# 2024 PBA Philippine Cup finals

The 2024 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was a best-of-7 championship series of the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup. It marked the end of the conference's playoffs and 2023–24 PBA season.
The Meralco Bolts and the San Miguel Beermen competed for the 45th Philippine Cup championship and the 135th overall championship contested by the league. This is the first time that Meralco and San Miguel ever faced in the finals.
Meralco defeated San Miguel in six games to claim their first championship in franchise history.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| Meralco Bolts | | San Miguel Beermen |
| Finished 6–5 (.545) in 3rd place | Elimination round | Finished 10–1 (.909) in 1st place |
| Def. NLEX, 2–0 | Quarterfinals | Def. Terrafirma in two games (twice-to-beat advantage) |
| Def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–3 | Semifinals | Def. Rain or Shine, 4–0 |

### Head-to-head matchup

* RPTV
* May 4 6:15 pm
* Box score
Meralco Bolts 95, San Miguel Beermen 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 25–24, 30–22, 13–26 |||
| Pts: Hodge 20 Rebs: Hodge 13 Asts: Newsome 6 | Pts: Fajardo 23 Rebs: Fajardo 19 Asts: Fajardo 4 |
* Batangas City Sports Center, Batangas City Referees: Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Jerry Narandan, Niño Cortez

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
| Game 1 | June 5 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Meralco | 93–86 |
| Game 2 | June 7 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 95–94 |
| Game 3 | June 9 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Meralco | 93–89 |
| Game 4 | June 12 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 111–101 |
| Game 5 | June 14 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Meralco | 92–88 |
| Game 6 | June 16 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Meralco | 80–78 |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

* RPTV
* June 5 7:30 pm
* Box score
Meralco Bolts 93, San Miguel Beermen 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–31, 26–21, 23–14 |||
| Pts: Banchero, Newsome 18 Rebs: Hodge 15 Asts: Banchero, Newsome 5 | Pts: Fajardo 23 Rebs: Fajardo 10 Asts: Ross 6 |
| Meralco leads series, 1–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rey Yante, Niño Cortez, Joel Baldago

### Game 2

* RPTV
* June 7 7:30 pm
* Box score
Meralco Bolts 94, San Miguel Beermen 95 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 26–28, 25–20, 21–26 |||
| Pts: Hodge 25 Rebs: Bates, Hodge 9 Asts: Newsome 5 | Pts: Perez 34 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Ross 6 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Irewin Traballo

### Game 3

* RPTV
* June 9 6:15 pm
* Box score
Meralco Bolts 93, San Miguel Beermen 89 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 20–22, 23–24, 22–19 |||
| Pts: Newsome 26 Rebs: Almazan, Hodge 13 Asts: Banchero 6 | Pts: Tautuaa 19 Rebs: Fajardo 15 Asts: Ross 4 |
| Meralco leads series, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Rommel Gruta, Jerry Narandan, Jeffrey Tantay

### Game 4

* RPTV
* June 12 7:30 pm
* Box score
Meralco Bolts 101, San Miguel Beermen 111 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 18–22, 34–31, 27–29 |||
| Pts: Newsome 40 Rebs: Hodge 10 Asts: Newsome 4 | Pts: Fajardo 28 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Perez, Ross 6 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Jerry Narandan, Mardy Montoya, James Paez
Prior to the game, San Miguel's June Mar Fajardo was awarded his tenth Best Player of the Conference award, extending his record for most career BPC awards.

### Game 5

* RPTV
* June 14 7:30 pm
* Box score
Meralco Bolts 92, San Miguel Beermen 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 23–21, 22–24, 23–18 |||
| Pts: Maliksi, Newsome 22 Rebs: Hodge 9 Asts: Newsome 5 | Pts: Fajardo 38 Rebs: Fajardo 18 Asts: Tautuaa 4 |
| Meralco leads series, 3–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rey Yante, Bing Oliva, Don-Al De Dios

### Game 6

* RPTV
* June 16 6:15 pm
* Box score
Meralco Bolts 80, San Miguel Beermen 78 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 18–22, 16–18, 17–20 |||
| Pts: Newsome 15 Rebs: Almazan 10 Asts: Banchero 8 | Pts: Fajardo 21 Rebs: Fajardo 12 Asts: Fajardo 5 |
| Meralco wins series, 4–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Jeffrey Tantay, Joel Baldago, Mike Flordeliza

## Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup Finals was aired live on RPTV with simulcast on PBA Rush and Pilipinas Live (both in standard and high definition).
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English language coverage of the Finals.
The Pilipinas Live broadcast provided English-Filipino language coverage of the Finals.
| Game | RPTV | RPTV | RPTV | PBA Rush | PBA Rush | PBA Rush | Pilipinas Live | Pilipinas Live |
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside Reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside Reporters | Streaming Hosts | Hosts |
| Game 1 | Charlie Cuna | Andy Jao and Richard del Rosario | Belle Gregorio | Carlo Pamintuan | Mark Molina | Bea Escudero | Jutt Sulit, Denise Tan and Vince Hizon | Ryan Gregorio |
| Game 2 | Sev Sarmenta | Quinito Henson and Andy Jao | Apple David | Andre Co | Eric Reyes | Doreen Suaybaguio | Carlo Pamintuan, Bea Escudero and Aaron Black | Nico Salva |
| Game 3 | Magoo Marjon | Andy Jao and Yeng Guiao | Belle Gregorio | Carlo Pamintuan | Vince Hizon | Pauline Verzosa | Baileys Acot, Rizza Diaz and Gary David | Nico Salva |
| Game 4 | Charlie Cuna | Dominic Uy and Richard del Rosario | Belle Gregorio | Paolo del Rosario | Mark Molina | Doreen Suaybaguio | Carlo Pamintuan and Bea Escudero | Nico Salva |
| Game 5 | Jutt Sulit | Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao | Apple David | Carlo Pamintuan | Dominic Uy | Bea Escudero | | Nico Salva |
| Game 6 | Magoo Marjon | Andy Jao and Dominic Uy | Belle Gregorio | Paolo del Rosario | Mark Molina | Pauline Verzosa | | Jolly Escobar |
* Additional crew:
** Trophy presentation: Jutt Sulit and Bea Escudero