• San Miguel Beermen and Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings battle for one last time in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals for the chance to advance to the championship round.

LIVE UPDATES: Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs San Miguel Beermen (Game 7)

• San Miguel 86, Ginebra 84. 5:05 4Q. RJ Abarrientos misfires on the 3. Scottie Thompson saves the ball and tips it to Troy Rosario, who makes the basket.
• June Mar Fajardo puts back Jericho Cruz’s miss. San Miguel 86, Ginebra 82. 5:25 4Q.
• Chris Ross bails out San Miguel with that wide open 3. San Miguel 84, Ginebra 80.
• Much needed 3 for Ginebra courtesy of RJ Abarrientos. The Gin Kings trail 81-80, 7:28 4Q.
• Another transition basket for San Miguel. Jericho Cruz with the finish! San Miguel 81-77 lead on a 13-2 run. 7:56 left.
• Jericho Cruz lobs it to Don Trollano! San Miguel takes the lead, 79-77.
• Big 3 from Don Trollano! Ginebra lead wiped out. Game now tied at 77. 9:36 to go.
• Two freethrows for June Mar Fajardo. San Miguel trails 73-68, 11:44 to play.
• END OF THIRD: Ginebra finds its range in the third quarter to go up over the Beermen, 73-66. 12 minutes left to determine who will face TNT in the PBA Finals.
• The official gate attendance count for Game 7 between Ginebra and San Miguel is 12,279.

12,279 fans at Smart Araneta Coliseum for Game 7 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals between Barangay Ginebra and San Miguel Beer @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/esFUmj8ajD

— Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) July 9, 2025

• Japeth Aguilar with a baseline jumper! Ginebra lead now in double digits, 70-60 with 3:18 in the third.
• Stephen Holt with another 3! Ginebra lead back to 8, 68-60.
• Mo Tautuaa with a putback! San Miguel down 65-60, 4:23 3Q.
• Scottie Thompson left all alone again to launch a 3. 7-point lead for Ginebra, 59-52, 7:22 3Q.
• Stephen Holt with a baseline jumper. Ginebra 56, San Miguel 51. 7:51 3Q.
• Scottie Thompson had all day for that 3. Ginebra 54, San Miguel 51.
• Japeth Aguilar’s 2 freethrows gives Ginebra the lead back, 46-45, 11:02 3rdQ.

San Miguel Beer bucks a nine-point deficit to lead Barangay Ginebra, 45-44, in the deciding Game 7 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/b2Kd11TEFr

— Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) July 9, 2025

Packed crowd at Smart Araneta Coliseum for Game 7 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals between Barangay Ginebra and San Miguel Beer. The winner moves on to face Grandslam-seeking TNT in the Finals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/QZofeMS73T

— Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) July 9, 2025

• HALFTIME: San Miguel 45, Ginebra 44. Neither team able to sustain their leads in the first half.

Concern surrounds the San Miguel bench as June Mar Fajardo sits after seemingly pulling his calf on the way down of a layup attempt in the dying seconds of the second period. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/p8HsWgxhxv

— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) July 9, 2025

• June Mar Fajardo with a strong finish to give San Miguel the lead back, 43-42, 24 seconds before halftime. But he limps and winces after that basket and he heads to the bench.
• Marcio Lassiter with a 3 of his own! San Miguel trails by one, 42-41, 1:07 2Q.
• Juami Tiongson launches a 3 and gets the bounce! Ginebra 42, San Miguel 36.
• Stephen Holt from the corner! Ginebra pushes lead back to 42-33, 3;38 2Q.
• Chris Ross and Mo Tautuaa back to back baskets. Little by little, San Miguel chipped away at Ginebra’s lead and game now tied at 29. 6:21 2Q.
• Ginebra leads San Miguel 29-25 with 7 minutes to play before halftime.
• END OF FIRST: Ginebra 23, San Miguel 17. Troy Rosario sinks a 3 off RJ Abarrientos’ pass to punctuate the hot start for the Gin Kings.
• Another 3 from RJ Abarrientos. Ginebra lead stretches to 18-11 with a minute left in the first quarter.
• Ginebra runs and Japeth Aguilar finishes with an emphatic slam! Ginebra 15, TNT 11. 2:20 1Q.
• RJ Abarrientos for 3! Ginebra in the lead, 13-11, 3:06 in the first.
• Jamie Malonzo attacks Mo Tautuaa and scores the 2 and the freebie. Ginebra down 11-10. 3:57 1Q.
• June Mar Fajardo with a floater! San Miguel 11, Ginebra 7.
• CJ Perez splits the lane for 2! San Miguel 9, Ginebra 7. 5:22 1st Q.
• Extra passes lead to Troy Rosario finish! Ginebra 5, San Miguel 7
• Jamie Malonzo scores a 3 to put Ginebra on the score board with under 9 minutes in the opening quarter.
• San Miguel opens Game 7 with a 5-0 lead over Ginebra.

WEDNESDAY IS JUDGMENT DAY!

LOOK: Barangay Ginebra and San Miguel Beer tip-off a do-or-die Game 7 here inside the Araneta Coliseum.

Winner faces TNT in the #PBAFinals. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/x3axWixrU4

— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) July 9, 2025

July 9, Wednesday – Mall of Asia Arena

• 7:30pm – Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs San Miguel Beermen

San Miguel Beermen’s June Mar Fajardo during the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals Game 6 against Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone joked that he had mapped out an evil plot to let San Miguel Beer star June Mar Fajardo attend the first day of Gilas Pilipinas’ preparation for the Fiba Asia Cup and run him ragged before Game 7 of their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series.

“I tried to get him and insist that he come,” Cone said before smiling. “I [was] gonna make him do wind sprints. But coach Al [San Miguel Corporation sports director Alfrancis Chua] said ‘No.’ But my plan was to make him do wind sprints.”

Fajardo was excused from taking part in the session, which was reduced to a mixture of meet-up, film viewing and voluntary shooting drills, given his focus on bigger things as San Miguel and Ginebra meet one more time for the right to have a crack at denying TNT’s bid for a Grand Slam.

Ginebra forward Japeth Aguilar gets treatment on the bench during Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—One of the bigger things that Barangay Ginebra will keep an eye on for Game 7 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals is their starting big man Japeth Aguilar.

While San Miguel Beer star June Mar Fajardo is nearing full recovery from an injured calf, the Gin Kings are facing a similar problem with Aguilar’s fitness.

READ: PBA: LA Tenorio ‘felt like a rookie again’ after Game 6 heroics

After Ginebra forced a do-or-die game with the Beermen on Sunday, coach Tim Cone revealed that their all-star center is facing fatigue issues with the long conference.

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—Barangay Ginebra guard LA Tenorio showed nerves of steel in an all-important Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Sunday.

Don’t get it twisted, though, as the grizzled veteran admitted he felt the immense pressure in a back-and-forth duel down the stretch against San Miguel as the Gin Kings were fighting to keep their season alive.

Ginebra coach Tim Cone and LA Tenorio after forcing a Game 7 vs. Beermen in the semis. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/1LdDfT97cg

— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) July 6, 2025

“Honestly, I felt like a rookie again a while ago, shaking while going to the scorer’s table because you know, as a rookie, you want to make something happen. You want to help the team right away and have an impact,” said Tenorio.

TNT guard Jordan Heading celebrates with his teammates after hitting a big shot against Rain or Shine in Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals.-MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—Jordan Heading relished making the PBA Philippine Cup Finals just a month after making his debut for TNT.

Heading led the Tropang 5G’s march back to the all-Filipino championship after they knocked off the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in Game 6 of the semifinals on Sunday night.

TNT’s Jordan Heading and coach Chot Reyes after marching to the #PBAFinals. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/SNaOPT5oKt

— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) July 6, 2025

“I’m really, really fortunate to be in this situation, be with these guys and be able to be with them at this moment in time,” said Heading.

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