1989 PBA All-Filipino Conference

The 1989 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Conference (also known as the 1989 PBA Fiesta All-Filipino Conference) was the second conference of the 1989 PBA season. It started on June 18 and ended on September 3, 1989. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. [1]

1989 PBA All-Filipino Conference
DurationJune 18 - September 3, 1989
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upPurefoods Hotdogs
PBA All-Filipino Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

The Philippine national team, bound for SEA Games and ABC championships, participated as guest team, playing only in the first round of the eliminations and went winless in all their six games against PBA ballclubs.

Format

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

  • Double-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
  • Teams with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. [2]
  • Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
  • The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff. [3]

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Purefoods Hotdogs 9 2 .818 — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727 1
3 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 6 5 .545 3
4 Añejo Rum 65ers 6 5 .545 3
5 Alaska Milkmen 5 6 .455 4
6 Presto Ice Cream 2 9 .182 7
— Team Philippines[lower-alpha 1] (G) 0 6 .000 6.5
Source:
(G) Guest.
Notes:
  1. Team Philippines could only participate in the first round robin of games, and all results counted in the standings for their opponents; the team cannot participate in the semifinals.

Semifinals

Third place playoffs
August 22
Formula Shell 114, Añejo Rum 65ers 121
Scoring by quarter: 23-32, 19-27, 41-32, 31-30
Pts: Benjie Paras 26 Pts: Rey Cuenco 32
August 24
Formula Shell 121, Añejo Rum 65ers 107
Scoring by quarter: 31-21, 29-22, 31-35, 30-29
Pts: Calvin Tuadles 27 Pts: Rudy Distrito 23
August 27
Formula Shell 128, Añejo Rum 65ers 138
Scoring by quarter: 33-34, 29-32, 29-34, 37-38
Pts: Arnie Tuadles 32 Pts: Rey Cuenco 27
August 31
Formula Shell 116, Añejo Rum 65ers 114
Shell wins series, 3–2

Finals
Main article: 1989 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals
September 3
San Miguel Beermen 128, Purefoods Hotdogs 109
San Miguel wins series, 4–2

References
  1. "Rum vs Beer in PBA All-Filipino blast off today". Manila Standard.
  2. "Purefoods, San Miguel collide anew tonight". Manila Standard.
  3. "The last licks of losers". Manila Standard.
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