On January 5, 2014, the Super Coffee Mixers defeated Barangay Ginebra 83–79 which improved their standing to 4–7. Six days later, they would end up beating Air21 67–60. Four days later, they would rack up their third straight victory against Petron Blaze with the score 112–93. Their final game held on January 17, 2014 saw the Super Coffee Mixers winning over Talk 'N Text 100–87 and ended the eliminations with a 7–7 record. Their four consecutive wins enabled them to improve their standing from 8th place to 5th going into the quarterfinals and eventually setting up a blockbuster match against the defending champions, the Tropang Texters.