The 2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
Chot Reyes of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters stepped down as head coach at the end of the 2011–12 season due to his appointment as head coach of Smart Gilas. Team consultant Norman Black has been appointed as head coach starting this season. Due to Black's commitments as head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP, assistant coach Nash Racela will serve as interim head coach until the UAAP basketball tournament ends. August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila. October 20: Norman Black formally took over as head coach, replacing interim coach Nash Racela.
Draft picks
Roster
Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 5 | Meralco | 112–110* | Dillinger (20) | Peek (9) | Dillinger, Castro, Reyes (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 12 | GlobalPort | 108–104 | Castro (30) | de Ocampo (9) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | October 17 | Air21 | 96–89 | de Ocampo (19) | Williams (13) | Alapag, Castro (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | October 20 | San Mig Coffee | 85–74 | Fonacier (26) | Williams (12) | Castro (5) | Ynares Center | 4–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | October 24 | Barako Bull | 79–76 | Castro (15) | Williams (13) | Reyes (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | October 27 | Rain or Shine | 80–77 | Alapag (15) | Williams (12) | Alapag (7) | Victorias City | 6–0 | Boxscore
|- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 7 | November 2 | Alaska | 92–94 | Alapag (17) | Williams (9) | Reyes (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 7 | Petron Blaze | 92–82 | Fonacier (21) | Castro (9) | Alapag, Castro (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 9 | November 11 | Barangay Ginebra | 101–104 | de Ocampo (20) | de Ocampo (10) | Castro (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 7–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 16 | Meralco | 109–98 | Castro (23) | Reyes (8) | Alapag (7) | Ynares Center | 8–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 21 | San Mig Coffee | 92–63 | Alapag (19) | Williams (11) | Castro (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 9–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | November 25 | Air21 | 100–94 | Alapag (18) | Fonacier (9) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 10–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 28 | Petron Blaze | 95–82 | Castro (23) | Williams (9) | Castro (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 11–2 | Boxscore
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | December 9 | Barangay Ginebra | 87–80 | Castro (24) | Peek (18) | Castro (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 12–2 | Boxscore
Playoffs
Bracket
Game log
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | December 13 | Air21 | 105–100 | Reyes, Fonacier (16) | Reyes (9) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | December 19 | Alaska | 66–65 | Castro (17) | Castro (11) | Alapag (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | December 21 | Alaska | 88–100 | Dillinger (26) | Peek, Carey (6) | Alapag (6) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | December 26 | Alaska | 93–79 | Williams (23) | Williams (9) | Alapag (11) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 4 | December 28 | Alaska | 99–104 | Alapag (17) | Williams (11) | Alapag, Castro (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | December 30 | Alaska | 99–95 | Reyes (15) | Williams (9) | Alapag, Castro (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–2 | |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | January 4 | Alaska | 83–78 | Castro (16) | Williams (10) | Castro (4) | Cuneta Astrodome | 4–2 | Boxscore
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | January 9 | Rain or Shine | 87–81 | Castro, de Ocampo (16) | Williams (12) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | January 11 | Rain or Shine | 89–81 | de Ocampo (30) | de Ocampo (9) | de Ocampo, Alapag (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | January 13 | Rain or Shine | 89–80 | Castro (19) | Reyes, Williams, Carey (8) | Alapag, Castro (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | January 16 | Rain or Shine | 105–82 | de Ocampo (19) | Williams (11) | Alapag (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–0 | Boxscore