2023 MPBL playoffs

• The Pampanga Giant Lanterns entered the playoffs for the third consecutive season and also clinched the best record in the league for the first time.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-09-14 |title=Pampanga, Makati trounce MPBL rivals |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/09/14/sports/pampanga-makati-trounce-mpbl-rivals/1910087 |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}}
• The Bacoor City Strikers entered the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and also clinched the best record in the South Division for the first time.
• The Batangas City Embassy Chill entered the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, currently the longest playoff streak in the MPBL.
• The GenSan Warriors, San Juan Knights, and Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines entered the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
• Pasig City MCW Sports entered the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
• The Marikina Shoemasters, Muntinlupa Cagers, and Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards entered the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
• The Quezon Huskers entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
• The Iloilo United Royals, Makati OKBet Kings, and Pasay Voyagers entered the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
• Excluding non-playing seasons, Iloilo and Pasay entered the playoffs for the second consecutive playing season.
• The Caloocan Batang Kankaloo and Imus SV Squad entered the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
• The Bacolod City of Smiles, Quezon City Toda Aksyon, Rizal Golden Coolers, Sarangani Marlins, and Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. missed the playoffs after making the postseason last season.
• The Bataan Risers missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, having made the postseason since 2018.
• Excluding non-playing seasons, the Bicol Volcanoes and Bulacan Kuyas also missed the playoffs for the first time in a playing season. Bicol made the postseason in 2020 while Bulacan made the postseason since 2018.
• The Laguna Krah Asia and Parañaque Patriots missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, currently tied for the longest playoff droughts in the MPBL including non-playing seasons.
• Excluding non-playing seasons, Parañaque missed the playoffs for the third consecutive playing season.

• With the elimination of Bataan, Batangas City is now the only founding team to have never missed the playoffs.
• Quezon is the first team in the professional era to make the playoffs in its inaugural season.
• Both Cavite teams (Bacoor City and Imus) enter the playoffs in the same season for the first time since 2019.

• Iloilo became the first 8-seed to lead a playoff series against a 1-seed.
• Game 2 of the Makati–San Juan series was the first playoff game in league history to go into double overtime.
• General Santos's series win against Muntinlupa marked the first time a Soccsksargen-based team has won a playoff series.

• San Juan became the lowest-seeded team to make the division finals. This was previously held by Manila in 2019 (4th in North).
• San Juan is also the lowest-seeded team to make the penultimate round since Parañaque made the semifinals in 2018 (7th overall).
• Following Nueva Ecija's elimination to San Juan and Zamboanga's elimination to Bacoor City, this marks the first time neither of last season's finalists make the division finals.
• Both teams in the South Division finals are based in the Calabarzon region for the first time. It also the first time that the South Division finals won't feature a Mindanao-based team.
• Pampanga's 2–0 series victory over San Juan marked the first series sweep in the division finals.
• It is also the first such sweep in the penultimate round since Batangas City's sweep against Valenzuela in 2018.
• Bacoor City beating Batangas City in two games marked the first time in league history in which both semifinals and division finals series concluded in two games.

• For the first time since 2018, the MPBL finals featured two Luzon-based teams.
• It was also the second consecutive season in which the finals featured a Central Luzon-based team, but not a Metro Manila-based team.
• Pampanga became the first team in league history to sweep a finals series.
• Pampanga is also the first team to sweep every playoff series in a single season.

The top eight teams from each division advance to the playoffs. Seeding is based on wins, with tiebreaker rules applied should multiple teams have the same record. The single-elimination bracket consists of four rounds with no reseeding. The first three rounds being best-of-three series and the national finals being a best-of-five series.

During the first two rounds, two games within the same division are played in a gameday, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher-seeded teams of each series. A traditional homecourt format is then used for the last two rounds, with the division finals using a 1–1–1 format and the national finals using a 2–2–1 format. The designated home team may not be able to play within its home locality. Should it occur, the gameday may take place elsewhere.

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North Division

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South Division

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Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its division, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with homecourt advantage, the higher-seeded team, are shown in italics.

{{2023 MPBL Playoffs bracket}}

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| date = October 6

| time = 08:00 pm

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| teamA = Marikina Shoemasters

| scoreA = 70

| teamB = Pampanga Giant Lanterns

| scoreB = 82

| overtime =

| Q1 = 21–21

| Q2 = 11–19

| Q3 = 20–14

| Q4 = 18–28

| OT =

| points1 = Joe Gomez de Liaño 22

| rebounds1 = Jason Strait, Aldzahar Udjan 9

| assist1 = Felipe Chavez 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Archie Concepcion 26

| rebounds2 = Justine Baltazar 21

| assist2 = Justine Baltazar 7

| otherstat2 =

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| place = Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga

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| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Pampanga leads series, 1–0

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This game featured the MPBL debut of 9-time PBA champion and Pampanga homegrown Arwind Santos. Santos only scored four points, including the buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of the game.

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| date = October 13

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| teamA = Pampanga Giant Lanterns

| scoreA = 81

| teamB = Marikina Shoemasters

| scoreB = 61

| overtime =

| Q1 = 28–15

| Q2 = 18–17

| Q3 = 13–14

| Q4 = 22–15

| OT =

| points1 = Justine Baltazar 22

| rebounds1 = Justine Baltazar 11

| assist1 = Archie Concepcion 7

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Mark Atabay 16

| rebounds2 = Mark Atabay 13

| assist2 = Deo Timajo 5

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Pampanga wins series, 2–0

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This is the first playoff meeting between Pampanga and Marikina.

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| date = October 9

| time = 08:00 pm

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| teamA = Pasay Voyagers

| scoreA = 81

| teamB = Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards

| scoreB = 85

| overtime =

| Q1 = 17–21

| Q2 = 23–19

| Q3 = 22–21

| Q4 = 19–24

| OT =

| points1 = Dhon Reverente 20

| rebounds1 = Dhon Reverente 13

| assist1 = Elvin Chan, Laurenz Victoria 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Chris Bitoon 18

| rebounds2 = Michael Mabulac 15

| assist2 = John Raymundo, Chris Bitoon 4

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| duration =

| place = Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Nueva Ecija leads series, 1–0

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| date = October 16

| time = 06:00 pm

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| teamA = Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards

| scoreA = 71

| teamB = Pasay Voyagers

| scoreB = 62

| overtime =

| Q1 = 15–12

| Q2 = 23–13

| Q3 = 15–15

| Q4 = 18–22

| OT =

| points1 = Chris Bitoon 16

| rebounds1 = JR Taganas 8

| assist1 = Philip Manalang 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Brian Hilario 26

| rebounds2 = Dhon Reverente 12

| assist2 = Laurenz Victoria 6

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| duration =

| place = Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

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This is the first playoff meeting between Nueva Ecija and Pasay.

This series marked the third meeting of coaches Don Dulay (Makati) and Randy Alcantara (San Juan). Both coaches met in back-to-back national finals and split one championship each, with Alcantara winning in 2019 for San Juan, and Dulay winning in 2021 for Davao Occidental.

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| teamA = Makati OKBet Kings

| scoreA = 84

| teamB = San Juan Knights

| scoreB = 95

| overtime =

| Q1 = 15–22

| Q2 = 16–21

| Q3 = 30–34

| Q4 = 23–18

| OT =

| points1 = Keith Agovida 19

| rebounds1 = Keith Agovida 8

| assist1 = JC Cullar 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Orlan Wamar 23

| rebounds2 = Kevin Villafranca 7

| assist2 = Adrian Nocum 6

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = San Juan leads series, 1–0

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| date = October 16

| time = 08:00 pm

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| teamA = San Juan Knights

| scoreA = 95

| teamB = Makati OKBet Kings

| scoreB = 92

| overtime = 2OT

| Q1 = 27–18

| Q2 = 13–19

| Q3 = 18–28

| Q4 = 17–10

| OT = 20–17

| points1 = Adrian Nocum 22

| rebounds1 = Zach Huang 12

| assist1 = Orlan Wamar 7

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Robby Celiz, Emman Calo 24

| rebounds2 = Billy Ray Robles 12

| assist2 = Emman Calo 7

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = San Juan wins series, 2–0

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The game was the first in MPBL playoffs history to feature more than one overtime period, with both Makati and San Juan causing multiple lead changes and deadlocks throughout the entire game.

During the second overtime period, San Juan went on a 7–1 scoring run culminating in a three-point field goal by Wamar as the Knights led by 5 heading into the final minute. Calo cut the lead to three with two free throws, and then Cullar attempted a three-pointer to potentially cause triple overtime, but the ball went in and out of the rim. San Juan kept the ball in possession for the remaining seconds as the Knights advance to their fourth consecutive division semifinals appearance.{{Cite web |title=San Juan outlast Makati in 2 OTs, takes on Nueva Ecija in MPBL semis |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/10/17/2304465/san-juan-outlast-makati-2-ots-takes-nueva-ecija-mpbl-semis |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=Philippine Star |date=October 17, 2023}}

This is the second playoff meeting between Makati and San Juan, with San Juan winning the previous meeting.

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| date = October 6

| time = 06:00pm

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| teamA = Caloocan Batang Kankaloo

| scoreA = 71

| teamB = Pasig City MCW Sports

| scoreB = 69

| overtime =

| Q1 = 20–17

| Q2 = 7–17

| Q3 = 23–14

| Q4 = 21–21

| OT =

| points1 = Reil Cervantes 16

| rebounds1 = Gabby Espinas 12

| assist1 = Joco Tayongtong 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Robbie Manalang 17

| rebounds2 = Pierce Chan 9

| assist2 = Ryan Costelo 5

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center,
San Fernando, Pampanga

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Caloocan leads series, 1–0

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With the game tied at 69–69, Gabby Espinas hit the mid-range jumper on Jason Ballesteros to give Caloocan the lead with 0.7 seconds left on the clock. Following two timeouts from Pasig City, Kenny Rocacurva gave the inbound pass to Ryan Costelo, who failed to score a potential game-tying field goal.{{Cite web |last=Masoy |first=Niel Victor C. |date=2023-10-08 |title=Espinas shines as Caloocan downs Pasig |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/10/08/sports/espinas-shines-as-caloocan-downs-pasig/1913743 |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}}

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| date = October 13

| time = 08:00 pm

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| teamA = Pasig City MCW Sports

| scoreA = 65

| teamB = Caloocan Batang Kankaloo

| scoreB = 61

| overtime =

| Q1 = 16–11

| Q2 = 11–18

| Q3 = 19–16

| Q4 = 19–16

| OT =

| points1 = Robbie Manalang 23

| rebounds1 = Jason Ballesteros 10

| assist1 = Ryan Costelo 3

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Paul Sanga 12

| rebounds2 = Rey Cervantes, Gabby Espinas 7

| assist2 = Alejandro Iñigo 4

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Series tied, 1–1

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| date = October 20

| time = 08:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2368205/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Caloocan Batang Kankaloo

| scoreA = 68

| teamB = Pasig City MCW Sports

| scoreB = 60

| overtime =

| Q1 = 17–16

| Q2 = 10–17

| Q3 = 20–14

| Q4 = 21–13

| OT =

| points1 = Gabby Espinas 15

| rebounds1 = Gabby Espinas, Paul Sanga 7

| assist1 = Irven Palencia 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Robbie Manalang, Rey Peralta 10

| rebounds2 = Jason Ballesteros 17

| assist2 = three players 3

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Caloocan wins series, 2–1

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This is the first playoff meeting between Caloocan and Pasig.

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| date = October 7

| time = 08:00pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2331260/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Iloilo United Royals

| scoreA = 89

| teamB = Bacoor City Strikers

| scoreB = 86

| overtime =

| Q1 = 19–31

| Q2 = 18–26

| Q3 = 32–9

| Q4 = 20–20

| OT =

| points1 = Lorenzo Navarro 16

| rebounds1 = Omar Larupay, Joshua Flores 10

| assist1 = Lorenzo Navarro 14

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Jhan Nermal, James Kwekuteye 23

| rebounds2 = Mark Yee 14

| assist2 = Yvan Ludovice 4

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Iloilo leads series, 1–0

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At the end of the first half, Bacoor City had a 20-point lead on Iloilo. In the third quarter, Iloilo took the lead as the United Royals scored 32 points over Bacoor City's 9. With the game tied at 86–86, and with just under three seconds on the game clock, CJ Catapusan scored a three-point field goal to give Iloilo the lead with .17 seconds remaining. Bacoor City had no timeouts left as Chito Jaime attempted a half-court shot that hit the right side of the backboard, giving Iloilo the upset victory.{{Cite web |title=Iloilo shocks Bacoor; Zamboanga thwarts Quezon in MPBL playoffs |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/10/8/iloilo-shocks-bacoor-zamboanga-thwarts-quezon-in-mpbl-playoffs |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}

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| date = October 14

| time = 06:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2331267/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Bacoor City Strikers

| scoreA = 92

| teamB = Iloilo United Royals

| scoreB = 52

| overtime =

| Q1 = 20–11

| Q2 = 25–16

| Q3 = 22–10

| Q4 = 25–15

| OT =

| points1 = Chito Jaime 16

| rebounds1 = Jhaymo Eguilos 10

| assist1 = Aaron Jeruta 9

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = CJ Catapusan 11

| rebounds2 = CJ Catapusan, Omar Larupay 6

| assist2 = Lorenzo Navarro 7

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum, Zamboanga City

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Series tied, 1–1

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| date = October 21

| time = 8:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2368625/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Iloilo United Royals

| scoreA = 61

| teamB = Bacoor City Strikers

| scoreB = 72

| overtime =

| Q1 = 12–22

| Q2 = 17–19

| Q3 = 15–17

| Q4 = 17–14

| OT =

| points1 = Joshua Flores 15

| rebounds1 = CJ Catapusan 9

| assist1 = Lorenzo Navarro 8

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = James Kwekuteye 15

| rebounds2 = Jhaymo Eguilos, Jhan Nermal 12

| assist2 = Aaron Jeruta 6

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Bacoor City wins series, 2–1

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This is the first playoff meeting between Bacoor City and Iloilo.

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| date = October 10

| time = 08:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2331270/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Imus SV Squad

| scoreA = 71

| teamB = Batangas City Embassy Chill

| scoreB = 78

| overtime =

| Q1 = 8–21

| Q2 = 20–23

| Q3 = 15–16

| Q4 = 28–18

| OT =

| points1 = Carlo Lastimosa 18

| rebounds1 = Marc Pingris 10

| assist1 = six players 2

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Juneric Baloria 17

| rebounds2 = John Ambulodto 10

| assist2 = Jeckster Apinan 5

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Batangas City leads series, 1–0

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Marc Pingris made his return to Imus after only playing for the team in five games during the regular season.

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| date = October 17

| time = 06:00 pm

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| teamA = Batangas City Embassy Chill

| scoreA = 61

| teamB = Imus SV Squad

| scoreB = 59

| overtime =

| Q1 = 13–14

| Q2 = 15–18

| Q3 = 15–11

| Q4 = 18–16

| OT =

| points1 = Cedrick Ablaza 13

| rebounds1 = Juneric Baloria 9

| assist1 = Juneric Baloria, Cedrick Ablaza 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Carlo Lastimosa 11

| rebounds2 = Marc Pingris 10

| assist2 = Jayjay Helterbrand 6

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Batangas City wins series, 2–0

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This is the second playoff meeting between Batangas City and Imus, with Batangas City winning the previous meeting.

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| date = October 10

| time = 06:00 pm

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| teamA = GenSan Warriors

| scoreA = 79

| teamB = Muntinlupa Cagers

| scoreB = 70

| overtime =

| Q1 = 21–13

| Q2 = 24–13

| Q3 = 18–19

| Q4 = 16–25

| OT =

| points1 = Jervy Cruz 16

| rebounds1 = John Wilson 12

| assist1 = John Wilson 7

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Dave Moralde 12

| rebounds2 = Dave Moralde, Ian Melencio 10

| assist2 = Dave Moralde, Ian Melencio 4

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = General Santos leads series, 1–0

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| date = October 17

| time = 08:00 pm

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| teamA = Muntinlupa Cagers

| scoreA = 99

| teamB = GenSan Warriors

| scoreB = 91

| overtime =

| Q1 = 27–21

| Q2 = 31–20

| Q3 = 28–22

| Q4 = 13–28

| OT =

| points1 = Dave Moralde 18

| rebounds1 = Ian Melencio 14

| assist1 = Ian Melencio 8

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Mark Cruz 19

| rebounds2 = Felix Apreku, Larry Rodriguez 6

| assist2 = Nico Elorde 6

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Series tied, 1–1

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| date = October 24

| time = 07:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2369994/ Boxscore]

| teamA = GenSan Warriors

| scoreA = 85

| teamB = Muntinlupa Cagers

| scoreB = 78

| overtime =

| Q1 = 26–19

| Q2 = 18–15

| Q3 = 22–19

| Q4 = 19–25

| OT =

| points1 = John Wilson 22

| rebounds1 = Hafer Mondragon 8

| assist1 = three players 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = John Amores 17

| rebounds2 = JP Sarao 14

| assist2 = Ian Melencio 7

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Paco Arena, Manila

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = TBA

| series = General Santos wins series, 2–1

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This is the first playoff meeting between General Santos and Muntinlupa.

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| date = October 7

| time = 06:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2331265/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Quezon Huskers

| scoreA = 68

| teamB = Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines

| scoreB = 77

| overtime =

| Q1 = 18–17

| Q2 = 15–22

| Q3 = 18–20

| Q4 = 17–18

| OT =

| points1 = Christopher Lagrama 16

| rebounds1 = RJ Minerva 13

| assist1 = Thomas Torres 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Jaycee Marcelino 20

| rebounds2 = Jaycee Marcelino 10

| assist2 = Jaycee Marcelino 7

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite

| attendance =

| referee =

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| series = Zamboanga leads series, 1–0

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| date = October 14

| time = 08:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2331271/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines

| scoreA = 58

| teamB = Quezon Huskers

| scoreB = 65

| overtime =

| Q1 = 18–25

| Q2 = 15–5

| Q3 = 10–12

| Q4 = 15–23

| OT =

| points1 = Jaycee Marcelino 19

| rebounds1 = Jaycee Marcelino 8

| assist1 = Jaycee Marcelino 3

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Alex Tamsi 13

| rebounds2 = Rodel Guevarra 9

| assist2 = Christopher Lagrama 5

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum, Zamboanga City

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Series tied, 1–1

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| date = October 21

| time = 06:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2370100/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Quezon Huskers

| scoreA = 76

| teamB = Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines

| scoreB = 88

| overtime =

| Q1 = 16–21

| Q2 = 21–28

| Q3 = 22–25

| Q4 = 17–14

| OT =

| points1 = Mon Abundo, Rodel Gravera 14

| rebounds1 = Rodel Gravera 11

| assist1 = Mon Abundo 7

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Judel Fuentes 19

| rebounds2 = Joseph Gabayni 7

| assist2 = Jaycee Marcelino 13

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Zamboanga wins series, 2–1

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This is the first playoff meeting between Zamboanga and Quezon.

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| date = October 27

| time = 08:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2371824/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Caloocan Batang Kankaloo

| scoreA = 63

| teamB = Pampanga Giant Lanterns

| scoreB = 74

| overtime =

| Q1 = 11–24

| Q2 = 15–19

| Q3 = 15–22

| Q4 = 22–9

| OT =

| points1 = Paul Sanga 17

| rebounds1 = Ronnie Matias 6

| assist1 = Irven Palencia, Alejandro Iñigo 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Justine Baltazar 17

| rebounds2 = Justine Baltazar 14

| assist2 = MJ Garcia, John Lloyd Clemente 4

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center,
San Fernando, Pampanga

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Pampanga wins series, 1–0

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| date = November 3

| time = 06:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2371826/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Pampanga Giant Lanterns

| scoreA = 93

| teamB = Caloocan Batang Kankaloo

| scoreB = 77

| overtime =

| Q1 = 18–20

| Q2 = 24–18

| Q3 = 24–26

| Q4 = 27–13

| OT =

| points1 = Encho Serrano 22

| rebounds1 = Justine Baltazar 20

| assist1 = Justine Baltazar 7

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Reil Cervantes 16

| rebounds2 = Ronnie Matias 10

| assist2 = Reil Cervantes, Irven Palencia 6

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Pampanga wins series, 2–0

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This is the first playoff meeting between Pampanga and Caloocan.

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| date = October 27

| time = 06:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2371823/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards

| scoreA = 82

| teamB = San Juan Knights

| scoreB = 86

| overtime =

| Q1 = 20–18

| Q2 = 28–18

| Q3 = 11–21

| Q4 = 23–29

| OT =

| points1 = Byron Villarias, Chris Bitoon 14

| rebounds1 = Will McAloney, Michael Mabulac 8

| assist1 = Michael Juico 7

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Orlan Wamar 19

| rebounds2 = Michael Calisaan, Nikko Panganiban 9

| assist2 = Orlan Wamar 7

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center,
San Fernando, Pampanga

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = San Juan leads series, 1–0

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| date = November 3

| time = 08:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2371827/ Boxscore]

| teamA = San Juan Knights

| scoreA = 88

| teamB = Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards

| scoreB = 80

| overtime =

| Q1 = 26–25

| Q2 = 21–17

| Q3 = 23–21

| Q4 = 18–17

| OT =

| points1 = Michael Calisaan 30

| rebounds1 = Michael Calisaan 18

| assist1 = Orlan Wamar, Nikko Panganiban 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Will McAloney 21

| rebounds2 = Michael Mabulac 9

| assist2 = three players 4

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = San Juan wins series, 2–0

}}

This is the second playoff meeting between Nueva Ecija and San Juan, with Nueva Ecija winning the previous meeting.

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| date = October 28

| time = 08:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2372864/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines

| scoreA = 56

| teamB = Bacoor City Strikers

| scoreB = 61

| overtime =

| Q1 = 17–16

| Q2 = 10–12

| Q3 = 10–18

| Q4 = 19–15

| OT =

| points1 = Jaycee Marcelino 18

| rebounds1 = King Caralipio 10

| assist1 = Jaycee Marcelino 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Jhan Nermal 20

| rebounds2 = Jhaymo Eguilos 10

| assist2 = Aaron Jeruta 8

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Bacoor City leads series, 1–0

}}

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| bg =

| date = November 4

| time = 06:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2373225/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Bacoor City Strikers

| scoreA = 78

| teamB = Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines

| scoreB = 72

| overtime =

| Q1 = 17–16

| Q2 = 19–12

| Q3 = 19–15

| Q4 = 23–29

| OT =

| points1 = Jhan Nermal 25

| rebounds1 = Mark Yee 8

| assist1 = Aaron Jeruta 8

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Jayvee Marcelino 16

| rebounds2 = Jayvee Marcelino 11

| assist2 = Jaycee Marcelino 6

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Bacoor City wins series, 2–0

}}

This is the first playoff meeting between Bacoor City and Zamboanga.

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| date = October 28

| time = 06:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2372861/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Batangas City Embassy Chill

| scoreA = 81

| teamB = GenSan Warriors

| scoreB = 75

| overtime =

| Q1 = 17–19

| Q2 = 22–15

| Q3 = 20–18

| Q4 = 22–23

| OT =

| points1 = Levi Hernandez 21

| rebounds1 = Jeckster Apinan 9

| assist1 = Cedric Ablaza 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Mark Cruz 18

| rebounds2 = Mark Cruz 6

| assist2 = Nico Elorde 4

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Strike Gymnasium,
Bacoor, Cavite

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Batangas City leads series, 1–0

}}

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| bg =

| date = November 4

| time = 08:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2373226/ Boxscore]

| teamA = GenSan Warriors

| scoreA = 61

| teamB = Batangas City Embassy Chill

| scoreB = 55

| overtime =

| Q1 = 16–8

| Q2 = 16–12

| Q3 = 14–24

| Q4 = 15–11

| OT =

| points1 = Lorenzo Joson 14

| rebounds1 = John Wilson 10

| assist1 = three players 3

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Levi Hernandez 13

| rebounds2 = Jeckster Apinan 11

| assist2 = Jeckster Apinan, MJ dela Virgen 4

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

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| bg = #eee

| date = November 7

| time = 08:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2377720/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Batangas City Embassy Chill

| scoreA = 66

| teamB = GenSan Warriors

| scoreB = 62

| overtime =

| Q1 = 21–11

| Q2 = 10–17

| Q3 = 18–18

| Q4 = 17–16

| OT =

| points1 = Levi Hernandez 14

| rebounds1 = Dawn Ochea 10

| assist1 = MJ dela Virgen 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Michole Sorela 15

| rebounds2 = five players 4

| assist2 = Mark Cruz 6

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Batangas City wins series, 2–1

}}

Despite Batangas City leading by 11 points early on, the game came down to the wire as General Santos caught up throughout the rest of the game. With under half a minute remaining, General Santos was trailing by two. Cruz first missed a layup but got back the ball and gave it to Sorela. Sorela attempted a corner three-pointer but was deflected by Importante and later became a shot clock violation against General Santos. After two made free throws from Ablaza, Joson missed his three pointer resulting in Batangas City winning the game and the series, thus making back-to-back division finals appearances.

This is the first playoff meeting between Batangas City and General Santos.

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| date = November 11

| time = 07:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2377811/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Pampanga Giant Lanterns

| scoreA = 86

| teamB = San Juan Knights

| scoreB = 82

| overtime =

| Q1 = 24–20

| Q2 = 19–17

| Q3 = 18–21

| Q4 = 25–24

| OT =

| points1 = Justine Baltazar 23

| rebounds1 = Justine Baltazar 20

| assist1 = Encho Serrano 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Marwin Taywan 20

| rebounds2 = Michael Calisaan 12

| assist2 = Orlan Wamar 7

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Pampanga leads series, 1–0

}}

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| bg =

| date = November 14

| time = 08:30 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2377812/ Boxscore]

| teamA = San Juan Knights

| scoreA = 76

| teamB = Pampanga Giant Lanterns

| scoreB = 82

| overtime =

| Q1 = 29–12

| Q2 = 14–26

| Q3 = 27–19

| Q4 = 6–25

| OT =

| points1 = Marwin Taywan 18

| rebounds1 = Adrian Nocum 10

| assist1 = Adrian Nocum 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Encho Serrano, MJ Garcia 16

| rebounds2 = Justine Baltazar 19

| assist2 = Justine Baltazar, Encho Serrano 7

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Pampanga wins series, 2–0

}}

This was San Juan's first playoff home game of the entire season, due to the Knights being the 6th-seeded team. During the first three quarters, San Juan have shown dominance for the majority of the game, leading by as much as 19 points and entering the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead.

Pampanga, however, didn't stand back, as they would start the quarter with a 16–1 scoring run to take the lead with just over three minutes left, with eight of those points coming from Encho Serrano. Although Taywan scored a layup to tie the game, Pampanga then went on a 9–3 scoring run to finish the game. Encho Serrano won Player of the Game honors as the Giant Lanterns remain undefeated in the playoffs and went on to advance to their very first MPBL finals appearance.

This is the second playoff meeting between Pampanga and San Juan, with San Juan winning the previous meeting.

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| date = November 13

| time = 07:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2378909/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Bacoor City Strikers

| scoreA = 89

| teamB = Batangas City Embassy Chill

| scoreB = 68

| overtime =

| Q1 = 27–18

| Q2 = 24–11

| Q3 = 17–11

| Q4 = 21–25

| OT =

| points1 = James Kwekuteye 25

| rebounds1 = Mark Yee 10

| assist1 = Aaron Jeruta 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Jeckster Apinan 15

| rebounds2 = Jeckster Apinan 13

| assist2 = MJ dela Virgen 7

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Bacoor City leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg =

| date = November 17

| time = 07:00 pm

| report = [https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/MPBL/2378908/ Boxscore]

| teamA = Batangas City Embassy Chill

| scoreA = 49

| teamB = Bacoor City Strikers

| scoreB = 54

| overtime =

| Q1 = 14–8

| Q2 = 7–15

| Q3 = 23–17

| Q4 = 5–14

| OT =

| points1 = Jeckster Apinan 11

| rebounds1 = Cedric Ablaza 10

| assist1 = CJ Isit 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Jhaymo Eguilos 9

| rebounds2 = Mark Yee, James Kwekuteye 9

| assist2 = Yvan Ludovice, Aaron Jeruta 3

| otherstat2 =

| duration =

| place = Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City

| attendance =

| referee =

| TV = One PH
Media Pilipinas TV

| series = Bacoor City wins series, 2–0

}}

This is the second playoff meeting between Bacoor City and Batangas City, with Batangas City winning the previous meeting.

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This is the first playoff meeting between Pampanga and Bacoor City.

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