2018 ABL Finals
# 2018 ABL Finals

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 and San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 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.

## Background

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

### Head-to-head matchups

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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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)
