2018 ABL playoffs

The 2018 ABL playoffs is the postseason tournament concluding the 2017–18 season of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The top two teams that had the best regular-season records qualified directly to the semifinals, while the third to sixth best teams faced each other in the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals and the semifinals are a best-of-three series, while the finals is a best-of-five series. The higher-seed team holds the home court advantage, hosting games 1 and 3 in the semifinals, and games 1, 2 and 5 in the finals.

2018 ABL playoffs

Tournament details
Dates	April 1–May 2, 2018
Season	2017–18
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (1st title)
Runner-up	Mono Vampire
Semifinalists	Chong Son Kung Fu Hong Kong Eastern

Qualified teams

1. Hong Kong Eastern
2. Chong Son Kung Fu
3. San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
4. Mono Vampire
5. Singapore Slingers
6. Saigon Heat

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					1 Chong Son Kung Fu	0
					4 Mono Vampire	2
	4 Mono Vampire	2
	5 Singapore Slingers	0
									4 Mono Vampire	2
									3 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	3
					2 Hong Kong Eastern	0
					3 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	2
	3 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	2
	6 Saigon Heat	0

Quarterfinals

Alab vs. Saigon

• All times local; UTC+8 for the Philippines and UTC+7 for Vietnam.

1 April 8:00 p.m.

Box score

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	110–100	Saigon Heat
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 27–23, 33–25, 20–28
Pts: Parks 24 Rebs: Balkman 20 Asts: Brownlee 8		Pts: Esho 42 Rebs: Esho 11 Asts: Williams 5
Alab leads series, 1–0

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Suebpong Wichaipin (THA), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN)

7 April 7:00 p.m.

Box score

Saigon Heat	85–96	San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 15–18, 17–27, 26–23
Pts: Scott 22 Rebs: Morgan 7 Asts: Morgan 5		Pts: Balkman, Domingo 21 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Javelona 4
Alab wins series, 2–0

CIS Arena, Ho Chi Minh City Referees: Goh Poh Seng (SIN), Johan Christiana (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA)

Mono vs. Singapore

• All times local; UTC+8 for Singapore, and UTC+7 for Thailand

6 April 3:30 p.m.

Box score

Mono Vampire	85–82	Singapore Slingers
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 21–24, 18–13, 23–21
Pts: Deguara 21 Rebs: Singletary 9 Asts: Brickman 12		Pts: Charles 26 Rebs: Charles 23 Asts: Alexander 8
Mono leads series, 1–0

Stadium 29, Nonthaburi Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Ho Chang-jen (TPE), Reynante Hufana (PHI)

8 April 4:00 p.m.

Box score

Singapore Slingers	82–85	Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 16–21, 27–21, 21–27
Pts: Alexander 25 Rebs: Alexander, Goh 8 Asts: Alexander 7		Pts: Singletary 29 Rebs: Deguara 17 Asts: Brickman 7
Mono wins series, 2–0

OCBC Arena, Kallang Referees: Michael Tolentino (PHI), Tee Yong Sern (MAS), Chu Wei Chuen (MAS)

Semifinals

Chong Son vs. Mono

• All times local; UTC+8 for China, and UTC+7 for Thailand

11 April 7:30 p.m.

Box score

Chong Son Kung Fu	94–103	Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 18–37, 21–25, 28–22
Pts: McKinney 32 Rebs: Tucker 13 Asts: Tucker 7		Pts: Singletary 29 Rebs: Deguara 13 Asts: Brickman 15
Mono leads series, 1–0

Nanhai Gymnasium, Foshan Referees: Andy Cheung (HKG), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Allan Cheong (SIN)

18 April 1:00 p.m.

Box score

Mono Vampire	83–80	Chong Son Kung Fu
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 18–19, 9–25, 30–20
Pts: Brickman, Singletary 23 Rebs: Deguara 19 Asts: Brickman 9		Pts: Howard 25 Rebs: Howard 15 Asts: Tucker 6
Mono wins series, 2–0

Stadium 29, Nonthaburi Referees: Johan Christiana (INA), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN), Lim Wee Chun (MAS)

Eastern vs. Alab

• All times local, at UTC+8.

11 April 8:00 p.m.

Box score

Hong Kong Eastern	94–98	San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 18–36, 19–25, 32–23
Pts: Lamb 32 Rebs: Standhardinger 15 Asts: Elliott 10		Pts: Balkman 46 Rebs: Balkman 14 Asts: Brownlee 9
Alab leads series, 1–0

Southorn Stadium, Wan Chai Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA)

15 April 8:00 p.m.

Box score

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	79–72	Hong Kong Eastern
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 21–16, 23–17, 19–23
Pts: Brownlee 22 Rebs: Parks 13 Asts: Parks 5		Pts: Elliott 25 Rebs: Moss 16 Asts: Elliott, Lee 3
Alab wins series, 2–0

City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa Referees: Goh Poh Seng (SIN), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Haryanto Sutario (INA)

Finals

Main article: 2018 ABL finals

• All times local; UTC+8 for the Philippines, and UTC+7 for Thailand

22 April 8:00 p.m.

Box score

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	143–130 (OT)	Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 33–26, 28–29, 34–34, Overtime: 22–9
Alab leads series, 1–0

City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa

25 April 8:00 p.m.

Box score

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	100–103	Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 25–28, 28–26, 27–25
Series tied, 1–1

City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa

28 April 3:30 p.m.

Box score

Mono Vampire	93–99	San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 30–26, 17–27, 26–24
Alab leads series, 2–1

Stadium 29, Nonthaburi

30 April 3:30 p.m.

Box score

Mono Vampire	88–83	San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 22–24, 24–27, 19–14
Series tied, 2–2

Stadium 29, Nonthaburi

2 May 8:00 p.m.

Box score

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	102–92	Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 27–31, 28–16, 20–31
Alab wins series, 3–2

City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa