1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

Basketball championship 1995 Commissioner's Cup Sunkist Orange Juicers Derrick Pumaren 4 Alaska Milkmen Tim Cone 2 August 25 – September 5, 1995 Vintage Sports (PTV) DZRH 1994 1996 1995 All-Filipino 1995 Governors' The 1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Sunkist Orange Juicers and the Alaska Milkmen played for the 61st championship contested by the league. The Alaska Milkmen and Sunkist Orange Juicers clash in the PBA finals for the third straight conference, living up to their billing as the rivalry of the mid-1990s. Sunkist repeated over Alaska for their second straight crown of the season and fourth title overall as the Orange Juicers bolster its bid towards the Grandslam. Qualification SunkistAlaskaFinished 9–1 (.900), 1st EliminationsFinished 7–3 (.700), 3rdFinished 12–3 (.800), 1st Quarterfinals Finished 10–5 (.667), tied for 2nddefeated Purefoods, 3-2Best-of-5 semifinalsdefeated Sta. Lucia, 3-0 Series scoring summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6WinsSunkist 112 99 99 95 93 106 4Alaska 106 105 87 93 114 87 2VenueCunetaCunetaAranetaAranetaCunetaCuneta Games summary Game 1 #eee August 25 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Vintage OT Sunkist Orange Juicers |score1=112 Alaska Milkmen 106 Grandison 30 Asaytono 26 Hamilton 37 Sunkist leads series, 1-0 Alaska led 96-88 going into the final 3:13 of regulation but a 6-0 roll by Sunkist capped by a three-pointer from Boybits Victoria cut the lead to two, 96-94 with two minutes left. Vergel Meneses scored two short jumpers, the last over Merwin Castelo with 46.2 seconds remaining, to tie the count and forces overtime at 98-all. Meneses team up with Nelson Asaytono and Ronnie Grandison in the extra period as the Juicers unleashed a 9-4 spurt that gave them a 107-102 advantage with time down to 2:02.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mo0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zwoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4696%2C3788648 Sweet Sunkist start Manila Standard Game 2 #eee August 27 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Vintage Sunkist Orange Juicers 99 Alaska Milkmen |score2=105 Ronnie Grandison 19 Derrick Hamilton 44 Series tied, 1-1 The Milkmen led by as many as 19 points in the first half but foul trouble on big men Cris Bolado, Bong Hawkins and import Derrick Hamilton allowed the Juicers to come within a point, 92-91, a final 11-2 burst capped by a two-handed back dunk by Hamilton gave Alaska a 103-93 lead with only 33.6 seconds left. Hamilton finished the game with 44 points and 12 rebounds.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mo0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zwoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5454%2C4085950 Alaska pulls even Manila Standard Game 3 #eee August 29 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage Sunkist Orange Juicers |score1=99 Alaska Milkmen 87 Nelson Asaytono 27 Derrick Hamilton 29 Sunkist leads series, 2-1 With Alaska guard Johnny Abarrientos sideline with a bruised right thigh, Sunkist turned to Nelson Asaytono for the crucial baskets in the last 1:26 to thwart the milkmen's final rally. The Juicers led by 17 points, 54-37, at the start of the third quarter, but the milkmen rallied to within four points, 85-89 with 1:43 left, despite Abarrientos' absence.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m40mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zwoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4834%2C4345666 Sunkist bounces back Manila Standard Game 4 #eee September 1 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage Sunkist Orange Juicers |score1=95 Alaska Milkmen 93 Sunkist leads series, 3-1 Game 5 #eee September 3 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Vintage Sunkist Orange Juicers 93 Alaska Milkmen |score2=114 Sunkist leads series, 3-2 Game 6 #eee September 5 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Vintage Sunkist Orange Juicers |score1=106 Alaska Milkmen 87 Sunkist wins series, 4-2 Sunkist came in full battle gear and right from the first half took a commanding 16-point lead at 52-36. The Milkmen gave the Juicers a scare in the third quarter but after several miscues, the Orange Juicers regained composure to upend an impending rally. 1995 PBA Commissioners Cup Champions Sunkist Orange Juicers Fourth title Rosters Sunkist Orange Juicers #0055af white #0055af white 4 Bonel Balingit C 6 9 Visayas PHI 8 Al Solis G 5 11 Visayas PHI 9 Boybits Victoria G 5 11 San Beda PHI 10 Enrique Reyes F 6 4 Ateneo PHI 11 Nelson Asaytono F 6 3 Manila PHI 13 Elpidio Villamin F 6 2 PHI 16 Teroy Albarillo G 5 10 Mindanao PHI 18 Vergel Meneses F 6 3 JRU PHI 19 Kenneth Duremdes F 6 3 Adamson PHI 23 Ricardo Marata Ric-Ric Marata G 5 9 Southwestern University (Philippines) PHI 31 Ronnie Grandison F 6 6 New Orleans USA I 35 Zaldy Realubit C 6 6 USJ-R PHI PHI Derrick Pumaren PHI Gabby Velasco (I) Import n Alaska Milkmen #b50000 white #b50000 white 3 Derrick Hamilton F 6 7 225 Southern Mississippi USA I 4 Merwin Castelo GF 6 2 San Beda PHI 5 Gilbert Reyes G 5 8 Ateneo PHI 6 Jojo Lastimosa GF 6 1 USJ-R PHI 7 Roehl Gomez G 6 0 Cebu PHI 12 Dickie Bachmann C 6 5 De La Salle PHI 14 Johnny Abarrientos G 5 8 FEU PHI 16 Bong Hawkins F 6 3 UPHSD PHI 22 Jeffrey Cariaso GF 6 2 Sonoma State PHI 24 Cris Bolado C 6 7 National-U PHI 31 Giovanni Pineda FC 6 6 Adamson PHI 32 Poch Juinio C 6 5 UP Diliman PHI 50 Alex Araneta C 6 6 Ateneo PHI 54 Dondon Ampalayo F 6 3 USJ-R PHI USA Tim Cone PHI Joel Banal PHI Aric del Rosario (I) Import Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reportersGame 1 Sev Sarmenta Andy Jao Anthony Suntay and Butch ManiegoGame 2 Noli Eala Quinito Henson Game 3 Ed Picson Andy Jao Anthony Suntay and Butch ManiegoGame 4 Sev Sarmenta Quinito Henson Anthony Suntay and Butch ManiegoGame 5 Noli Eala Andy Jao Game 6 Sev Sarmenta Quinito Henson Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego References External links PBA official website https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 Category:1995 PBA season 1995 Category:Alaska Aces (PBA) games Category:Pop Cola Panthers games PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals