After a breathtaking semifinals of Manila Clasico, they faced Rain or Shine in the finals. With only a day to rest after a huge win in the semi-finals against Ginebra, they lost game one due to a counter-layup by Paul Lee in the last 1.6 seconds of the game. With 0.9 left on the clock, the Mixers had no timeouts left but still decided to call one so they were levied with a technical foul, Lee hits the technical freethrow, The Mixers tried to hit a three-point beyond halfcourt to tie the game but they failed, the score is 80–83. They eventually won Games 2,3 and 4 (3–1 lead by San Mig). Rain or Shine came back and won Game 5, but the Mixers proved to be a resilient team by beating the E-Painters in Game 6, and winning the Philippine Cup trophy in the process. Barroca was awarded as PBA Press Corps-Papa John's Pizza Finals MVP.