1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup

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1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup
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Duration February 1 - May 8, 1998
TV partner(s) VTV (IBC)
Finals
Champions Alaska Milkmen
Runners-up San Miguel Beermen
Awards
PBA All-Filipino Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Centennial All-Filipino Cup, also known as the 1998 McDonalds-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on February 1 and ended on May 8, 1998.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • The teams were divided into 2 groups.
  • Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.[1]
  • The top six teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.[2]
  • Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.[3] A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least seven of their ten semifinal games.
  • The top two teams (or the top team and the winner of the playoff incentive) will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams will qualify for a one-game playoff for third place.

Elimination round

Team standings

Qualified for semifinals
# Team W L PCT GB
1 Alaska Milkmen 9 2 .818 --
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 2
3 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 6 .455 4
4 Pop Cola 800s 5 6 .455 4
5 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 5 6 .455 4
6 Gordon's Gin Boars 5 6 .455 4
7 Mobiline Phone Pals 4 7 .364 5
8 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 4 7 .364 5

Semifinal round

Team standings

Qualified for finals
Qualified for finals playoff
Qualified for battle-for-third
# Team Cumulative SF
W L PCT GB W L
1 San Miguel Beermen 15 6 .714 -- 8 2
2 Alaska Milkmen 14 7 .667 1 5 5
3 Sta. Lucia Realtors 12 9 .571 3 7 3
4 Pop Cola 800s 10 11 .476 5 5 5
5 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 8 13 .381 7 3 7
6 Gordon's Gin Boars 7 14 .333 8 2 8

Note: Sta.Lucia Realtors clinch a playoff for finals berth under the win 7-of-10 semis incentive

Finals berth playoff

April 19
Alaska Milkmen 77, Sta. Lucia Realtors 69

Battle for third place

April 24
Pop Cola 800s 66, Sta. Lucia Realtors 60
Pop Cola wins third place trophy.

Finals

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April 24
Alaska Milkmen 69, San Miguel Beermen 76
April 26
Alaska Milkmen 80, San Miguel Beermen 64
April 28
Alaska Milkmen 89, San Miguel Beermen 84
May 1
Alaska Milkmen 90, San Miguel Beermen 97
May 3
Alaska Milkmen 73, San Miguel Beermen 78 (OT)
May 5
Alaska Milkmen 99, San Miguel Beermen 61
May 8
Alaska Milkmen 72, San Miguel Beermen 63
Alaska wins series, 4-3.

References