PBA Average Statistical Point Leaders at the end of elims

Here are the leaders in average statistical points as of the end of the elimination round of the 2013 PBA Philippine Cup. Average statistical points are used to determine candidates for the league’s individual awards and is part of the criteria for the winners.

Player	Team	Games	Statistical Points	Won Game Bonus	Average SPs
Arwind Santos	Petron Blaze	14	448	60	35.9
Calvin Abueva	Alaska	10	272	70	32.7
Jayson Castro	Talk 'N Text	13	310	110	31.9
Sol Mercado	Meralco	14	370	80	31.1
Kelly Williams	Talk 'N Text	14	300	120	29.3
Jeff Chan	Rain or Shine	14	318	90	28.8
James Yap	San Mig Coffee	13	293	100	28.7
Ranidel De Ocampo	Talk 'N Text	14	286	120	28.64
Larry Fonacier	Talk 'N Text	14	280	120	28.57
Cyrus Baguio	Alaska	14	318	80	28.4
Mark Caguioa	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	14	328	70	28.4
Peter June Simon	San Mig Coffee	14	289	100	27.4
JVee Casio	Alaska	14	300	80	27.1
Jervy Cruz	Rain or Shine	14	297	90	26.9
Willie Miller	GlobalPort	14	364	10	26.7
Ryan Reyes	Talk 'N Text	13	235	110	26.2
Chris Lutz	Petron Blaze	14	326	60	26.14
KG Canaleta	Air 21	14	315	50	26.07
Gabe Norwood	Rain or Shine	14	274	90	26
Marc Pingris	San Mig Coffee	12	215	100	25.8
Mac Cardona	Meralco	14	283	80	25.6
Cliff Hodge	Meralco	14	285	80	25.4
Jimmy Alapag	Talk 'N Text	13	222	110	25.2
LA Tenorio	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	14	284	70	24.9
Joe Devance	San Mig Coffee	13	223	100	24.85

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Alaska Eliminate GlobalPort

The Alaska Aces took care of business in Dipolog City Saturday, downing a tough GlobalPort side, 101-95, for their second straight win in the Philippine Cup.

Calvin Abueva led Alaska with 21 points and 12 rebounds in his second game back from illness, which has coincided with the Aces’ return to their winning ways after four straight defeats.

The result took the Batang Pier officially out of contention after suffering their 11th loss in 12 games, while giving the Aces a better chance at finishing in at least sixth to avoid a twice-to-beat disadvantage in the quarterfinals.

But Alaska had to survive a late scare from GlobalPort, which rode on the hot hand of Rey Guevarra to cut a 12-point fourth quarter deficit down to just two points, 79-77. The Aces responded with seven straight points to gain more breathing room.


The Batang Pier still had plenty of fight in them, as Guevarra strung four straight points to keep within striking distance, 86-81, with two minutes left. Steady free throw shooting by JVee Casio and Tony Dela Cruz, however, put the game out of reach late despite a spree of three-point shooting from Willie Miller.

Alaska’s win-loss record improved to 7-6 to tie Meralco at fifth and sixth spots, one game ahead of seventh-placed Petron.

Placing at least sixth is crucial for any team, since the seventh- and eighth-place teams have to beat twice the second- and first-place teams, respectively, to advance to the semifinals. The third-place team faces the sixth-place team while the fourth- and fifth-placer battle in best-of-three quarterfinals series.

The scores:

ALASKA 101 – Abueva 21, Casio 18, Baguio 11, Dela Cruz 11, Baracael 11, Espinas 10, Jazul 7, Eman 4, Reyes 2, Hontiveros 2, Thoss 2, Belasco 2, Laure 0.

GLOBALPORT 95 – Miller 22, Guevarra 17, Manuel 16, David 7, Salvador 6, Mandani 6, Deutchman 5, Yee 4, Vanlandingham 4, Antonio 3, Lingganay 2, Vergara 2, Al-Hussaini 1, Crisano 0.

Quarters: 28-25, 46-40, 73-61, 101-95
-InterAKTV

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PBA fined Air 21 center Rob Reyes P10,000, hit on Abueva

The PBA has fined Air 21 center Rob Reyes a sum of P10,000 after an incident last Wednesday in the Express’ victory over the Alaska Aces.

Reyes tangled with Calvin Abueva in the fourth quarter of their game, with the Alaska rookie pulling the veteran slotman down to the floor. Reyes responded by hitting Abueva with an open palm in the face.

Although no foul was called by the referees on the play, the league upon review upgraded the hit to a flagrant foul penalty one.

After meeting with the player Saturday, PBA commissioner Chito Salud sanctioned Reyes for the foul and “for trash talking/taunting” Abueva after the play.

“Reyes’ acts are aggravated by the fact that they were unnecessarily committed when play had already shifted away from both players,” Salud said in a statement.

Earlier, the league suspended referee Jimmy Mariano for four playdates for missing the Reyes foul.

“I am also reminding our players to refrain from needlessly exposing other players, along with themselves, to serious injury and undue hurt through intentional and blatantly dirty and rough play as this will invariably be met with penalties and sanctions from my office.”
-InterAKTV

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Alaska winning streak to fourth, deals Ginebra fourth streak loss

Alaska delivered another ace of a game that led to one more Barangay Ginebra San Miguel checkmate.

The Aces stretched their winning streak to four matches after pulling off a masterful 87-69 victory against the skidding Gin Kings to grab a share of second spot in the 2013 PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

Rookie Calvin Abueva fell a rebound short of notching his third straight double-double performance, but it was enough to lift Alaska to its fourth straight win to join Rain or Shine at the No. 2 spot with a 4-2 win-loss mark.

For Ginebra, it was the team’s fourth loss in a row after a 2-0 start, leaving them sliding deeper in the team standings.

“I think we’re lucky because Ginebra is not on its best now and probably with chemistry issue right now,” said Aces coach Luigi Trillo, who drew 19 points and nine rebounds from Abueva.

“But I thought the bottom line [was] in the first quarter Ginebra had 22, 16 in the second, 14 in the third and 17 in the fourth. Ginebra is a team that runs and it’s their strength. I think our defense did it today.”

Jvee Casio chipped in 16 points for the Aces while Cyrus Baguio netted 12. RJ Jazul and Sonny Thoss contributed 12 apiece for Alaska, which led the game from start to finish.

Dylan Ababou had 14 points in his first game back with Ginebra this season, but others failed to contribute for the Kings who shot miserably from the field (22-of-61).

Ababou’s three-pointer put Ginebra within three points, 51-48, in the third quarter. But an 11-0 explosion by the Aces capped by Abueva’s jumper pushed their lead back to 62-48, with 2:02 remaining in the period.

The lead ballooned to as high as 20 points, 81-61, after Baguio and Casio banged in a three-pointer each in a run that put the game away, silencing the dominant pro-Ginebra crowd.

It was Alaska’s first four-game winning streak since the Aces swept Ginebra in the 2009-10 Philippine Cup semifinals under former coach Tim Cone. That was also the last time the Kings have lost four in a row.

“It’s nice to win four in a row. The last time we did this was coach Tim’s time,” said Trillo who was then one of the assistants of Cone.

The scores:

ALASKA 87 – Abueva 19, Casio 16, Baguio 14, Jazul 12, Thoss 12,Hontiveros 5, Espinas 4, Baracael 2, Dela Cruz 2, Reyes 1, Eman 0.

GINEBRA 69 – Ababou 14, Caguioa 12, Tenorio 10, Maierhofer 7, Mamaril 6, Cortez 6, Raymundo 5, Ellis 4, Wilson 3, Jensen 2, Helterbrand 0.

Quarters: 25-22, 46-38, 64-52, 87-69

-InterAKTV

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