San Miguel wins first championship since 2001

San Miguel weathered an Alaska storm one last time and held on in the fourth quarter to defeat the gallant Alaska Aces, 80-78, in game 7 and win the 2015 PBA championship on January 21. It was the team’s first championship since 2001 and the 20th title overall for the franchise. The top-seeded Beermen very nearly blew their chance for a title after they had a 23-point meltdown in the second half, which has been the trend of the best-of-7 series. But they kept their cool despite being down by 6 with under two minutes remaining. Arwind Santos save the day by nailing the go-ahead 3-pointer with 43.7 ticks left to put the Beermen by a hair, 79-78.

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