1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals

1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals

Team Coach Wins San Miguel Beermen Norman Black 4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Ding Panganiban 3
Dates	August 16–30, 1992
Television	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Radio network	DZAM
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The 1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs played for the 52nd championship contested by the league.

San Miguel Beermen won their 9th PBA title, defeating defending champion Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs in a seven-game series. It was the Beermen's first championship in the 1990s, after winning the Grandslam three years ago.

Qualification

San Miguel		Purefoods
Finished 7–3 (.700), tied for 2nd	Eliminations		Finished 8–2 (.800), 1st
Finished 14–4 (.778), 1st	Semifinals		Finished 12–6 (.667), tied for 2nd
	Playoff		Won against 7-Up, 81–77

Series scoring summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Wins
San Miguel Beer	85	94	111	114	99	99	105	4
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	77	100	112	102	98	107	86	3
Venue	NASA	NASA	NASA	NASA	NASA	NASA	NASA

Games summary

Game 1

Vintage

August 16

San Miguel Beermen 85, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 77

San Miguel leads series, 1–0

The NASA, Pasig

The Beermen took control in the series opener during the second quarter and leads by as much as 14 points in the final period. When the score was standing at 79–66 for San Miguel, Alvin Patrimonio took charge by scoring seven straight points as the Hotdogs close to within six, 73–79. Samboy Lim scored on a layup and clutch baskets by Hector Calma and Ato Agustin sealed the victory.

Game 2

Vintage

August 18

San Miguel Beermen 94, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 100

Series tied, 1–1

The NASA, Pasig

The Hotdogs trailed for most of the game but Alvin Patrimonio pumped in 21 points in the fourth quarter in a come-from-behind Purefoods victory.

Game 3

Vintage

August 20

San Miguel Beermen 111, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 112
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 34–23, 28–27, 35–35
Pts: Ramon Fernandez 28		Pts: Alvin Patrimonio 36
Purefoods leads series, 2–1

The NASA, Pasig

Purefoods took the first quarter at 27–14, but the Beermen battled back and it was close in the first three quarters. In the fourth period, Alvin Patrimonio's three-point play and Elmer Cabahug's triple gave the Hotdogs a 91–84 lead, they keep answering every baskets made by the Beermen until a 10–2 run by San Miguel in the closing minutes. From a 108–101 count in favor of Purefoods, the Beermen regain the upper hand at 111–110, Ramon Fernandez bungled a pass in the dying seconds that led to Alvin Patrimonio scoring two free throws. In the final play, Fernandez missed on a turn around shot with five seconds remaining, giving Purefoods the win.

Game 4

Vintage

August 23

San Miguel Beermen 114, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 102
Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 30–27, 30–28, 25–27
Pts: Samboy Lim 35		Pts: Boy Cabahug 30
Series tied, 2–2

The NASA, Pasig

Purefoods fell behind by 19 points and were down by 14 points, 75–89, going into the final quarter. The Hotdogs rallied to within four, 96–100, mainly on the exploits of Boy Cabahug. The Beermen answered with a 7–0 run, with Ato Agustin scoring on a drive, Yves Dignadice converting a three-point play off a sixth foul by Alvin Patrimonio, and two free throws by Samboy Lim put the game away, 107–96 with 1:58 left. ^[1]

Game 5

Vintage

August 25

San Miguel Beermen 99, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 98
Scoring by quarter: 32–20, 25–18, 24–31, 18–29
Pts: Samboy Lim 23		Pts: Boy Cabahug 35
San Miguel leads series, 3–2

The NASA, Pasig

Hector Calma completed a crucial interception with two seconds left as San Miguel escaped with a one-point victory. Calma snatched a pass by Jerry Codinera to a streaking Dindo Pumaren at midline to preserved a near-fatal finish by the Beermen, who went scoreless in the last 2:50. The Hotdogs trailed by as many as 21 points in the second quarter, but battled back behind Boy Cabahug, who scored 35 points, and Alvin Patrimonio. Purefoods forces the Beermen to two 25-second violation in the last 2:50 and Patrimonio and Cabahug translate this San Miguel-fold up into a nine-point blast by the Hotdogs to come within a point, 98–99. ^[2]

Game 6

Vintage

August 27

San Miguel Beermen 99, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 107
Pts: Ato Agustin 30		Pts: Boy Cabahug 28
Series tied, 3–3

The NASA, Pasig

San Miguel went ahead by six points in the fourth period, 87–81, and last took a 95–92 lead. Alvin Patrimonio scored 11 straight points going into the last two minutes. The Beermen failed to score in the last 1:05. ^[3]

Game 7

Vintage

August 30

San Miguel Beermen 105, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 86
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 22–22, 23–22, 33–19
Pts: Ato Agustin 34		Pts: Boy Cabahug 30
San Miguel wins series, 4–3

The NASA, Pasig

San Miguel opened the third quarter with Samboy Lim and Ato Agustin providing the points and zoomed to double-digit leads, the last at 70–58 on a triple by Bong Ravena, a 9–2 run by the Hotdogs close the gap to 67–72, going into the last 12 minutes. The Beermen broke the game wide-open in the fourth quarter with a 9–0 blast as Ramon Fernandez converted on a three-point play to give San Miguel an 81–67 lead. Ato Agustin's jumper gave the Beermen their largest margin at 93–74. ^[4]

1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference Champions
San Miguel Beermen Ninth title

Rosters

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 1 Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE C 4 Tomacruz, Julian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST G 5 Pumaren, Franz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle G 6 Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum F 9 Lim, Samboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Letran F 10 Teng, Alvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano G 11 Ravanes, Biboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu F 12 Dignadice, Yves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) STI WNU G 14 Calma, Hector 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Adamson F 17 Graves, Jeffrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Angeles F 18 Dela Cruz, Art 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Sebastian F/C 19 Fernandez, Ramon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Carlos F 29 Angeles, Josel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Lyceum	Head coach Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 4 Reyes, Elmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Beda G 6 Guanio, Joey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UP Diliman G 9 Cabahug, Boy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Visayas G 10 Pumaren, Dindo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle C 11 Demigillo, Hernani 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian G 12 Capacio, Glenn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern C 14 Ramas, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mapúa F 15 Santamaria, Joey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle F 16 Patrimonio, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa G 17 Tan, Leoncio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle G 24 Enterina, Rudy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Visayas C 44 Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE	Head coach Domingo Panganiban Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1	Sev Sarmenta	Andy Jao
Game 2	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson
Game 3	Ed Picson	Andy Jao
Game 4	Sev Sarmenta	Bill Velasco
Game 5	Ed Picson	Andy Jao
Game 6	Sev Sarmenta	Quinito Henson
Game 7	Sev Sarmenta	Andy Jao

References

1. "San Miguel evens playoffs". Manila Standard.
2. "SMB grabs 3–2 lead". Manila Standard.
3. "Hotdogs force rubber match". Manila Standard.
4. "San Miguel wins All-Pinoy title". Manila Standard.

External links

• PBA official website