, Raymundo 11, Pingris 10, Reavis 7, Simon 0, Adducul 0, Allado 0.

Alaska 77 – DeVance 14, Miller 13, Thoss 12, Tenorio 9, Cariaso 8, Hugnatan 6, Dela Cruz 6, Borboran 5, Fonacier 2, Cablay 2, Burtscher 0, Ferriols 0. Quarterscores: 18-16, 43-36, 69-54, 94-77

League-leading Alaska Aces made sure the Purefoods TJ Giants does not have a winning streak in the current Philippine Cup, by beating Purefoods 101-87. Since winning its first game, Purefoods has been on a win-lose-win-lose carousel and now has 4 wins and 4 losses.

Team Captain Kerby Raymundo led Purefoods with 25 points, 12 coming from the free throw line. Returning Point Guard Paul Artadi had a good game scoring 19 points. James Yap was held to only 24 minutes of play due to a knee injury and contributed only 8 points and Rookie of the Year candidate Rico Maierhofer had a subpar performance with only 2 points.

Scores:

Alaska 101 – Tenorio 24, Miller 22, Dela Cruz 12, Fonacier 11, Thoss 10, Hugnatan 8, Borboran 5, De Vance 4, Cablay 3, Ferriols 2, Burtscher 0, Cariaso 0.

Purefoods 87 – Raymundo 25, Artadi 19, Simon 10, Yap J. 8, Pingris 7, Allado 6, Timberlake 4, Reavis 4, Maierhofer 2, Yap R., Salvador 0.

Quarterscores: 25-19, 52-42, 72-58, 101-87