- San Miguel Beermen look to take the lead for the first time in the 2025 PBA Philippine Cup Finals against a TNT Tropang 5G side looking to get back on track after a Game 2 setback. The best-of-seven series is tied at 1-1.
July 18, Friday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 7:30pm – TNT Tropang 5G vs San Miguel Beermen


Chris Ross and San Miguel Beermen during the PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 2 against TN Tropang 5G. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Chris Ross is making sure that he walks the talk in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals as San Miguel Beer tries to repeat over TNT and take the series lead.
“I was kinda begging them to play more during the season, so I gotta make plays,” Ross said after leaving an imprint in the Beermen’s bounce-back Game 2 victory that evened the series at 1-1 two nights earlier.
Game 3 is set on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. inside Smart Araneta Coliseum, with Ross expected to build on his important presence since the semifinal decider against crowd-favorite Barangay Ginebra.


Poy Erram suffers an ankle injury during Game 2 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals between San Miguel Beermen and TNT Tropang 5G. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
From one hobbling TNT Tropang 5G star to another, Calvin Oftana is hoping Poy Erram all the best.
The Tropang 5G saw a scary sight—just another one out of a handful for them in their PBA Grand Slam chase—in Game 2 of the Philippine Cup Finals when Erram was practically carried off the floor.
Oftana, who’s been fighting through nagging ankle pain since the semifinals, explained that Erram’s state after the series got tied at 1-1 with a 98-92 San Miguel Beer victory on Wednesday night was a point of concern.
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