LIVE: 2026 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals Game 3 – Ginebra vs TNT
- TNT Tropang 5G and Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings break a tie in Game 3 of the 2026 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals.
2026 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals Game 3
June 7, Sunday – Mall of Asia Arena
- 7:30pm – Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs TNT Tropang 5G
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- Justin Brownlee with 41 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals to lead the Ginebra win.
- FINAL: Ginebra gains a 2-1 lead in the 2026 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals with a 116-102 win in Game 3.
- Troy Rosario slam for the exclamation point!
- Stephen Holt 3 for the finisher. 114-98 for Ginebra.
- Barangay Ginebra holding on to a 111-97 lead with a minute to go.
- Brownlee for 2. Ginebra 103, TNT 91. Four minutes left.
- McCullough two freethrows. TNT down by nine, 100-91. Over 5 minutes to go.
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- RJ Abarrientos time? He makes a four, his first outside basket. 100-89.
- McCullough and-1! Ginebra lead down to 7, 96-89.
- Brownlee not gonna stop. He knocks down another jumper. Ginebra 96, TNT 86.
- RR Pogoy pulls up for another 3! Ginebra 94, TNT 86.
- Brownlee fallaway jumper. He gives Ginebra a 94-80 edge, 7:15 to go.
- Brownlee jumper. Ginebra 92, TNT 80.
- McCullough stops and pops for a four. TNT rally here, Ginebra lead down to 10! 90-80.
- Jordan Heading with a 3 as well. Ginebra lead down to 13, 89-76.
- Pogoy picks up where he left off, scores another 3 to open the fourth. Ginebra 85, TNT 71.
- END OF THIRD QUARTER: Ginebra 85, TNT 68.
- Third straight 3 from Pogoy to give TNT some life.
- Another 3 from Pogoy. Ginebra 83, TNT 65.
- Much needed 3 from Pogoy. TNT down 81-62.
- Back to a 22-point lead for Ginebra, 81-59.
- Brownlee beats the shot clock. Ginebra 69, TNT 57.
- McCullough scores his 35th point. Ginebra 72, TNT 57. 5 minues third quarter.
- Ginebra still holding on to a 69-56 lead. 5:56 third quarter.
- McCullough for 3! Doing everything on offense right now. TNT down 65-53.
- Brownlee slices to the basket. Ginebra 65, TNT 50.
- McCullough with a jumper. TNT still trying to claw back, down 13. 64-50, 8:59 third quarter.
Stephen Holt and Barangay Ginebra in command at the break. Holt with 18 points in the first half, way more than his combined one-point showing in the first two games #PBAFinals | @jonasterradoINQ
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- HALFTIME: Ginebra still up big vs TNT, 59-42, after two quarters.
- Pogoy for 3 to end the second quarter.
- McCullough is trying to keep TNT alive. He has 21 points now. But Tropang 5G still down by 20, 57-37, 2:21 second quarter.
- Scottie Thompson also makes a 3. Biggest lead now for TNT, 57-35.
- Japeth Aguilar scores. Ginebra 54, TNT 35.
- Brownlee 2 freethrows. Ginebra 48, TNT 28.
- Justin Brownlee with a 3 of his own. Ginebra lead back to 18, 46-28.
- Stephen Holt still waxing hot. He has another 3. Ginebra 43, TNT 28.
- Jason Castro finishes with a fastbreak. 8-0 run for TNT. Just a 12-point lead for Ginebra, 40-28.
- McCullough slam. TNT down 40-26. 8 minutes left before halftime.
- Tempers starting to flare here in the second quarter. Coaches taking turns storming the court.
- 8 straight points for McCullough. He’s trying to keep TNT going here. TNT still down 40-24.
- But Troy Rosario joins the 3-point part. Ginebra 38-18, its biggest lead.
- McCullough with the first basket of the 2nd quarter. TNT still down big 35-18.
- END OF FIRST QUARTER: Ginebra 35, TNT 16.
- Justin Brownlee finds Troy Rosario inside. RJ Abarrientos float. 35-16 lead now for Ginebra.
- Jordan heading underneath. TNT cuts Ginebra lead 31-16.
- Stephen Holt heat check. Still hot. He knocks down another 3. 27-12 lead for Ginebra.
- Roger Pogoy for 3 to end Ginebra run. TNT still down 22-12.
- Justin Brownlee baseline jumper. Ginebra lead ballons to 22-9.
- Stephen Holt on fire! He knocks down a four. 20-9 now for Ginebra.
- Justin Brownlee for 4. Hot start for Ginebra with a 14-7 lead.
- Another 3 from Stephen Holt.10-7 opening for the Gin Kings.
- Stephen Holt back to back 3s. 7-5 lead for Ginebra.
- Japeth Aguilar scores. TNT 3, Ginebra 2.
- Jordan Heading opens the festivities with a 3 for TNT.
- TNT Starting 5: Brandon Ganuelas Rosser, Roger Pogoy, Chris McCullough, Jordan Heading, and Calvin Oftana.
- Ginebra Starting 5: Japeth Aguilar, Justin Brownlee, Stephen Holt, Scottie Thompson, and RJ Abarrientos.
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Jolly Roger Pogoy arrives for Game 3 as he laughs off the moment when he briefly sat on the Ginebra bench after trying to save the ball in Friday’s win #PBAFinals | @jonasterradoINQ pic.twitter.com/MDMziIlAWp
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Always stoic Kelly Williams arrive for Game 3 #PBAFinals | @jonasterradoINQ pic.twitter.com/E03UoPFwji
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Isaac Go is celebrating his birthday today. And his birthday wish is very obvious #PBAFinals | @jonasterradoINQ pic.twitter.com/RM9C6azFnH
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Will Stephen Holt finally break out of his slump in Game 3? #PBAFinals | @jonasterradoINQ pic.twitter.com/bwfQn9Yi4v
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PBA Finals: Chot wants TNT to keep effort high from start to finish
TNT and Ginebra will gun for a crucial tie-breaking victory on Sunday. —PBA IMAGES
The first two games of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals may have produced different results, but they unfolded in remarkably similar fashion.
That is why TNT coach Chot Reyes wants to make sure his team avoids another late-game scare when the Tropang 5G and Barangay Ginebra break their 1-1 deadlock in Game 3 on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the Mall of Asia Arena.
“We just try to play the same game all throughout,” Reyes said ahead of the pivotal contest.
TNT evened the series with a 101-94 victory on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, but not before surviving an anxious finish.
PBA Finals: Jeremiah Gray will keep himself ready for Ginebra
Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings’ Jeremiah Gray. –PBA IMAGES
Barangay Ginebra may have come up short against TNT in Game 2 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals, but the Gin Kings found a bright spot in Jeremiah Gray’s performance at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Gray delivered a strong effort off the bench in Ginebra’s 101-94 loss, which allowed TNT to even the best-of-seven championship series at 1-1.
The showing, however, did not come as a surprise to the versatile guard.
For Gray, it was simply a matter of staying prepared.
“Ginebra’s such a deep team, so whenever our number is called, we always have to be ready,” Gray told the Inquirer.
“Hopefully, in the next game, we get ready from the beginning—from the starters to the bench—so we can get the win next time.”
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