# 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

The 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) 2012 Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the B-Meg Llamados played for the 105th championship contested by the league.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| B-Meg | B-Meg | Talk 'N Text | Talk 'N Text |
| Finished tied for 2nd, 6–3: (0.667) | Elimination round | Elimination round | Finished 1st, 7–2: (0.778) |
| lost to Barangay Ginebra, 84-93 | Tiebreaker | Tiebreaker | | Finished 1st, 7–2: (0.778) |
| Def. Meralco, 2–1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Bye |
| Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Def. Barako Bull, 3–2 |

## Series summary

| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7* | Wins |
| B-Meg | 88 | 102 | 91 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 90 | 4 |
| Talk 'N Text | 82 | 104 | 87 | 100 | 66 | 92 | 84 | 3 |
| Venue | Araneta | Araneta | Araneta | Araneta | Araneta | Araneta | Araneta | |
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### Game 1

* AKTV on IBC
* April 23 7:00 p.m.
* Report
B-Meg Llamados 88, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 23–26, 14–27, 26–15 |||
| Pts: Bowles 25 Rebs: Bowles 11 Asts: Bowles 3 | Pts: Harvey 25 Rebs: Harvey 13 Asts: Alapag 6 |
| B-Meg leads series, 1–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 13,008 Referees: P. Balao, E. Aquino, R. Yante

### Game 2

* AKTV on IBC
* April 25 6:45 p.m.
* Report
B-Meg Llamados 102, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 104 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 32–25, 27–24, 27–31 |||
| Pts: Bowles 33 Rebs: Bowles 13 Asts: Urbiztondo 7 | Pts: Harvey 29 Rebs: Harvey 14 Asts: Alapag, Castro 5 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 11,862 Referees: A.Herrera, P.Balao, R.Yante

### Game 3

* AKTV on IBC
* April 27 6:45 p.m.
* Report
B-Meg Llamados 91, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–15, 25–28, 29–23 |||
| Pts: Bowles 28 Rebs: Bowles 13 Asts: Bowles, Urbiztondo 4 | Pts: Harvey, Reyes 21 Rebs: Harvey 14 Asts: Alapag, Castro, Fonacier 2 |
| B-Meg leads series, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 14,493 Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, R. Yante

### Game 4

* AKTV on IBC
* April 29 6:00 p.m.
* Report
B-Meg Llamados 85, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 100 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 11–22, 25–26, 25–27 |||
| Pts: Bowles, Devance 17 Rebs: Bowles 9 Asts: Bowles 6 | Pts: Dillinger, Fonacier 18 Rebs: Harvey 14 Asts: Dillinger 4 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 18,696 Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Mariano

### Game 5

* AKTV on IBC
* May 2 6:45 p.m.
* Report
B-Meg Llamados 82, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 66 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 17–18, 18–20, 23–13 |||
| Pts: Yap 30 Rebs: Bowles 18 Asts: Urbiztondo 3 | Pts: Dillinger 18 Rebs: Harvey 16 Asts: Harvey 5 |
| B-Meg leads series, 3–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 15,183 Referees: E.Aquino, B.Guevarra, N.Quilinguen

### Game 6

* AKTV on IBC
* May 4 6:45 p.m.
* Report
B-Meg Llamados 82, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 21–31, 15–17, 19–25 |||
| Pts: Bowles 33 Rebs: Bowles 12 Asts: Barroca, Intal, Urbiztondo 2 | Pts: Castro 25 Rebs: Harvey 17 Asts: Castro 4 |
| Series tied, 3–3 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 20,524 Referees: N.Quilinguen, P.Balao, S.Pineda

### Game 7

* AKTV on IBC
* May 6 6:00 p.m.
* Report
B-Meg Llamados 90, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 84 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 17–13, 26–22, 15–20, Overtime: 14–8 |||
| Pts: Bowles 39 Rebs: Bowles 21 Asts: Urbiztondo 4 | Pts: Alapag 29 Rebs: Harvey 15 Asts: Castro 4 |
| B-Meg wins series, 4–3 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 21,046 Referees: N.Quilinguen, E.Aquino, J.Marabe

## Broadcast notes

| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside reporters | AKTV Center Analysts |
| Game 1 | Magoo Marjon | Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao | Nikko Ramos and Sel Guevara | Mico Halili, Jason Webb and Jojo Lastimosa |
| Game 2 | Mico Halili | Dominic Uy and Ryan Gregorio | Nikko Ramos and Erika Padilla | Magoo Marjon, Rado Dimalibot and Caloy Garcia |
| Game 3 | Magoo Marjon | Quinito Henson and Franz Pumaren | Erika Padilla and Jessica Mendoza | Mico Halili, Rado Dimalibot and Gary David |
| Game 4 | Mico Halili | Quinito Henson and Ryan Gregorio | Erika Padilla and Sel Guevara | Aaron Atayde, Magoo Marjon, Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras |
| Game 5 | Magoo Marjon | Dominic Uy and Jojo Lastimosa | Sel Guevara and Jessica Mendoza | Mico Halili, Rado Dimalibot and Jong Uichico |
| Game 6 | Mico Halili | Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao | Sel Guevara and Jessica Mendoza | Magoo Marjon, Rado Dimalibot and Ronnie Magsanoc |
| Game 7 | Mico Halili | Quinito Henson and Jojo Lastimosa | Sel Guevara and Jessica Mendoza | Magoo Marjon, Rado Dimalibot, Dominic Uy and Benjie Paras |
* Additional Game 7 crew:
** Trophy presentation: Aaron Atayde
** Dugout interviewer: Erika Padilla