1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup

First conference of the 1996 PBA season 1996 All-Filipino Cup February 18 - May 26, 1996 Vintage Sports (IBC) Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) Jojo Lastimosa (Alaska Milkmen) Alaska Milkmen Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 1995 PBA All-Filipino Cup 1995 1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup 1997 1995 Governors' 1995 PBA Governors' Cup 1996 Commissioner's 1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup The 1996 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup was the first conference of the 1996 PBA season. It started on February 18 and ended on May 26, 1996. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: Double-round robin eliminations; 14 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V5MVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3579%2C2758315 Alaska wants to pull away vs Purefoods Manila Standard Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining five teams. Results from the eliminations will be carried over.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kpkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2005%2C1877198 Ginebra fights for life, seeks playoff vs Purefoods Manila Standard A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least five of their eight semifinal games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lJkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3106%2C2171556 Do or die for Gins, Milkmen Manila Standard 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 (or the loser of the playoff incentive and the fourth seeded team) dispute the third-place trophy in a one-game playoff. Elimination round Team standings main WL percentage yes yes none complete ALA 10 4 Alaska Milkmen GIN 7 7 Ginebra San Miguel PEP 4 10 Pepsi Mega Bottlers PF 8 6 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs SUN 4 10 Sunkist Orange Juicers SHL 9 5 Formula Shell Zoom Masters SLR 6 8 Sta. Lucia Realtors SMB 8 6 San Miguel Beermen SF SF SF SF SF Q before green1 Semifinal round Semifinal round Team standings main WL Overall standings percentage yes yes none complete ALA 13 9 Alaska Milkmen GIN 12 10 Ginebra San Miguel Head-to-head record: Ginebra 3–1 San Miguel PF 14 8 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs SHL 11 11 Formula Shell Zoom Masters SMB 12 10 San Miguel Beermen GIN F PO2 PO 3rd Q before green1 Advance to the finals If a team outside the top two teams wins at least five semifinal round games, then it and the second-placed team will playoff for the last finals berth; otherwise, the top 2 teams qualify outright. yellow1 Proceed to third place playoff blue1 Guaranteed finals berth playoff blue2 Qualify to finals berth playoff main WL Semifinal round standings wins no yes none complete ALA 3 5 Alaska Milkmen GIN 5 3 Ginebra San Miguel PF 6 2 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs SHL 2 6 Formula Shell Zoom Masters SMB 4 4 San Miguel Beermen PO Q before blue2 Qualify to finals berth playoff Purefoods qualified outright as #1 seeded team; finals berth playoff: Alaska 96–83 Ginebra Finals berth playoff #eee May 14 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Vintage recap Alaska Milkmen 96 Ginebra San Miguel 83 Third place playoff #eee May 17 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Vintage Ginebra San Miguel 99 San Miguel Beermen 100 Finals 1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals #eee May 17 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Vintage Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 77 Alaska Milkmen 78 May 19 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Vintage Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 79 Alaska Milkmen 86 #eee May 21 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 99 Alaska Milkmen 87 May 24 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Vintage Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 62 Alaska Milkmen 75 #eee May 26 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City OT Vintage Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 92 Alaska Milkmen 93 Alaska wins series, 4–1 References External links PBA.ph https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 All-Filipino Cup Category:PBA Philippine Cup