2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

2000 Commissioner's Cup San Miguel Beermen Jong Uichico 4 Sta. Lucia Realtors Norman Black 1 September 3–15, 2000 Viva TV (IBC) DZRV 1999 2001 2000 All-Filipino 2000 Governors The 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Sta. Lucia Realtors played for the 76th championship contested by the league.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wVQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2701%2C1232190 SMB, Sta.Lucia start best-of-7 series today Philippine Daily Inquirer San Miguel Beermen claim their 14th PBA crown, surpassing the age-old record of the famed Crispa Redmanizers' 13 titles by winning against Sta. Lucia in five games. The Realtors were on their first finals appearance since joining the league in 1993. Danny Ildefonso won on his second back-to-back Finals MVP in Commissioners Cup finals. Series scoring summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4 Game 5 Wins San Miguel 106 72 89 66 79 4Sta. Lucia 78 67 85 78 77 1 Games summary Game 1 #eee September 3 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV San Miguel Beermen |score1=106 Sta. Lucia Realtors 78 The Beermen limited Sta. Lucia import Ansu Sesay to just three points in the second period to build a 44-33 halftime advantage. In the third quarter, San Miguel continued the assault to post a 75-50 lead.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wlQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=754%2C1865709 SMB routs Sta.Lucia Philippine Daily Inquirer Game 2 #eee September 6 Urdaneta Sports Complex, Pangasinan Viva TV San Miguel Beermen |score1=72 Sta. Lucia Realtors 67 Danny Ildefonso muscled his way to 18 points and 10 rebounds, and outplayed Marlou Aquino at the paint before Danny Seigle converted on a trey that gave the Beermen a 67-61 spread.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xVQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=758%2C3088906 San Miguel takes 2-0 lead Philippine Daily Inquirer Game 3 #eee September 10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV San Miguel Beermen |score1=89 Sta. Lucia Realtors 85 25-20 14-17 23-25 27-23 Stephen Howard 24 Danny Seigle 23 Dennis Espino 27 Danny Seigle scored six of the Beermen's last nine points, hitting two clutch baskets to lift San Miguel past Sta. Lucia, with Stephen Howard trapped on a double team down low. The Beermen were forced to rotate the ball, which eventually ended in Seigle's hands. Seigle drilled a triple that gave the Beermen an 83-82 edge with 1:46 left. A minute later, Seigle drove through the Realtors' defense for an 87-83 lead with 21.2 seconds remaining.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yVQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2075%2C5131550 San Miguel one win shy of sweeping Sta.Lucia Philippine Daily Inquirer Game 4 #eee September 13 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV San Miguel Beermen 66 Sta. Lucia Realtors |score2=78 Stephen Howard 21 Dennis Espino 16 Dennis Espino and Paolo Mendoza took charge in the final quarter, with import Ansu Sesay unable to elude the Beermen's sticky defense. The Realtors limited the Beermen to just eight points in the fourth period. Game 5 #eee September 15 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV San Miguel Beermen |score1=79 Sta. Lucia Realtors 77 22-14 19-18 22-26 16-19 Danny Ildefonso 23 Marlou Aquino 26 San Miguel wins series, 4–1 Danny Ildefonso and Danny Seigle delivered the killing blows on the Realtors, scoring a lay-in and a three-pointer in the closing seconds in a nail-biting victory. Rookie Paolo Mendoza of Sta. Lucia, who kept his team within striking distance in the third period with his fiery outside shooting, pegged the final score with a triple. Danny Ildefonso won his second back to back Finals MVP and San Miguel captured back to back championships for their 14th title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zlQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=746%2C7440660 San Miguel makes history in PBA Philippine Daily InquirerTerrado Jonas December 9, 2020 Title No. 13 to put Ginebra in fourth all-time with fabled Crispa franchise https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/9/title-no-13-to-put-ginebra-in-fourth-all-time-with-fabled-crispa-franchise September 30, 2026 Manila Bulletin 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions San Miguel Beermen 14th title Roster San Miguel Beermen 1 Emmanuel Victoria G 5 10 San Beda PHI 3 Nic Belasco C 6 6 Notre Dame College USA 5 Ronilo Padilla C 6 5 Cebu PHI 7 Michael Mustre F 6 1 Letran PHI 10 Danny Ildefonso FC 6 6 National-U PHI 15 Dwight Lago F 6 3 De La Salle PHI 17 Olsen Racela G 5 10 Ateneo PHI 18 Arturo Dela Cruz F 6 3 San Sebastian PHI 21 Stephen Howard basketball F 6 8 DePaul USA I 25 Freddie Abuda F 6 4 Cebu PHI 32 Robert Duat F 6 4 Menlo USA 42 Danny Seigle F 6 6 Wagner USA 44 June Carmona FC 6 6 UPHSD PHI PHI Jong Uichico PHI Siot Tanquingcen (I) Import Sta. Lucia Realtors 1 Chris Tan G 6 1 De La Salle PHI 2 Ansu Sesay F 6 7 Mississippi USA I 4 Gerardo Santiago G 5 10 Mapua PHI 5 Ronnie Magsanoc G 5 9 UP PHI 7 Richard del Rosario C 6 5 De La Salle PHI 8 Paolo Mendoza G 5 11 UP PHI 11 Gerard Francisco GF 6 3 UST PHI 13 Marlou Aquino C 6 9 Adamson PHI 15 Expedito Falcasantos F 6 4 Cebu PHI 16 Dennis Espino FC 6 6 UST PHI 17 Michael Orquillas F 6 2 Cebu PHI 18 Benny Cheng F 6 3 Mapua PHI 33 Rob Wainwright basketball G 6 5 Solano CC USA 38 Angelo David C 6 6 FEU PHI USA Norman Black PHI Franz Pumaren PHI Adonis Tierra (I) Import Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reporters Pre-game hostsGame 1 Game 2 Mon Liboro Quinito Henson Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Noli Eala Quinito Henson References External links PBA official website https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 Category:2000 PBA season 2000 Category:San Miguel Beermen games Category:Sta. Lucia Realtors games PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals