HIGHLIGHTS: 2025 PBA Philippine Cup Semifinals – Game 6 – July 6
- San Miguel Beermen and TNT Tropang 5G look to wrap up their respective PBA Philippine Cup Semifinals series and punch a ticket to the Finals.
- Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, meanwhile, look to fight another day and force a deciding Game 7.
SCHEDULE: 2025 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals Game 6
July 6, Sunday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs San Miguel Beermen
- 7:30pm – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs TNT Tropang 5G
IN PHOTOS:TNT eliminates Rain or Shine, books PBA Finals berth
PBA: TNT ousts Rain or Shine, returns to Finals with Grand Slam hopes
Calvin Oftana and Jordan Heading celebrate as TNT Tropang Giga beats Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Unlike the other side of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals, TNT made sure its series with Rain or Shine wouldn’t head to a deciding Game 7.
The Tropang 5G trounced the Elasto Painters in Game 6, 97-89, to keep their Grand Slam bid alive and return to the PBA Finals for the third straight time.
Jordan Heading, one of TNT’s late acquisitions before the playoffs, spearheaded the squad’s victory with 29 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals.
“These guys, they do not know the meaning of quit. They just kept fighting,” lauded coach Chot Reyes. “Fortunately, I think our experience held up today.”
TNT’s Jordan Heading and coach Chot Reyes after marching to the #PBAFinals. | @MeloFuertesINQ
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LIVE UPDATES: Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs TNT Tropang 5G Game 6
- FINAL: TNT beats Rain or Shine in six games to reach its third straight PBA Finals appearance. The Tropang 5G beat the Elasto Painters in Game 6, 97-89.
- TNT slowly pulling away, leading by 10 with 1:22 to play.
- Tied ballgame here in the fourth quarter as Rain or Shine and TNT stuck at 76-all with 8:33 to go in the fourth.
- END OF THIRD: Rain or Shine 70, TNT 69
- And just like that, it’s a tied game at 65 under 3 minutes left in the third quarter. Lead swings back to Rain or Shine. Nocum uncontested for the 2. Rain or Shine 61-57.
- Jordan Heading with a crafty layup! TNT now in the lead, 57-56.
- No team pulling away as Rain or Shine still holding on to a slim lead over TNT, 56-54, with 9:13 in the 3Q.
ACTION CONTINUES HERE IN ARANETA
This time it’s TNT vs. Rain or Shine in Game 6 action. Painters currently lead 5G, 50-47, at the half.
A TNT win means they return to the Finals. Should Rain or Shine win, we’ll have two Game 7s on Wednesday. @INQUIRERSports
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) July 6, 2025
- HALFTIME: Rain or Shine 50, TNT 47
- TNT opens a 35-31 win over Rain or Shine with under 8 minutes before half time.
- END OF FIRST: TNT 28, Rain or Shine 27.
- Game 6 underway between Rain or Shine and TNT. Tied game at 4-4, two minutes into the contest.
PBA: June Mar Fajardo eyes rest, recovery but Gilas duties await
San Miguel Beermen’s June Mar Fajardo during the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals Game 6 against Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—June Mar Fajardo hopes to get some rest before Game 7 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals—but another team is calling.
The San Miguel Beer anchor is also expected to join Gilas Pilipinas training on Monday, adding to his already loaded week before Wednesday’s semifinal decider against Ginebra.
“It’s a Game 7 so we need to rest now and prepare ourselves,” said Fajardo after the Beermen fumbled their first chance at booking a ticket to the Finals as the Gin Kings escaped with an 88-87 win on Sunday.
June Mar Fajardo says he’ll need to rest before Game 7 of the semis on Wednesday.
However, he’ll have to attend not one but two training sessions in the span of two days, one for the Beermen and one for Gilas on Monday. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/4yeWKzKvLl
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) July 6, 2025
IN PHOTOS: LA Tenorio sinks game-winner as Ginebra forces Game 7
PBA: LA Tenorio delivers ‘miracle’ as Ginebra forces Game 7 vs SMB
Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings’ guard LA Tenorio reacts after nailing the game-winner that forced a Game 7 against San Miguel Beermen in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Just when it seemed San Miguel Beer was on its way to the PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone turned to his old reliable to pull off a miracle.
On Sunday, the Gin Kings stunned the Beermen, 88-87, behind a game-winning three-pointer by LA Tenorio to force a winner-take-all Game 7 scheduled for Wednesday.
Cone simply had no other words to describe the win—and Tenorio’s shot—as nothing short of a miracle.
“Miracles do happen and we were grasping for straws out there all game long,” said Cone, who heaved several sighs of relief after the final buzzer.
Ginebra coach Tim Cone and LA Tenorio after forcing a Game 7 vs. Beermen in the semis. | @MeloFuertesINQ pic.twitter.com/tpkpTjb8JN
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LIVE UPDATES: Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs San Miguel Beermen Game 6
ALL SMILES FOR THE GIN-ERAL!
LA Tenorio is all smiles after sinking the game-winner for Ginebra to notch an 88-87 win vs. San Miguel Beer in the semis.
To Game 7, they go. | @MeloFuertesINQ
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- FINAL: LA Tenorio sinks a game-winner for Ginebra to force a Game 7 vs. Beermen in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals
- LA TENORIO FOR 3!!! And it’s in! Ginebra takes an 88-87 lead, 3.1 seconds to go!
- June Mar Fajardo splits his freethrows. 87-85 lead for San Miguel, 11 seconds left.
- Costly errant pass by RJ Abarrientos as Ginebra couldn’t get a shot up with 13 seconds left.
- Jamie Malonzo fires a 3, but comes up short. Possession back with the Beermen, 50 seconds left.
- CJ Perez on the drive! San Miguel takes the lead again, 86-85, 1 minute to play.
- LA Tenorio for 3! And the game is tied at 83 all with under 4 minutes to play. 13-3 for the Gin Kings to the delight of the crowd.
- 10-0 run for San Miguel powered by Brondial. 80-71 lead for the Beermen.
- Rodney Brondial carrying Beermen on his back in the fourth. San Miguel 78, Ginebra 71. 8:34.
- RJ Abarrientos with a fastbreak 2! Ginebra now in the lead, 71-70.
- 9-0 run for Ginebra! San Migiel is only now ahead 70-69.
- END OF THIRD: Game 6 is in a fever pitch entering the fourth quarter. Beermen still up, 70-67, heading into the payoff period
- Ginebra living off second chance points. Scottie Thompson for 3! GInebra only down 65-70, a minute to play before end of third.
- San Miguel with an 8-0 run to push the lead to 66-54.
- Third quarter underway. San Miguel still in the lead, 58-52, but Ginebra very much in the game.
- HALFTIME: Beermen still in total control over the Gin Kings at the half, 54-45. 24 more minutes to determine whether we’ll have a Game 7 or not.
- Back to back misses from Stephen Holt, but offensive rebounds keep the ball alive! Troy Rosario finishes. Ginebra 43, San Miguel 54.
- Scottie Thompson salvages a layup. Ginebra down 52-41.
- Marcio Lassiter with a 3 off transition! San Miguel 52, Ginebra 39.
- But Japeth called for his third foul with still two and half quarters to play here in Game 6.
- Japeth Aguilar with a short jumper from the corner. Ginebra down 47-37. It’s the Beermen’s turn to call for time.
- Jamie Malonzo with a jumper. 5-0 run for Ginebra to trim the lead to 11.
- Scottie Thompsons pulls Ginebra within 44-31 midway through the second period.
- San Miguel just in total control here so far. Ginebra calls for another time as it trails 42-26, 6:56 on the clock.
- Tautuaa gives the Beermen a 36-22 advantage early in the second quarter.
- END OF FIRST: San Miguel 27, Ginebra 20.
- Two freethrows from JMF gives San Miguel its biggest lead so far at 26-18.
- 7-0 run for the Beermen after that and-1 from June Mar Fajardo.
- Jason David with a nifty layin. Ginebra 18, San Miguel 17. 3:06 1Q.
- June Mar Fajardo banks in a jumper. Rodney Brondial with another 2. San Miguel gets the lead back, 17-16.
- Jericho Cruz stops and pops for 3! San Miguel 15, Ginebra 14.
- Stephen Holt for 3! Ginebra leads San Miguel, 14-10. Already two triples for the Gin Kings in this game.
- Close ball game to start off Game 6. Ginebra takes a tight 11-10 lead after a 5-0 run, 7:19 1Q.
Jericho Cruz revives Beer men’s ‘Martilyo Gang’ in PBA semis
San Miguel Beermen’s Jericho Cruz during the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals Game 5 against Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
In last season’s PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Jericho Cruz gave San Miguel Beer’s second unit a fresh identity—one built on disruptive energy. Cruz and his bench mob called themselves the “Martilyo (hammer) Gang,” pounding opponents into submission with their trademark relentlessness.
But after a championship slipped through their hands—Meralco snatched the title in six games—and a flurry of trades scattered key reserves, the famed second unit fell quiet. For nearly a year, the gang’s reputation as the Beermen’s secret weapon faded into something resembling nostalgia.
PBA: Troy Rosario vows all-out effort as Ginebra faces elimination
Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings’ Troy Rosario during the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals Game 5 against San Miguel Beermen.
MANILA, Philippines–With Ginebra’s conference on the line, Troy Rosario knows he has to dig deeper to help the Gin Kings in their most important game of the PBA Philippine Cup.
Rosario had one of his better games of the conference on Friday night at Araneta Coliseum, but San Miguel was still able to push Ginebra to the brink of an exit in the semifinals with a 103-92 win Friday night.
“This will be our most important game of the conference. One loss and we’re out. All bets are off,” said Rosario as Ginebra looks to force a deciding Game 7.
PBA: Yeng Guiao jokes about Chot Reyes’ suspension: ‘Inunahan pa ‘ko’
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters coach Yeng Guiao during the PBA Philippine CUp semifinals Game 5 against TNT Tropang 5G. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao couldn’t help but joke about Chot Reyes’ absence in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals.
On Saturday at Araneta Coliseum, the Elasto Painters took advantage of a depleted TNT side, cruising to a 113-97 win to stay alive in the series.
Reyes was serving a one-game suspension after picking up his fifth technical foul of the conference in Game 4.
PBA: Pogoy awaiting doctor’s go-signal ahead of key Game 6
Roger Pogoy during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals against Rain or Shine.- MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—TNT star Roger Pogoy remained uncertain on his status heading into a crucial Game 6 against Rain or Shine in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Sunday.
Pogoy has been dealing with a hamstring injury and last played in Game 2 of the semis, where the sharpshooting swingman left the game early in the second quarter and did not return.
Roger Pogoy bares that he’s still listed as “day-to-day” for TNT and is doubtful to play the Tropang 5G’s possible closeout game this Sunday vs. Rain or Shine. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/umUzEmp7ej
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) July 5, 2025
“Secret,” said Pogoy in jest to reporters when asked about his Game 6 availability. “We’ll wait for our doctor’s [approval] because I’m already doing strengthening now. I’m resting and strengthening.”
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