Another tough win in overtime for the Llamados as they survived San Miguel, 93-88 with Peter June Simon and Marc Pingris providing the finishing blows. PJ Simon scored 26 points and 7 rebounds including the first 5 points in overtime while Marc Pingris had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds including crucial rebounds at the end game as B-Meg won their 2nd straight overtime game.

New Import Courtney Beasley played well in his debut with 17 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals but was out most of the game due to foul trouble. Special mention goes to Jonas Villanueva who scored 14 points and Kerby Raymundo who had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds and made a record as the 63rd player to have 5,000 points in PBA history.

James Yap, Don Allado, Rafi Reavis and Rico Maierhofer did not play this game due to injuries.

Game scores:

Derby Ace 93 – Simon 26, Beasley 17, Villanueva 14, Pingris 13, Raymundo 13, Yap R. 8, Gaco 2,
Escobal 0, Canaleta 0, Adducul 0.

San Miguel 88 – Young 28, Al-Hussaini 16, Washington 13, Cabagnot 13, Santos 5, Tugade 5, Ildefonso
4, Miranda 2, Salvacion 2, Baclao 0.

PBA Philippine Cup Finals
San Miguel Beermen vs Talk N Text Tropang Texters
Game 1 January 22, 2011, 5:30 pm, Victorias City

Top two teams with twice to beat advantage – December 19, 2010
Talk N Text Tropang Texters (107) defeats Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (92) – TNT advances to semifinals
San Miguel Beermen (97) defeats Air 21 Express (75) – SMB advances to semifinals

Best-of-three series Game 1 – December 17, 2010
Derby Ace Llamados (106) defeats Meralco Bolts (97)
Alaska Aces (104) defeats Barangay Ginebra Kings (101)

Next Game: December 22, 2010, Araneta Coliseum
Alaska Aces vs Barangay Ginebra Kings (5:00pm)
Derby Ace Llamados vs Meralco Bolts (7:30pm)

Alex Cabagnot made a game winning shot for two consecutive games as San Miguel wins its third straight game by beating the Derby Ace Llamados, 85-83. The Beermen was leading by 3 points, 83-80 when Peter June Simon made a big 3-point shot to tie the game but Cabagnot made a drive to the basket and made a difficult shot with 2 defenders to win the game.

James Yap led Derby Ace with 21 points and 7 rebounds but made only 3 points in the 4th quarter. Roger Yap had an all-around game with 6 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks. B-Meg led in rebounding 54-40 with Don Allado leading with 9 rebounds, but the Llamados committed 19 turnovers compared to only 11 by San Miguel. Derby Ace dropped to 1 win and 5 losses.

Jay Washington of San Miguel was thrown out in the third quarter for throwing the ball at Don Allado.

Game Scores:

San Miguel Beer 85 – Hontiveros 14, Seigle 11, Yeo 10, Ildefonso 10, Cabagnot 9, Santos 8, Miranda 7, Washington 4, Racela 4, Pena 4, Artadi 2, Pennisi 2.

Derby Ace 83 – Yap J 21, Villanueva 11, Salvador 10, Simon 9, Allado 9, Gaco 7, Yap R 6, Acuna 5, Maierhofer 5, Canaleta 0, Adducul 0.

Quarterscores: 23-16, 49-39, 64-60, 85-83

Jonas Villanueva and Paul Artadi will face their old teams as B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados and San Miguel Beermen battle each other for the first time since exchanging guards in the off-season. These two teams have contrasting records as San Miguel now has a 4-1 record as they hope to maintain their three game winning streak since Ato Agustin took over the coaching job, while Derby Ace has a 1-4 record and is still looking to play consistently specially on defense.

Game time will be at 5pm, followed by Meralco Bolts vs Powerade Tigers at 7:30pm both at the Araneta Coliseum.

Awards:
Finals MVP (2009 PBA Fiesta Conference)
Most Improved Player (2008-2009 PBA Season)

Position: Point Guard
Height: 6’2
Weight: 170lbs
Birth Date: March 1, 1983 (27yrs old)
College: Far Eastern University (FEU)

Traded to the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados in exchange for Paul Artadi.
Derby Ace gets Villanueva, Artadi to SMB

* picture above is from pba.ph

1st Round
1 – Air21
2 – Air21 (Acquired from TNT, which TNT got from Barako)
3 – Air21 (Acquired from Meralco)
4 – Talk N Text (Acquired from Air21, which Air21 got from Coke)
5- Rain or Shine
6 – Air21 (Acquired from TNT)
7 – Ginebra (Acquired from Barako, which Barako got from San Miguel)
8 – Ginebra
9 – Derby Ace
10 – Alaska

2nd Round
11 – Meralco (Given by PBA Board as a new franchise)
12 – Ginebra (Acquired from Barako)
13 – Derby Ace (Acquired from Air21)
14 – Meralco
15 – Alaska (Acquired from ROS, which ROS got from Coke)
16 – Meralco (Acquired from Coke, which Coke got from ROS)
17 – Barako (Acquired from TNT)
18 – Air21 (Acquired from Ginebra)
19 – Powerade (Acquired from SMB)
20 – Air21 (Acquired from Derby Ace)
21- Alaska

After losing to the Purefoods TJ Giants on a 4-0 sweep in the Philippine Cup Finals, the Aces bounced back this conference beating Ginebra in the Quarterfinals (3-2), Talk N Text in the Semifinals (4-3) and San Miguel in the Finals (4-2).

Congratulations Alaska Aces!