1991 PBA Third Conference

Philippines basketball tournament 1991 Third Conference September 15 – December 15, 1991 Vintage Sports (PTV) Wes Matthews (Ginebra San Miguel) Alaska Milkmen Ginebra San Miguel 1990 PBA Third Conference 1990 1992 PBA Third Conference 1992 1991 All-Filipino 1991 PBA All-Filipino Conference 1992 First 1992 PBA First Conference The 1991 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Third Conference was the last conference of the 1991 PBA season. It started on September 15 and ended on December 15, 1991. The tournament allows one import with a height limit of 6'1" each per team. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: The teams were divided into 2 groups. Group A: Ginebra San Miguel Pepsi Hotshots Tivoli Milkmasters San Miguel Beermen Group B: Alaska Milkmen Shell Rimula X Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 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 on the 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 based on groupings.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1q4mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6484%2C4801284 San Miguel claims semifinal slot Manila Standard The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1q4mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3234%2C5104018 Tivoli gives Swift the boot Manila Standard The Semifinals will be two round-robin affairs with the remaining five teams. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least five of their eight semifinal games. The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of five finals. The next two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-three playoff. Elimination round Team standings main WL percentage yes yes none complete ALA 7 4 Alaska Milkmen GIN 7 4 Ginebra San Miguel PEP 8 3 Pepsi Hotshots PF 2 9 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs SWI 4 7 Swify Mighty Meaty Hotdogs SHL 4 7 Shell Rimula X SMB 6 5 San Miguel Beermen TIV 6 5 Tivoli Milkmasters SF SF SF SF SF Q before green1 Semifinal round Semifinal round Team standings main WL Overall standings percentage yes yes none complete ALA 12 7 Alaska Milkmen Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–1 Ginebra GIN 12 7 Ginebra San Miguel ALA PEP 11 8 Pepsi Hotshots SMB 10 9 San Miguel Beermen TIV 9 10 Tivoli Milkmasters F F 3rd 3rd Q before green1 Advance to the Finals yellow1 Proceed to third place playoffs main WL Semifinal round standings wins no yes none complete ALA 5 3 Alaska Milkmen GIN 5 3 Ginebra San Miguel PEP 3 5 Pepsi Hotshots SMB 4 4 San Miguel Beermen TIV 3 5 Tivoli Milkmasters Third place playoffs #eee December 8 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage Pepsi Hotshots 116 San Miguel Beermen 119 December 10 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage Pepsi Hotshots 109 San Miguel Beermen 105 #eee December 12 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage Pepsi Hotshots 109 San Miguel Beermen 114 San Miguel wins series, 2–1 Finals 1991 PBA Third Conference Finals #eee December 8 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage Alaska Milkmen 93 Ginebra San Miguel 92 December 10 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage Alaska Milkmen 105 Ginebra San Miguel 107 #eee December 12 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage Alaska Milkmen 122 Ginebra San Miguel 103 December 15 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage Alaska Milkmen 99 Ginebra San Miguel 90 Alaska wins series, 3–1 References External links PBA.ph https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 1991 Third Conference