1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Alaska Milkmen	Tim Cone	4
San Miguel Beermen	Ron Jacobs	2

Dates

August 2–14, 1998

Television

VTV (IBC)

Radio network

DZRH

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The 1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1998 Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and San Miguel Beermen played for the 70th championship contested by the league, this serves as a rematch of their All-Filipino series.

The Alaska Milkmen won their 9th PBA title, defeating the San Miguel Beermen for the second time in the season, winning in six games. It was the third straight crown for Alaska, which had been into the finals series in 12 of the last 13 conferences as they continued their quest for another Grandslam season.

Qualification

Alaska
Finished 9–2 (.818), 1st	Eliminations	Finished 6–5 (.545), tied for 2nd
Qualified outright	Quarterfinals	defeated 6th seed Mobiline
defeated Formula Shell, 3-2	Best-of-5 Semifinals	defeated Pop Cola, 3-0

Series scoring summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Wins
Alaska	107	106	81	83	92	85	4
San Miguel	97	89	88	92	84	74	2
Venue	Cuneta	Cuneta	Araneta	Cuneta	Cuneta	Araneta

Games summary

Game 1

VTV

August 2

Alaska Milkmen 107, San Miguel Beermen 97 (OT)
Pts: Devin Davis 33		Pts: Lamont Strothers 43
Alaska leads series, 1-0

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

The Beermen enjoyed a 10-point spread, 88-78, going into the last 4:24 of regulation play, the Milkmen came charging back and a 12-0 blast shoved them ahead, Lamont Strothers knotted the score with two free throws sending the game into overtime.

Game 2

VTV

August 4

Alaska Milkmen 106, San Miguel Beermen 89
Scoring by quarter: 25-23, 29-17, 25-19, 27-30
Pts: Devin Davis 25		Pts: Lamont Strothers 33
Alaska leads series, 2-0

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

From a measly two-point lead, 30-28, Alaska stormed on top, 42-28, 8:13 in the second quarter, In that stretch, Strothers was slapped a technical foul for shoving Lastimosa and Mike Mustre was tagged a deliberate foul for decking Devin Davis, the Milkmen maintain a 14-point spread, 54-40 at the half and stretched their lead to 20 points, 79-59 at the end of the third quarter, the Milkmen padded their advantage to 25 points, 98-73, 4:40 remaining in the contest.^[1]

Game 3

VTV

August 7

Alaska Milkmen 81, San Miguel Beermen 88
Scoring by quarter: 23-12, 25-17, 17-35, 16-24
Pts: Devin Davis 29		Pts: Lamont Strothers 35
Alaska leads series, 2-1

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

San Miguel were down by 19 points, 29-48 at halftime, the Beermen rallied from a 21-point deficit and were trailing by just a point, 64-65, entering the fourth period.^[2]

Game 4

VTV

August 9

Alaska Milkmen 83, San Miguel Beermen 92
Pts: Devin Davis 26		Pts: Lamont Strothers 45
Series tied, 2-2

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Game 5

VTV

August 11

Alaska Milkmen 92, San Miguel Beermen 84
Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 17-26, 20-13, 33-31
Pts: Devin Davis 35		Pts: Lamont Strothers 34
Alaska leads series, 3-2

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

From a 40-39 halftime edge for San Miguel, the Milkmen outscored the Beermen, 20-13 in the third period for a 59-53 advantage going into the final quarter. Alaska pulled away in the final six minutes, taking a 15-point spread, 88-73, and put the game beyond doubt.^[3]

Game 6

VTV

August 14

Alaska Milkmen 85, San Miguel Beermen 74
Scoring by quarter: 26-12, 18-23, 15-21, 26-18
Pts: Devin Davis 22		Pts: Lamont Strothers 34
Alaska wins series, 4-2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

San Miguel scored the first six points of the contest when a 24-2 blast by Alaska gave them a huge 24-8 lead in the first quarter, the Milkmen went up by 21 points, 37-16, early in the second period, but the Beermen rallied and tied the count for the last time at 59-all early in the fourth quarter, with the score at 74-71 in favor of Alaska, Kenneth Duremdes spark a 6-0 run to put the game away, 80-71.^[4]

1998 PBA Commissioners Cup Champions
Alaska Milkmen Ninth title

Rosters

Alaska Milkmen roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	From
4.0 !F	4	Lim, Braulio	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	UE
1.5 !G	5	Reyes, Gilbert	7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Ateneo de Manila
2.5 !G/F	6	Lastimosa, Jojo	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	San Jose-Recoletos
1.5 !G	7	Gomez, Roehl	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	University of Cebu
2.5 !G/F	9	Santos, Rodney	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	San Sebastian
6.0 !C	12	Bachmann, Dickie	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	De La Salle
1.5 !G	14	Abarrientos, Johnny	7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	FEU
4.0 !F	15	David, Albert	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Letran
4.0 !F	16	Hawkins, Bong	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Perpetual Help College
6.0 !C	17	Ramas, Kevin	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Mapua Tech
4.0 !F	19	Duremdes, Kenneth	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Adamson University
6.0 !C	32	Juinio, Poch	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	State U
6.0 !C	42	Davis, Devin (I)	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Miami University

Head coach

Tim Cone

Assistant coach(es)

Richard Bachmann
Gilbert Reyes

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended

Injured

San Miguel Beermen roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	From
1.5 !G	4	Tanquingcen, Siot	7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	UST
6.0 !C	5	Padilla, Ronilo	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	University of Cebu
1.5 !G	7	Mustre, Michael	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Letran
4.0 !F	8	Caidic, Allan	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	UE
6.0 !C	10	Ildefonso, Danny	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	NU
4.0 !F	11	Asaytono, Nelson	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	University of Manila
4.0 !F	12	Dignadice, Yves	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	West Negros College
4.0 !F	14	Villamin, Elpidio	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	FEU
1.5 !G	15	Naron, Edward	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	University of Visayas
1.5 !G	17	Racela, Olsen	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Ateneo de Manila
4.0 !F	18	Dela Cruz, Art	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	San Sebastian
5.5 !F/C	25	Abuda, Freddie	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	University of Cebu
2.5 !G/F	34	Antonio, William	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Chaminade University
2.5 !G/F	42	Strothers, Lamont (I)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Christopher Newport

Head coach

Ron Jacobs

Assistant coach(es)

Jong Uichico

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended

Injured

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6

References

External links

PBA official website

1998 PBA season

Team seasons

Guest teams

Philippine Centennial Team (Centennial Cup)

Succession

1997
All-Filipino Cup
1999

1997
Commissioner's Cup
1999

1997
Governors' Cup
1999

Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup Finals

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Alaska Aces

Founded in 1986 Owned by the Alaska Milk Corporation

The franchise	Franchise All-time roster Seasons Current season

Administration	Owner: Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Board Governor/Team Manager: Dickie Bachmann

Coaches	Vasquez Jota Canson Valenzona Adornado Cone Banal Trillo Compton

Championships (14)	1991 Third 1994 Governors 1995 Governors 1996 All-Filipino 1996 Commissioner's 1996 Governors 1997 Governors 1998 All-Filipino 1998 Commissioner's 2000 All-Filipino 2003 Invitational 2007 Fiesta 2010 Fiesta 2013 Commissioner's

Runner-up finishes (15)	1987 All-Filipino 1987 Reinforced 1990 Third 1994 Commissioner's 1995 All-Filipino 1995 Commissioner's 1997 Commissioner's 1999 Governors 2002 Governors 2002 All-Filipino 2008-09 Philippine 2009-10 Philippine 2014–15 PBA Philippine 2015 Governors' 2015–16 PBA Philippine

Retired jerseys	6 Lastimosa 14 Abarrientos 16 Hawkins 20 Chambers 22 Cariaso 33 Adornado

Seasons (30)	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Culture and lore	1996 Grand Slam 4th Quarter Man "Flying A" "The Hawk" Captain Marbel "The Jet" "The Boss" "Skyrus" "The Beast" "Mr. 100%" Alaska–San Miguel rivalry "TDLC" "The Arsenal"

San Miguel Beermen

Founded in 1975 • Owned by San Miguel Brewery, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation • Formerly the Royal Tru Orangemen, Magnolia Ice Cream Makers and Petron Blaze Boosters

The franchise	Franchise All-time roster Seasons Current season

Coaches	Ramos Ocampo Manotoc D. Pumaren Black Jacobs P. Pumaren Uichico Reyes Tanquingcen Agustin Racela Abanilla Ravanes Austria

Championships (22)	1979 Open 1982 Invitational 1987 Reinforced 1988 Open 1988 Reinforced 1989 Open 1989 All-Filipino 1989 Reinforced 1992 All-Filipino 1993 Governors' 1994 All-Filipino 1999 Commissioner's 1999 Governors' 2000 Commissioner's 2000 Governors' 2001 All-Filipino 2005 Fiesta 2009 Fiesta 2011 Governors' 2014–15 PBA Philippine 2015 Governors' 2015–16 PBA Philippine

Runner-up finishes (14)	1982 Reinforced Filipino 1985 Open 1992 First 1993 All-Filipino 1995 Governors 1998 All-Filipino 1998 Commissioner's 2001 Commissioner's 2001 Governors' 2003 Reinforced 2006–07 Philippine 2010 Fiesta 2010–11 Philippine 2013 Governors'

Retired jerseys	8 Caidic 9 Lim 12 Dignadice 14 Calma 17 Racela 19 Fernandez

Seasons (41)	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Culture and lore	Alaska–San Miguel rivalry El Presidente The Skywalker The Director 1989 Grand Slam Spiderman Crunchman Petron -novela The Kraken BEERacle

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