Power vs Ball Hogs

The Power (8-2) controlled the opening half behind former NBA big man Greg Monroe, whose interior presence gave the Ball Hogs consistent problems. Monroe finished the half as the focal point of Nancy Lieberman’s offense, and Dallas carried a narrow lead into the break.

But the second half belonged to Pargo. Trailing by multiple possessions midway through the half, the veteran guard caught fire from the BIG3’s four-point circle. Pargo drilled three straight four-pointers — the league’s signature deep-range shot — in a sequence that flipped the game’s momentum entirely.

With the score tight in the closing minutes, Pargo attacked the rim, drove past his defender and finished the game-winning basket, sealing a 51-49 victory that sent the Ball Hogs bench onto the floor.

Pargo’s three consecutive four-pointers midway through the second half. In a league where a single four-point shot can swing a game, Pargo landed three in succession — the kind of individual outburst that earned him league MVP honours. It turned a Power lead into a Ball Hogs advantage that Dallas could never fully reclaim.

Jeremy Pargo (Ball Hogs) — Player of the Match and 2026 BIG3 MVP. The 40-year-old guard led the league in scoring (180 total points, 20.0 per game) during the regular season and delivered when it mattered most. His three four-pointers and game-winning drive accounted for the decisive stretch.

DeShawn Stephens (Ball Hogs) — The veteran forward, who shot a league-best 62.9% from the floor during the season, provided crucial support. Stephens averaged 12.9 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in the regular season and carried that form into the championship.

Greg Monroe (Power) — The Power’s anchor battled throughout, averaging 14.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game during the season (47.9% shooting). Monroe was the Power’s most reliable option and kept them in the game down the stretch.

The 51-49 scoreline reflects how evenly these two sides matched up. The Power entered as the No. 1 seed (8-1 regular season) and had beaten the Ball Hogs 51-43 in Week 1, but the Ball Hogs’ late-season form — including a playoff victory over the Chicago Triplets — proved they had closed the gap. Pargo’s four-point explosion was the difference between a repeat Power win and a historic Ball Hogs title.

The Ball Hogs, who had never reached the BIG3 postseason since the league’s founding in 2017, won their first championship in franchise history. The Power, after a dominant regular season that saw them finish with the best record, fell one win short of the title. Both teams emerged from a competitive 2026 field that included eight franchises, with the Ball Hogs capping a remarkable turnaround from a franchise that had finished 1-5 as recently as 2022.

The BIG3’s ninth season concludes with a new champion, as the Ball Hogs join the list of title winners alongside past champions including the Triplets, Trilogy, and Miami 305.

This was a championship game decided by the league’s best player doing what he did all season — scoring in bunches from every zone on the floor. Pargo’s four-point clinic and game-winning drive wrote the final chapter of the Ball Hogs’ rise from perennial also-ran to BIG3 champion, and confirmed his MVP season with the only prize that matters.