2018 ABL finals

2018 ABL finals
Dates	22 April – 2 May 2018
MVP	Bobby Ray Parks Jr.

The 2018 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) finals was the best-of-5 championship series of the 2017–18 ABL season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. Mono Vampire^[1] and San Miguel Alab Pilipinas^[2] competed for the 8th championship contested by the league.

After a decider game 5, San Miguel Alab Pilipinas eventually clinched the club's first franchise championship in its history, and the third ABL Championship that came from the Philippines. Bobby Ray Parks Jr. was named as the Finals MVP after averaging 23 points per game in the finals series.^[3]

Background

Mono Vampire
Finished 14–6 (.700) tied for 2nd place with Hong Kong Eastern and San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	Regular season	Finished 14–6 (.700) tied for 2nd place with Hong Kong Eastern and Mono Vampire
1–3 win–loss record among tied teams (4th place)	Tiebreaker*	2–2 win–loss record among tied teams (3rd place)
Def. 5th-seeded Singapore Slingers, 2–0	Quarterfinals	Def. 6th-seeded Saigon Heat, 2–0
Def. top-seeded Chong Son Kung Fu, 2–0	Semifinals	Def. 2nd-seeded Hong Kong Eastern, 2–0

Head-to-head matchups

Regular-season series

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas won 2–0 in regular season series

14 January 2018
7:00 p.m.

Box score

Mono Vampire	87–114	Tanduay Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 15–22, 25–34, 25–26
Pts: Singletary 24 Rebs: Deguara 12 Asts: Brickman, Kruatiwa 3		Pts: Brownlee 29 Rebs: Maierhofer, Brownlee 8 Asts: Brownlee 9

Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Chan Ho Ming (HKG), Allan Cheong (SIN)

7 February 2018
8:00 p.m.

Box score

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	86–84	Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 16–22, 30–20, 18–24
Pts: Balkman 31 Rebs: Balkman 13 Asts: Brownlee 8		Pts: Deguara 21 Rebs: Deguara 15 Asts: Brickman 11

Baliwag Star Arena, Baliuag, Bulacan
Referees: Chu Wei Chuen (MAS), Ho Chang-jen (TPE), Chang Lu-yueh (TPE)

This is the first playoff and finals meeting between Alab Pilipinas and Mono Vampire.

Series summary

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Result
Game 1	22 April	City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex	Alab	143–130 (OT)
Game 2	25 April	City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex	Mono	103–100
Game 3	28 April	Stadium 29	Alab	99–93
Game 4	30 April	Stadium 29	Mono	88–83
Game 5	2 May	City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex	Alab	102–92

Game summaries

All times local; UTC+8 for the Philippines, and UTC+7 for Thailand

Game 1

22 April
8:00 p.m.

Box score

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	143–130 (OT)	Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 33–26, 28–29, 34–34, Overtime: 22–9
Pts: Brownlee 46 Rebs: Balkman 15 Asts: Brownlee 9		Pts: Singletary 42 Rebs: Deguara 11 Asts: Brickman 14
Alab leads series, 1–0

City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN), Chu Wei Chuen (MAS)

Game 2

25 April
8:00 p.m.

Box score

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	100–103	Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 25–28, 28–26, 27–25
Pts: Balkman 37 Rebs: Balkman 12 Asts: Balkman, Brownlee 6		Pts: Deguara 30 Rebs: Deguara 20 Asts: Brickman 11
Series tied, 1–1

City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN)

Game 3

28 April
3:30 p.m.

Box score

Mono Vampire	93–99	San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 30–26, 17–27, 26–24
Pts: Singletary 29 Rebs: Deguara 14 Asts: Brickman 12		Pts: Parks 30 Rebs: Balkman 16 Asts: Balkman, Brownlee 7
Alab leads series, 2–1

Stadium 29, Nonthaburi

Game 4

30 April
3:30 p.m.

Box score

Mono Vampire	88–83	San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 22–24, 24–27, 19–14
Pts: Deguara, Singletary 20 Rebs: Deguara 13 Asts: Brickman 10		Pts: Parks 21 Rebs: Balkman, Brownlee 13 Asts: Brownlee 6
Series tied, 2–2

Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Andy Cheung (HKG), Johan Christiana (INA), Tee Yong Sern (MAS)

Game 5

2 May
8:00 p.m.

Box score

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	102–92	Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 27–31, 28–16, 20–31
Pts: Balkman 32 Rebs: Brownlee 12 Asts: Brownlee 9		Pts: Singletary 32 Rebs: Deguara 18 Asts: Brickman 6
Alab wins series, 3–2

City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa
Attendance: 5,898
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Harja Jaladri (INA), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA)