# 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2011–12 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is the first conference of the 2011–12 PBA season. The tournament started on October 2, 2011, with Rain or Shine Elasto Painters against Barangay Ginebra Kings as the opening game. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which does not require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

## Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:
* Two-round eliminations, with each team playing 14 games. The teams are divided into two groups on the basis of their draft order prior to the trades. Each team will play teams within their group once, while they will play teams from the other group twice.
** Group A:
*** Powerade Tigers (#1)
*** Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (#4)
*** B-Meg Llamados (#5)
*** Petron Blaze Boosters (#8)
*** Barangay Ginebra Kings (#9)
** Group B:
*** Barako Bull Energy (#2)
*** Meralco Bolts (#3)
*** Alaska Aces (#6)
*** Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (#7)
*** Shopinas.com Clickers (#10)
* Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoffs will be held only for the #2 and #8 seeds.
* Quarterfinals:
** QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed (#1 seed twice-to-beat)
** QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed (#1 seed twice-to-beat)
** QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed (best-of-3 series)
** QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed (best-of-3 series)
* Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
** SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
** SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
* Finals (best-of-7 series)
** Winners of the semifinals

## Elimination round
### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | B-Meg Llamados | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Powerade Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 11 | .214 | 7 | |
| 10 | Shopinas.com Clickers | 0 | 14 | .000 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

### Results

| Team | ALA | BMEG | BBE | BGK | MER | PBB | POW | ROS | SHO | TNT |
| Alaska | | 75–81 | 93–72 | 72–83 | 75–81 | 80–86 | 67–79 | 84–120 | 86–80 | 97–100 |
| B-Meg | 92–89** | | 84–87* | 88–76 | 78–84 | 69–73 | 97–80 | 102–100 | 76–65 | 94–96 |
| Barako Bull | — | 90–91 | | 88–75 | 75–83 | 83–95 | 117–78 | 81–93 | 96–78 | 100–86 |
| Barangay Ginebra | 85–77 | — | 88–83 | | 87–93 | 91–89 | 73–72 | 93–94 | 94–90* | 71–86 |
| Meralco | — | 79–95 | — | 71–81 | | 80–70 | 98–96 | 84–89 | 79–72 | 80–98 |
| Petron Blaze | 90–85 | — | 75–66 | — | 76–75 | | 94–108 | 90–80 | 98–87 | 86–96 |
| Powerade | 111–121 | — | 99–95 | — | 98–100 | — | | 93–96 | 102–84 | 86–95 |
| Rain or Shine | 91–85 | — | 102–106 | — | 139–95 | — | — | | 96–75 | 98–107 |
| Shopinas.com | — | 74–86 | — | 79–92 | — | 77–102 | 84–102 | 81–88 | | 83–96 |
| Talk 'N Text | — | 104–114 | — | 82–96 | — | 80–78 | 96–131 | 106–104* | — | |

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | B-Meg | 88 | 123 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Powerade | 97 | 131* | | | | | | |
| 8 | Powerade | 97 | 131* | 8 | Powerade | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 8 | Powerade | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | 8 | Powerade | 1 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 8 | Powerade | 1 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | Talk 'N Text | 81 | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 7 | Barako Bull | Barako Bull | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barako Bull | Barako Bull | 79 | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Petron Blaze | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Petron Blaze | Petron Blaze | 2 | 3 | Petron Blaze | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | Meralco | 0 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
* view
* talk

## Quarterfinals
### (1) B-Meg vs. (8) Powerade

* December 14
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 18
B-Meg Llamados 123, Powerade Tigers 131 (OT) :
* Powerade wins series in two games ||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### (2) Talk 'N Text vs. (7) Barako Bull

* December 14
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 81, Barako Bull Energy 79 :
* Talk 'N Text wins series in one game ||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### (3) Petron Blaze vs. (6) Meralco

* December 16
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 21
Petron Blaze Boosters 80, Meralco Bolts 64 :
* Petron wins series 2–0 ||
* Ynares Center, Antipolo

### (4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine

* December 16
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 21
Barangay Ginebra Kings 91, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 106 :
* Rain or Shine wins series 2–0 ||
* Ynares Center, Antipolo

## Semifinals
### (2) Talk 'N Text vs. (3) Petron Blaze

* January 5
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* January 7
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 9
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* January 11
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 13
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 15
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 18
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92, Petron Blaze Boosters 91 :
* Talk 'N Text wins series 4–3 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

### (5) Rain or Shine vs. (8) Powerade

* January 4
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* January 6
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 8
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 10
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 13
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 15
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 18
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98, Powerade Tigers 107 :
* Powerade wins series 4–3 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Finals

* January 20
* Davao del Sur Coliseum, Digos, Davao del Sur
* January 23
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 25
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 27
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 29
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, Powerade Tigers 101 :
* Talk 'N Text wins series 4–1 ||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Statistical leaders
### Eliminations

| Category | Player | Team | Games played | Totals | Average |
| Points per game | Gary David | Powerade Tigers | 14 | 291 | 20.79 |
| Rebounds per game | Arwind Santos | Petron Blaze Boosters | 14 | 178 | 12.31 |
| Assists per game | Alex Cabagnot | Petron Blaze Boosters | 14 | 100 | 7.14 |
| Steals per game | Chris Lutz | Petron Blaze Boosters | 7 | 16 | 2.00 |
| Blocks per game | Japeth Aguilar | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 14 | 33 | 2.36 |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Celino Cruz | Powerade Tigers | 11 | 13/25 | 0.520 |
| Free throw percentage | JV Casio | Powerade Tigers | 11 | 20/22 | 0.909 |
| Minutes per game | Sonny Thoss | Alaska Aces | 14 | 529 | 37.79 |

## Awards
### Conference

* Best Player of the Conference: Gary David (Powerade)
* Finals MVP: Larry Fonacier (Talk 'N Text)

### Players of the Week

| Week | Player |
| October 2–9 | Alex Cabagnot (Petron Blaze Boosters) |
| October 10–16 | Harvey Carey (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) |
| October 17–23 | Jeffrei Chan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |
| October 24–30 | Gary David (Powerade Tigers) |
| October 31 – November 6 | Joseph Yeo (Petron Blaze Boosters) |
| November 7–13 | James Yap (B-Meg Llamados) |
| November 14–20 | Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) |
| November 21–27 | Gary David (Powerade Tigers) |
| November 28 – December 4 | James Yap (B-Meg Llamados) |
| December 5–11 | Mike Cortez (Barangay Ginebra Kings) |
| December 12–18 | Gary David (Powerade Tigers) |
| January 9–15 | Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) |