1992 PBA Third Conference

1992 PBA Third Conference
DurationSeptember 20 – December 13, 1992
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
ChampionsSwift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
Runners-up7-Up Uncolas
Awards
Best ImportTony Harris
(Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs)
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The 1992 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Third Conference was the third and last conference of the 1992 PBA season. It started in September 20 and ended on December 13, 1992. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Format

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

  • The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

  1. Ginebra San Miguel
  2. Presto Ice Cream Kings
  3. Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
  4. San Miguel Beermen

Group B:

  1. Alaska Milkmen
  2. 7-Up Uncolas
  3. Shell Rimula X Zoomers
  4. 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 by 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 by basis of groupings.[1]
  • The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round 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.[2]
  • 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 will qualify for a best-of-five playoff for third place.

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 9 2 .818 — Advance to semifinals
2 7-Up Uncolas 7 4 .636 2
3 Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 2
4 San Miguel Beermen 5 6 .455[a] 4
5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 5 6 .455[a] 4
6 Alaska Milkmen 5 6 .455[a] 4
7 Shell Rimula X Zoomers 5 6 .455[a] 4
8 Presto Ice Cream Kings 1 10 .091 8
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Purefoods 1.013, Shell 1.007, San Miguel 0.996, Alaska 0.983; semifinal berth playoffs: Purefoods 119–110 Alaska, San Miguel 115-102 Shell

Semifinal berth playoffs

November 8
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 119, Alaska Milk 110

Semifinal round

Team standings

  • Cumulative standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 14 5 .737 — Advance to the Finals[a]
2 7-Up Uncolas 12 7 .632 2 Guaranteed Finals berth playoff
3 San Miguel Beermen 11 8 .579 3 Qualify to Finals berth playoff
4 Ginebra San Miguel 10 9 .526 4 Proceed to third-place playoff
5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 6 13 .316 8
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  • Semifinal round standings:
Pos Team W L Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 6 2 Qualify to Finals berth playoff[a]
2 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 5 3
3 7-Up Uncolas 5 3
4 Ginebra San Miguel 3 5
5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 1 7
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Swift advanced to the Finals outright as #1 seeded team, 7-Up guaranteed playoff as #2 seeded team; Finals berth playoff: 7-Up 102–91 San Miguel

Finals berth playoff

Third place playoffs

December 10
Ginebra San Miguel 107, San Miguel Beermen 93
Ginebra wins series, 3–0

Finals

December 13
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 119, 7-Up Uncolas 106
Swift wins series, 4–0

References

  1. ^ "San Miguel, Purefoods gain semis over Shell, Alaska". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "Gins crash out". Manila Standard.

External links

  • PBA.ph