UNTV Cup Season 7

The UNTV Cup Season 7 was the 2018–2019 season of the annual charity basketball league in the Philippines, UNTV Cup. The tournament is organized by UNTV under the UNTV-37 Foundation, Inc., thru its chairman and chief executive officer of BMPI-UNTV, "Mr. Public Service" Kuya Daniel Razon.

2018–2019 UNTV Cup Season 7

2018–19 UNTV Cup Season
Tournament details
Country	Philippines
Dates	September 3, 2018 – March 11, 2019
Teams	12
Defending champions	Senate Defenders
Final positions
Champions	AFP Cavaliers (3rd title)
Runner-up	Senate Defenders
Third place	NHA Builders
Fourth place	PNP Responders
Tournament statistics
Matches played	60
Scoring leader(s)	Ollan Omiping (257 points)
Awards
Season MVP	Jeffry Sanders (Senate Defenders)
Finals MVP	Jerry Lumongsod (AFP Cavaliers)
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The season officially opened on September 3, 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.^[1][2][3][4] Regular games are held at the Pasig City Sports Center in Pasig with a live telecast on the UNTV Public Service channel every Sunday afternoon. Twelve teams are competing for the championship title this season, lower from a record-high of 14 teams last Season 6.^{[2][4][5][6][7]}

The best-of-three finals series was held on March 3 and 11, 2019, at the Pasig City Sports Center in Pasig and Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City, respectively. The championship is between the two-time champion AFP Cavaliers and defending champion Senate Defenders.^[8][9][10] AFP swept the series against Senate in two games, 2–0, to get their record third title.^[11]

A total of 10 million pesos tax-free was given to the teams' chosen beneficiaries, with the champion team AFP Cavaliers taking home a trophy, and 4 million pesos given to their chosen charity institution.^[1][3][12]

Teams

Twelve squads are vying for the championship title of the season, lower from a record-high of 14 teams the previous season.^{[2][5][6][7][4]} There are 11 returning teams, including all 4 former tournament winners, led by the Season 6 defending champions Senate Defenders.^[1]

New Teams

• Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) Global Traders

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Returning Teams

• Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Plus – played 2 seasons on Season 1 and Season 2 as the PhilHealth Advocates

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Defunct Teams

• Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Firefighters – played 4 seasons from Season 3 to Season 6
• Commission on Audit (COA) Enablers – played 1 season on Season 6
• Department of Health (DOH) Health Achievers – played 1 season on Season 6
• Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Drug Busters – played 1 season on Season 6

Group A

Government agency	Moniker	Colours	Joined UNTV Cup	Seasons Played	UNTV Cup Titles	Head Coach
Armed Forces of the Philippines	AFP Cavaliers		2013	6	2	Sonny Manucat
Department of Justice	DOJ Justice Boosters[13]		2013	6	0	Reynaldo Tomas Jr.
Government Service Insurance System	GSIS Furies[14]		2014	4	0	Rene Boy Banzali
Philippine International Trading Corporation[15]	PITC Global Traders[3][16]		2018	0	0	Vic Ycasiano
Philippine National Police	PNP Responders[17][18]		2013	6	1	Juven Formacil
Senate of the Philippines	Senate Defenders		2014	5	1	Mike Fermin

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Group B

Government agency	Moniker	Colours	Joined UNTV Cup	Seasons Played	UNTV Cup Titles	Head Coach
Department of Agriculture	Agriculture Food Masters[20][21]		2017	1	0	Zaldy Realubit
Supreme Court of the Philippines	Judiciary Magis[22]		2013	6	2	Dennis Balason
Office of the President / Philippine Sports Commission	Malacañan-PSC Kamao[23]		2014	5	0	Raffy Gonzales
National Housing Authority (Philippines)	NHA Builders[24]		2014	4	0	Bennett Palad
Office of the Ombudsman	Ombudsman Graft Busters		2015	3	0	Ricky Alcantara
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation[25]	PhilHealth Plus[3]		2013; 2018	2	0	Delio Aseron II

^[19]

Venues

Gatorade Hoops Center

GSIS Gymnasium

JCSGO Gym

Meralco Gym

Pasig City Sports Center

Araneta Coliseum

Venues in Metro Manila. Araneta Coliseum is shaded in blue due to its proximity with JCSGO Gym.

The opening day and Game 2 of the Finals were held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The rest of the elimination round games were held at the Gatorade Hoops Center, GSIS Gymnasium, JCSGO Gym, and Pasig City Sports Center which also hosted the other playoff games.

Arena	Location	Tournament		Capacity
		Elims	Playoffs
Gatorade Hoops Center	Mandaluyong City	Y		300
GSIS Gymnasium	Pasay City	Y
JCSGO Gym	Quezon City	Y		2,000
Meralco Gym	Pasig City	Y
Pasig City Sports Center	Pasig City	Y	Y	3,000
Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Y	Y	14,429

Elimination round

The elimination round began on September 3, 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.^[1] As part of tradition, the defending champion is to face another team on opening day based on drawing lots. The draw was performed by UNTV Cup innovator Daniel Razon.^[4] In the first game of the season, the defending champion Senate Defenders got a come-from-behind win against the debuting team PITC Global Traders, 73–70.^[3] The game featured Senator Manny Pacquiao's tournament debut as a player for Senate, in which he scored 14 points.^[26]

First round

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	AFP Cavaliers	5	5	0	448	394	+54	1.000	—	Advanced to the second round
2	PNP Responders	5	3	2	394	392	+2	.600[a]	2
3	Senate Defenders	5	3	2	367	329	+38	.600[a]	2
4	PITC Global Traders	5	2	3	383	352	+31	.400	3
5	DOJ Justice Boosters	5	1	4	367	424	−57	.200[b]	4	Eliminated
6	GSIS Furies	5	1	4	351	419	−68	.200[b]	4

Source: UNTV Cup
Notes:

1. PNP Responders wins tie-breaker via head-to-head record over the Senate Defenders. Nevertheless, both teams qualify to the second round.
2. DOJ Justice Boosters wins tie-breaker via head-to-head record over the GSIS Furies. Nevertheless, both teams are eliminated.

Team AFP DOJ GSI PITC PNP SEN AFP 109–87 93–87 78–68 92–82 76–70 DOJ 71–65 60–74 77–89 72–87 GSIS 61–94 87–83 51–78 PITC 77–80 70–73 PNP 60–59 Senate Source: [citation needed] Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 AFP Cavaliers DOJ PNP PITC GSIS SEN DOJ Justice Boosters AFP GSIS SEN PITC PNP GSIS Furies PNP SEN DOJ PITC AFP PITC Global Traders SEN PNP AFP GSIS DOJ PNP Responders GSIS PITC AFP SEN DOJ Senate Defenders PITC GSIS DOJ PNP AFP Source: [citation needed]   = Win;   = Loss

Date	Game No.	Competing Teams	Scores	Top Performer(s)	Venue	Links
September 3, 2018	1 [33]	Senate def. PITC	73–70	James Ryan Mangaran[34] Jeffry Sanders[35]	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City	Watch Boxscore Photos
September 9, 2018	3 [36]	GSIS def. PNP	87–83	James Patrick Abugan[37]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Photos
September 16, 2018	4 [38]	AFP def. DOJ	109–87	Boyet Bautista[39]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights Journal
September 23, 2018	8 [40]	PNP def. PITC	80–77	PO1 Anton Tolentino[41][42]	GSIS Gymnasium, GSIS Financial Center, Macapagal Avenue, Pasay	Watch Boxscore Highlights Journal
September 23, 2018	9 [40]	Senate def. GSIS	78–51	Garri Sevilla[43]	GSIS Gymnasium, GSIS Financial Center, Macapagal Avenue, Pasay	Watch Boxscore Highlights Journal
September 30, 2018	10 [44]	DOJ def. GSIS	71–65	Jose Marie Villegas[45] Lyncir Paolo Lagunzad[46]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 3, 2018	15 [47]	AFP def. PNP	92–82	Boyet Bautista[48]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 14, 2018	16 [49]	Senate def. DOJ	87–72	Jeffry Sanders[50]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 14, 2018	18 [49]	AFP def. PITC	78–68	Jerry Lumongsod[51]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 21, 2018	19 [52]	PITC def. GSIS	94–61	Rod William Vasallo[53] Luis Enrico Lopez[54]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 21, 2018	21 [52]	PNP def. Senate	60–59	PO1 Anton Tolentino[55]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 28, 2018	23 [56]	PITC def. DOJ	74–60	Rod William Vasallo[57] Haddi Porto[58]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 28, 2018	24 [56]	AFP def. GSIS	93–87	Vicente Evidor[59] Boyet Bautista[60]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 4, 2018	26	PNP def. DOJ	89–77	Ollan Omiping[61] Julius Criste[62]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 8, 2018	30 [63]	AFP def. Senate	76–70	Darwin Cordero[64] Jerry Lumongsod[65]	JCSGO Gym, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City	Watch Boxscore Highlights

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Malacañan-PSC Kamao	5	4	1	400	357	+43	.800[a]	—	Advanced to the second round
2	NHA Builders	5	4	1	407	361	+46	.800[a]	—
3	Agriculture Food Masters	5	3	2	432	390	+42	.600	1
4	Judiciary Magis	5	2	3	418	411	+7	.400[b]	2
5	PhilHealth Plus	5	2	3	500	492	+8	.400[b]	2	Eliminated
6	Ombudsman Graft Busters	5	0	5	360	506	−146	.000	4

Source: UNTV Cup
Notes:

1. Malacañan-PSC Kamao wins tie-breaker via head-to-head record over the NHA Builders. Nevertheless, both teams qualify to the second round.
2. Judiciary Magis wins tie-breaker via head-to-head record over the PhilHealth Plus.

Team DA JUD MAL NHA OMB PHIC Agriculture 106–78 63–75 73–75 85–67 105–95 Judiciary 70–74 68–73 104–65 98–93 Malacañan-PSC 63–62 101–72 87–90 NHA 94–57 103–100 Ombudsman 99–122 PhilHealth Source: [citation needed] Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 Agriculture Food Masters PHIC OMB NHA JUD MAL Judiciary Magis NHA MAL DA OMB PHIC Malacañan-PSC Kamao OMB JUD PHIC NHA DA NHA Builders JUD PHIC DA MAL OMB Ombudsman Graft Busters MAL DA PHIC JUD NHA PhilHealth Plus DA NHA OMB MAL JUD Source: [citation needed]   = Win;   = Loss

Date	Game No.	Competing Teams	Scores	Top Performer(s)	Venue	Links
September 9, 2018	2 [36]	Agriculture def. PhilHealth	105–95	Christian Dematera[66] Emmerson Oreta[67]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Photos
September 16, 2018	5 [38]	Malacañan-PSC def. Ombudsman	101–72	Eric Dela Cuesta[68]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Journal
September 16, 2018	6 [38]	NHA def. Judiciary	73–68	Marvin Mercado[69] Alvin Vitug[70]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights Journal
September 23, 2018	7 [40]	NHA def. PhilHealth	103–100	Jessie Alastoy[71] Marvin Mercado[72]	GSIS Gymnasium, GSIS Financial Center, Macapagal Avenue, Pasay	Watch Boxscore Highlights Journal
September 30, 2018	11 [44]	Agriculture def. Ombudsman	85–67	Sherwin Silva[73] Henry Fernandez[74]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
September 30, 2018	12 [44]	Malacañan-PSC def. Judiciary	74–70	Eric Dela Cuesta[75]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 3, 2018	13 [47]	PhilHealth def. Ombudsman	122–99	Jonathan Aldave[76] Mark Eduard Pedroso[77]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 3, 2018	14 [47]	NHA def. Agriculture	75–73	Antonio Lustestica Jr.[78]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 14, 2018	17 [49]	PhilHealth def. Malacañan-PSC	90–87	Jonathan Aldave[79] Kenneth Emata[80][81]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 21, 2018	20 [52]	Agriculture def. Judiciary	106–78	Christian Dematera[82]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
October 28, 2018	22 [56]	Judiciary def. Ombudsman	104–65	Richard Litonjua[83] Edu Mustre[84]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 4, 2018	25	Judiciary def. PhilHealth	98–93	Warren Ybañez[85]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 4, 2018	27	Malacañan-PSC def. NHA	63–62	Joseph Besa[86] Eric Dela Cuesta[87]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 8, 2018	28 [63]	NHA def. Ombudsman	94–57	Adolfo Jose Adolfo[88]	JCSGO Gym, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 8, 2018	29 [63]	Malacañan-PSC def. Agriculture	75–63	Visnu Das Javier[89] Eric dela Cuesta[90]	JCSGO Gym, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City	Watch Boxscore Highlights

Second round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	AFP Cavaliers	9	8	1	808	730	+78	.889	—	Advanced to the best-of-3 semifinals
2	PNP Responders	9	7	2	728	698	+30	.778	1
3	Malacañan-PSC Kamao	9	6	3	704	666	+38	.667[a]	2	Advanced to the single round robin quarterfinals
4	Senate Defenders	9	6	3	679	640	+39	.667[a]	2
5	PITC Global Traders	9	5	4	690	633	+57	.556	3
6	NHA Builders	9	4	5	756	732	+24	.444	4
7	Agriculture Food Masters	9	3	6	722	723	−1	.333[b]	5	Eliminated
8	Judiciary Magis	9	3	6	709	711	−2	.333[b]	5

Source: UNTV Cup
Notes:

1. Malacañan-PSC Kamao wins tie-breaker via head-to-head record over the Senate Defenders. Nevertheless, both teams qualify to the quarterfinals.
2. Agriculture Food Masters wins tie-breaker via head-to-head record over the Judiciary Magis. Nevertheless, both teams are eliminated.

Team AFP DA JUD MAL NHA PITC PNP SEN AFP 79–73 93–95 98–87 90–81 78–68 92–82 76–70 Agriculture 106–78 63–75 73–75 62–88 79–82 76–84 Judiciary 70–74 68–73 72–74 61–69 63–64 Malacañan-PSC 63–62 69–64 73–81 75–66 NHA 78–81 93–102 97–98 PITC 77–80 70–73 PNP 60–59 Senate Source: [citation needed] Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win. Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AFP Cavaliers NHA JUD DA MAL Agriculture Food Masters PNP PITC SEN AFP Judiciary Magis PITC PNP AFP SEN Malacañan-PSC Kamao SEN PITC PNP AFP NHA Builders AFP PNP SEN PITC PITC Global Traders JUD DA MAL NHA PNP Responders DA JUD NHA MAL Senate Defenders MAL DA NHA JUD Source: [citation needed]   = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Date	Game No.	Competing Teams	Scores	Top Performer(s)	Venue	Links
November 18, 2018	31 [91]	PITC def. Judiciary	74–72	Haddi Porto[92]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 18, 2018	32 [91]	PNP def. Agriculture	82–79	Ollan Omiping[93] Rollie Serrano[94]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 18, 2018	33 [91]	AFP def. NHA	90–81	Darwin Cordero[95] Boyet Bautista[96]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 25, 2018	34 [97]	PITC def. Agriculture	88–62	Haddi Porto[98] Aloysius Taplah[99]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 25, 2018	35 [97]	PNP def. Judiciary	69–61	Ollan Omiping Harold Sta. Cruz	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 25, 2018	36 [97]	Malacañan-PSC def. Senate	75–66	Eric Dela Cuesta[100] Michael Ignario[101]	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore Highlights
November 28, 2018	37 [102]	Judiciary def. AFP	95–93 (OT)	Chester Tolomia	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore
November 28, 2018	38 [102]	PNP def. NHA	102–93	Ollan Omiping Richard Villanueva	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore
November 28, 2018	39 [102]	Senate def. Agriculture	84–76	Harley Ng Garri Sevilla	Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue	Watch Boxscore
December 6, 2018	40 [103]	AFP def. Agriculture	79–73	Darwin Cordero	JCSGO Gym, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City	Watch Boxscore
December 6, 2018	41 [103]	Malacañan-PSC def. PITC	69–64	Michael Ignario Martin Lloyd Antonio	JCSGO Gym, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City	Watch Boxscore
December 6, 2018	42 [103]	Senate def. NHA	98–97 (OT)	Harley Ng Marlon Legaspi	JCSGO Gym, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City	Watch Boxscore
December 16, 2018	43 [104]	Senate def. Judiciary	64–63	Reynaldo Malaga Jr.[105] Harley Ng[106]	Meralco Gym, Ortigas Avenue	Watch Boxscore
December 16, 2018	44 [104]	PNP def. Malacañan-PSC	81–73	Ricardo Cabrera Jr. Ollan Omiping[107]	Meralco Gym, Ortigas Avenue	Watch Boxscore
January 6, 2019	45 [108]	PITC def. NHA	81–78	Haddi Porto[109] Rod William Vasallo[110]	Gatorade Hoops Center, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong	Watch Boxscore
January 6, 2019	46 [108]	AFP def. Malacañang-PSC	98–87	Wilfredo Casulla Jr.[111] Darwin Cordero[112]	Gatorade Hoops Center, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong	Watch Boxscore Highlights

Playoffs

	Semifinals (Best-of-3)					UNTV Cup Finals (Best-of-3)
	1	AFP Cavaliers	2
	4	NHA Builders	0
						1	AFP Cavaliers	2
						3	Senate Defenders	0
	2	PNP Responders	1
	3	Senate Defenders	2			Third place match
						4	NHA Builders	73
						2	PNP Responders	70

Quarterfinals

The playoffs began on January 13, 2019 at the Pasig City Sports Center in Pasig.
Starting this season, the second round standings and results carry over to the quarterfinals. A single round robin format is followed in which all quarterfinals teams face each other once, for a total of 3 games per team. After the round robin, the two bottom teams are eliminated, and will receive ₱100,000 for their chosen beneficiary. The top two teams advance to the semifinal round, and are re-seeded as #3 and #4. On the semifinals, the #1 and #2 teams will play against the #4 and #3 seed, respectively.^[113]
For the first six seasons, the league has used a knockout tournament where the #3 team faces #6, while the #4 seed battles #5. The higher seeded teams have a twice-to-beat advantage, and the winners of both series advance to the semifinals.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Senate Defenders	12	8	4	908	849	+59	.667	—	Advanced to the semifinals
2	NHA Builders	12	7	5	989	949	+40	.583	1
3	PITC Global Traders	12	6	6	901	849	+52	.500[a]	2	Eliminated
4	Malacañan-PSC Kamao	12	6	6	922	915	+7	.500[a]	2

Source: UNTV Cup
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: PITC Global Traders 1–0 Malacanang PSC-Kamao

Team MAL NHA PITC SEN Malacañang-PSC 72–78 85–89 61–82 NHA 66–63 89–82 PITC 59–65 Senate Source: [citation needed] Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win. Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 Malacañan-PSC Kamao NHA PITC SEN NHA Builders MAL SEN PITC PITC Global Traders SEN MAL NHA Senate Defenders PITC NHA MAL Source: [citation needed]   = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Malacañang-PSC Kamao vs. NHA Builders

UNTV

Game 47 January 13, 2019 3:00 pm

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Malacañan-PSC Kamao	72–78	NHA Builders
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 19–19, 19–22, 19–20 Best Player: Clark Torrente
Pts: Visnu Das Javier 16 Rebs: Ian Vincent Garrido 10 Asts: Narayan Das Javier 5 Stls: Visnu Das Javier 4 Blks: Martin Lloyd Antonio and Ian Vincent Garrido 2 each		Pts: John Derick Dizon 15 Rebs: Antonio Lustestica Jr and Alvin Vitug 8 each Asts: Waldemar Tibay and Alvin Vitug 2 each Stls: Waldemar Tibay 4 Blks: 3 players 1 each

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue Referees: Cholo Caoile, Lucio Dela Torre, Arman Visco

Senate Defenders vs. PITC Global Traders

UNTV

Game 48 January 13, 2019 5:00 pm

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Senate Defenders	65–59	PITC Global Traders
Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 10–22, 13–13, 25–18 Best Players: Rommel Balboa[114] and Sen. Joel Villanueva[115]
Pts: Rommel Balboa 17 Rebs: Rommel Balboa 12 Asts: Garri Sevilla 1 Stls: Reynaldo Malaga Jr and Jeffry Tyrone Sanders 2 each		Pts: Manuel Juan Jr and Haddi Porto 11 each Rebs: Rod William Vasallo 8 Asts: Haddi Porto 3 Stls: Rod William Vasallo 4 Blks: Haddi Porto 3

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue Referees: Allan Barria, Jeff Cumlat, Joseph Cleofas

PITC Global Traders vs. Malacañang-PSC Kamao

UNTV

Game 49 January 20, 2019 3:00 pm

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PITC Global Traders	89–85 (OT)	Malacañan-PSC Kamao
Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 28–16, 17–18, 18–17, Overtime: 15–11 Best Players: Ryan Regalado[116] and Haddi Porto
Pts: Haddi Porto 21 Rebs: Luis Enrico Lopez 16 Asts: Aloysius Trueh Taplah and Luis Enrico Lopez 3 each Stls: Aloysius Trueh Taplah 5 Blks: 3 players 1 each		Pts: Eric Dela Cuesta 21 Rebs: Ian Vincent Garrido 8 Asts: Visnu Das Javier and Eric Dela Cuesta 1 each Stls: Ian Vincent Garrido 3 Blks: Eric Dela Cuesta 1

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue Referees: Art Herrera, Julius David, Rolly Boloron

NHA Builders vs. Senate Defenders

UNTV

Game 50 January 20, 2019 5:00 pm

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NHA Builders	89–82 (OT)	Senate Defenders
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 25–17, 19–22, 13–19, Overtime: 11–4 Best Player: Antonio Lustestica Jr.[117]
Pts: Antonio Lustestica Jr 22 Rebs: Marvin Mercado 9 Asts: 3 players 2 each Stls: Antonio Lustestica Jr 3 Blks: Marvin Mercado 2		Pts: Garri Sevilla 32 Rebs: James Ryan Mangaran and Jeffry Tyrone Sanders 9 each Asts: Reynaldo Malaga Jr 1 Stls: Jeffry Tyrone Sanders 5 Blks: Rommel Balboa 1

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue Referees: Remigio Domingo Jr, Henio Flores, Jhon Dave Jaramillo

NHA Builders vs. PITC Global Traders

UNTV

Game 51 January 27, 2019 3:00 pm

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NHA Builders	66–63	PITC Global Traders
Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 26–18, 15–16, 16–14 Best Player: Marvin Mercado
Pts: Marvin Mercado 25 Rebs: Marvin Mercado 9 Asts: 5 players 1 each Stls: 3 players 1 each Blks: Alvin Vitug 1		Pts: Rod William Vasallo 16 Rebs: Luis Enrico Lopez and Rod William Vasallo 4 each Asts: Aloysius Trueh Taplah 3 Stls: 3 players 2 each

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue Referees: Art Herrera, Julius David, Lloyd Castillo

Senate Defenders vs. Malacañang-PSC Kamao

UNTV

Game 52 January 27, 2019 5:00 pm

Boxscore

Senate Defenders	82–61	Malacañan-PSC Kamao
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 16–25, 34–15, 14–9 Best Player:
Pts: Jeffry Tyrone Sanders 24 Rebs: Rommel Balboa 11 Asts: 5 players 1 each Stls: Jeffry Tyrone Sanders 4 Blks: Jeffry Tyrone Sanders 3		Pts: Eric Dela Cuesta 17 Rebs: Ian Vincent Garrido and Visnu Das Javier 8 each Asts: Eric Dela Cuesta 2 Stls: Gerry Gadong and Eric Dela Cuesta 2 each

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue

Semifinals

(1) AFP Cavaliers vs. (4) NHA Builders

UNTV

Game 53 February 3, 2019 3:00pm

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AFP Cavaliers	78–76	NHA Builders
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 21–16, 24–20, 19–20 Best Players: Ezer Rosopa, Jerry Lumongsod and Boyet Bautista
Pts: Boyet Bautista 20 Rebs: Ezer Rosopa 7 Asts: Jerry Lumongsod 4 Stls: Jerry Lumongsod 7 Blks: 3 players 1 each		Pts: Clark Torrente 21 Rebs: Alvin Vitug and Jessie Alastoy 9 each Asts: Marvin Mercado 3 Stls: Alvin Vitug 3 Blks: Marvin Mercado 2

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue Referees: Lloyd Castillo, Jhon Dave Jaramillo, Joseph Cleofas

UNTV

Game 55 February 10, 2019 3:00pm

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AFP Cavaliers	86–78	NHA Builders
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 20–20, 26–24, 18–14 Best Players: Darwin Cordero and Wilfredo Casulla Jr
Pts: Darwin Cordero 30 Rebs: 3 players 6 each Asts: Eugene Tan 6 Stls: Eugene Tan 4 Blks: Wilfredo Casulla Jr 2		Pts: John Derick Dizon 19 Rebs: Marvin Mercado 13 Asts: Antonio Lustestica Jr 5 Stls: Marvin Mercado 2 Blks: Marvin Mercado 1
AFP wins series, 2–0

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue Referees: Allan Dasal, Lucio Dela Torre, Remigio Domingo Jr

(2) PNP Responders vs. (3) Senate Defenders

UNTV

Game 54 February 3, 2019 5:00pm

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PNP Responders	79–74	Senate Defenders
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 22–15, 10–26, 28–15 Best Players: Ollan Omiping and Jerry Boy Saracho
Pts: Ollan Omiping 27 Rebs: Harold Sta. Cruz 13 Asts: Anton Tolentino Jr 5 Stls: Anton Tolentino Jr 6 Blks: Harold Sta. Cruz 3		Pts: Garri Sevilla 26 Rebs: Jeffry Tyrone Sanders 8 Asts: Harley Ng 3 Stls: James Ryan Mangaran and Jeffry Tyrone Sanders 4 each Blks: Rommel Balboa 1

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue Referees: Art Herrera, Henio Flores, Allan Barria

UNTV

Game 56 February 10, 2019 5:00pm

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PNP Responders	69–74	Senate Defenders
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 13–11, 19–24, 21–18 Best Players: James Ryan Mangaran and Reynaldo Malaga Jr
Pts: Harold Decena 14 Rebs: Ollan Omiping 8 Asts: Rollie Serrano 4 Stls: Ollan Omiping 6 Blks: Harold Sta. Cruz 2		Pts: James Ryan Mangaran 17 Rebs: James Ryan Mangaran 8 Asts: Michael Omega and Garri Sevilla 3 each Stls: Jeffry Tyrone Sanders 2 Blks: 4 players 1 each

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue Referees: Mholie De Luna, Julius David, Rolly Boloron

UNTV

Game 57 February 24, 2019 4:45pm

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PNP Responders	60–75	Senate Defenders
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 13–13, 18–22, 13–19
Pts: Anton Tolentino Jr and Harold Decena 12 each Rebs: Harold Sta. Cruz 10 Asts: Anton Tolentino Jr 4 Stls: 3 players 2 each Blks: Ollan Omiping and Jay Mann Misola 1 each		Pts: Garri Sevilla 24 Rebs: Rommel Balboa and Jeffry Tyrone Sanders 12 each Asts: James Ryan Mangaran 4 Stls: Michael Dan Omega 4 Blks: Marlon Legaspi 3
Senate wins series, 2–1

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue Referees: Art Herrera, Allan Dasal, Henio Flores

3x3 Tournament

On March 11, 2019, the first 3x3 tournament in the history of the league served as opener for the Game 2 of the Season 7 Finals. PITC Global Traders were crowned champions by defeating Malacanang-PSC Kamao in the final, taking home ₱20,000 prize.^[118]

Teams

The four non-finals playoff teams participated in the knockout games.

• Malacañang-PSC Kamao
• NHA Builders
• PITC Global Traders
• PNP Responders

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Finals
	PITC	17
	PNP	12
					PITC	15
					Malacañang-PSC	13
	Malacañang-PSC	18
	NHA	11

Results

Date	Game No.	Competing Teams	Scores	Venue
March 11, 2019	Semifinal 1	PITC def. PNP	17–12	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City
March 11, 2019	Semifinal 2	Malacañang-PSC def. NHA	18–11	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City
March 11, 2019	Finals	PITC def. Malacañang-PSC	15–13	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City

Battle for Third Place: (2) PNP Responders vs. (4) NHA Builders

The battle for third place will be between five-time semifinalist PNP Responders and three-time semifinalist NHA Builders, after they lost their semifinals series on separate opponents.^[119] NHA won the game, 73–70, and got ₱1,000,000 for their chosen beneficiary as third placer. Despite the loss, PNP received ₱500,000 for charity as fourth placer.^{[8][120][121]}

UNTV

March 3, 2019 3:00pm

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PNP Responders	70–73	NHA Builders
Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 17–28, 17–18, 18–16 Best Player: Alvin Vitug
NHA wins third place

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue

UNTV Cup Finals: (1) AFP Cavaliers vs. (3) Senate Defenders

The best-of-three finals series will be held on March 3 and 11, 2019 (March 18 if necessary), at the Pasig City Sports Center in Pasig and Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City, respectively. The championship is between the two-time champion and #1 team AFP Cavaliers and defending champion Senate Defenders.^[8][9][10] AFP won their semis matchup versus NHA in two games, while Senate beat PNP in three games with a twice-to-win disadvantage. AFP swept the finals series against Senate, 2–0, to get their record third title and donate ₱4 million to their chosen charity. Despite the loss, Senate received ₱2 million for charity as runner-up.^[11][121]

UNTV

March 3, 2019 5:00pm

Report 1 Report 2

AFP Cavaliers	76–73	Senate Defenders
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 21–21, 18–19, 22–8 Best Player: Jerry Lumongsod

Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue

UNTV

March 11, 2019 9:00pm

Report 1

AFP Cavaliers	88–78	Senate Defenders
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 25–19, 23–15, 26–26 Best Player: Jerry Lumongsod
AFP wins series, 2–0

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City Attendance: ~10,000 Referees: Allan Dasal, Remigio Domingo Jr, John Lloyd Castillo

Winners and Beneficiaries

A total of 10 million pesos tax-free was given to the teams' chosen beneficiaries, with the champion team AFP Cavaliers taking home a trophy, and 4 million pesos given to their chosen charity institution.^[1][3][12] The runner-up team Senate Defenders received 2 million pesos for their beneficiary.^[11] One million pesos was given to the third place team NHA Builders for their chosen beneficiary, while five hundred thousand pesos was given to the fourth-place finishers PNP Responders' chosen charity.^[121][122] The other participating teams got 100 thousand pesos for their beneficiary.^[121]

Place	Team	Beneficiaries	Cash Prize
Champion	AFP Cavaliers	AFP Educational Benefit System Office (AFP-EBSO)[123][124]	₱4,000,000
Runner-up	Senate Defenders	Kythe Foundation, Inc.,[125] Pangarap Foundation, Inc.,[126] and Tahanang Mapagpala Immaculada Concepcion, Inc.[127]	₱2,000,000
3rd	NHA Builders	NHA Provident Fund Association, Inc.[128]	₱1,000,000
4th	PNP Responders	Public Assistance for Rescue, Disaster and Support Services (PARDSS) Foundation International, Inc.[129][130]	₱500,000
5th	Malacañan-PSC Kamao	Philippine Children's Medical Center[131] and Millennium Sports Support System Association Inc.[132]	₱100,000
6th	PITC Global Traders	Blas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute, Bahay Pagasa of Biñan,[133] and Mga Munting Hiling Foundation Inc.[134][3][135]	₱100,000
7th	Agriculture Food Masters	Tibao Farmer Dreamers Association[136][137]	₱100,000
8th	Judiciary Magis	Court Employees Severely Affected by Typhoons and Calamities[138]	₱100,000
9th	PhilHealth Plus	PhilHealth Provident Fund[3][139]	₱100,000
10th	DOJ Justice Boosters	Department of Justice Employees’ Association (DOJEA)[140]	₱100,000
11th	GSIS Furies	Kapisanan ng mga Manggagawa sa GSIS[141][142]	₱100,000
12th	Ombudsman Graft Busters	Ombudsman Provident Fund[143]	₱100,000

Individual awards

Season awards

The season's individual awards were given before the start of the Game 2 of the Finals, on March 11, 2019 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

• Scoring Champion: Ollan Omiping (PNP Responders)
• Step Up Player of the Year: Wilfredo Casulla Jr. (AFP Cavaliers)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Jeffry Sanders (Senate Defenders)
• First Five:
  • Chester Tolomia (Judiciary Magis)
  • Ollan Omiping (PNP Responders)
  • Rod William Vasallo (PITC Global Traders)
  • Jeffry Sanders (Senate Defenders)
  • Marvin Mercado (NHA Builders)
• Most Valuable Player:
  • Season MVP: Jeffry Sanders (Senate Defenders)
  • Finals MVP: Jerry Lumongsod (AFP Cavaliers)

Players of the Week

The following players were named the Players of the Week.

Week	Player of the Week	Team	Ref.
November 26–December 2, 2018	Garri Sevilla (1/1)	Senate Defenders (1/1)	[144]
December 3–9, 2018	Jessie Alastoy (1/1)	NHA Builders (1/1)
December 10–16, 2018	PO1 Richard Villanueva (1/1)	PNP Responders (1/1)	[145]
December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019	Eric Dela Cuesta (1/1)	Malacañan-PSC Kamao (1/1)

Cumulative standings

	Champion
	Runner-up
	Semifinalist
	Quarterfinalist
	Second Round Elimination
	First Round Elimination

Team	GP	W	L	PCT	Best Finish
AFP Cavaliers	13	12	1	.923	Champion
Senate Defenders	17	10	7	.588	Runner-up
NHA Builders	15	8	7	.533	Third Place
PNP Responders	13	8	5	.615	Fourth Place
Malacañan-PSC Kamao	12	6	6	.500	Quarterfinalist
PITC Global Traders	12	6	6	.500	Quarterfinalist
Agriculture Food Masters	9	3	6	.333	Second Round Elimination
Judiciary Magis	9	3	6	.333	Second Round Elimination
PhilHealth Plus	5	2	3	.400	First Round Elimination
DOJ Justice Boosters	5	1	4	.200	First Round Elimination
GSIS Furies	5	1	4	.200	First Round Elimination
Ombudsman Graft Busters	5	0	5	.000	First Round Elimination

Elimination rounds

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
AFP Cavaliers	9	8	1	.889
PNP Responders	9	7	2	.778
Malacañan-PSC Kamao	9	6	3	.667
Senate Defenders	9	6	3	.667
PITC Global Traders	9	5	4	.556
NHA Builders	9	4	5	.444
PhilHealth Plus	5	2	3	.400
Agriculture Food Masters	9	3	6	.333
Judiciary Magis	9	3	6	.333
DOJ Justice Boosters	5	1	4	.200
GSIS Furies	5	1	4	.200
Ombudsman Graft Busters	5	0	5	.000

Playoffs

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
AFP Cavaliers	4	4	0	1.000
NHA Builders	6	4	2	.667
Senate Defenders	8	4	4	.500
PITC Global Traders	3	1	2	.333
PNP Responders	4	1	3	.250
Malacañan-PSC Kamao	3	0	3	.000

UNTV Cup Segments

Heart of a Champion

The Heart of a Champion segment features UNTV Cup players and their lives off the court as public servants.

Air Date	Featured Player	Team	Link
September 16, 2018	Atty. John Christopher Mahamud	NHA Builders	[146]
September 23, 2018	Garri Sevilla	Senate Defenders	[147]
September 30, 2018	Earl Gerard Joseph Lacson	Agriculture Food Masters	[148]
October 7, 2018	Mark Eduard Pedroso	PhilHealth Plus	[149]
October 21, 2018	USec. Dave Almarinez	PITC Global Traders	[150]
October 28, 2018	Frederick Baldonado	Ombudsman Graftbusters	[151]
October 28, 2018	Kenneth Ilano	GSIS Furies	[152]
November 4, 2018	PO1 Richard Villanueva	PNP Responders	[153]
November 4, 2018	Jesse Alastoy	NHA Builders	[154]
November 11, 2018	Renelou Lumague	Ombudsman Graft Busters	[155]
November 11, 2018	Martin Lloyd Antonio	Malacañang-PSC Kamao	[156]
November 18, 2018	Joseph Forbes	NHA Builders	[157]
November 25, 2018	PO1 Rollie Serrano	PNP Responders	[158]
December 2, 2018	Richard Anthony Litonjua	Judiciary Magis	[159]
December 2, 2018	Sherwin Silva	Agriculture Food Masters	[160]
December 2, 2018	Michael Dan Omega	Senate Defenders	[161]
December 16, 2018	Regilito Malinao	Judiciary Magis	[162]
January 6, 2019	Aloysius Trueh Taplah	PITC Global Traders
January 27, 2019	Jeffry Sanders	Senate Defenders
February 10, 2019	Rommel Balboa	Senate Defenders	[163]

Top Plays

The following segment features the top plays of the week and elimination round.

Air Date	Description	Link
September 16, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (September 9, 2018)	[164]
September 23, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (September 16, 2018)	[165]
September 30, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (September 23, 2018)	[166]
October 7, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (September 30, 2018)	[167]
October 14, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (October 3, 2018)	[168]
October 21, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (October 14, 2018)	[169]
October 28, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (October 21, 2018)	[170]
November 4, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (October 28, 2018)	[171]
November 11, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (November 4, 2018)	[172]
November 18, 2018	Top 10 Plays of the 1st Round Eliminations	[173]
November 25, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (November 18, 2018)	[174]
December 2, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (November 25, 2018)	[175]
December 9, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (December 2, 2018)	[176]
December 16, 2018	Top 5 Plays of the Week (December 9, 2018)	[177]
January 6, 2019	Top 5 Plays of the Week (December 16, 2018)
January 13, 2019	Top 10 Plays of the 2nd Round Eliminations
January 20, 2019	Top 5 Plays of the Week (January 13, 2019)
January 27, 2019	Top 5 Plays of the Week (January 20, 2019)
February 10, 2019	Top 5 Plays of the Week (February 3, 2019)	[178]
February 24, 2019	Top 5 Plays of the Week (February 10, 2019)

Player, Analyst and Fan Interviews

UNTV Cup players, analysts, and fans share their thoughts in interviews.

Air Date	Description	Link
September 30, 2018	UNTV Cup Season 7 Team to Beat	[179]
October 28, 2018	Tell us something more about yourself	[180]
December 2, 2018	MVP Showdown: Omiping vs Lustestica	[181]
December 9, 2018	SPECIAL FEATURE: Alvin Zuñiga of AFP Cavaliers	[182]
December 9, 2018	Who's your favorite UNTV Cup rookie player?	[183]
February 3, 2019	PIONEER PLAYER: Sgt. Wilfredo Casulla Jr. of AFP Cavaliers	[184]

See also

• UNTV Cup
• UNTV Public Service