2018 PBA Governors' Cup finals
Background
Background
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### Road to the finals

| [Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok](/wiki/Magnolia_Hotshots_Pambansang_Manok "Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok")  [Alaska Aces](/wiki/Alaska_Aces_%28PBA%29 "Alaska Aces (PBA)")

| Finished 8–3 (.727\): Tied with [Phoenix](/wiki/Phoenix_Fuel_Masters "Phoenix Fuel Masters") and Alaska in 2nd place |**Elimination round**  Finished 8–3 (.727\): Tied with Phoenix and Magnolia in 2nd place |
| Phoenix (2nd): 1\.011; Alaska (3rd): 1\.006; Magnolia (4th): 0\.982 | *Tiebreaker*\*  Phoenix (2nd): 1\.011; Alaska (3rd): 1\.006; Magnolia (4th): 0\.982 |
| Def. [Blackwater](/wiki/Blackwater_Elite "Blackwater Elite") in one game (twice\-to\-beat advantage) |**Quarterfinals**  Def. [San Miguel](/wiki/San_Miguel_Beermen "San Miguel Beermen") in one game (twice\-to\-beat advantage) |
| Def. [Barangay Ginebra](/wiki/Barangay_Ginebra_San_Miguel "Barangay Ginebra San Miguel"), 3–1 |**Semifinals** Def. [Meralco](/wiki/Meralco_Bolts "Meralco Bolts"), 3–1 |

### Head\-to\-head matchup


Who finished tied in second place with Magnolia?