1998 PBA Centennial Cup

1998 PBA Centennial Cup
Duration	August 28 - October 6, 1998
TV partner(s)	VTV (IBC)
Finals
Champions	Mobiline Phone Pals
Runners-up	Formula Shell Zoom Masters
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The 1998 PBA Centennial Cup was a special tournament held by the PBA during the season. The event was a reference to the Philippines celebration in the Centennial year of the country's independence.

The teams in this conference are required to have two American imports.

The Mobiline Phone Pals won the tournament over Formula Shell Zoom Masters in the one-game championship. ^[1]

Imports

Team	Import combination	Win–loss
Alaska Milkmen	Sean Chambers & Monty Buckley	4-4
Formula Shell Zoom Masters	John Best & Donald Williams	6-4
Ginebra San Miguel	Dennis Edwards & John Strickland	2-1
	Dennis Edwards & Frank Western	4-3
Mobiline Phone Pals	Silas Mills & Tee McClary	7-3
Pop Cola 800	Paul Graham & Victor Page	2-1
	Paul Graham & Tony Harris	4-3
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Bob McCann & Rodney Monroe	1-3
	Bob McCann & Lance Miller	4-0
San Miguel Beermen	Larry Robinson & Lamont Strothers	4-4
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Jojo English & Kirk King	0-3
	Andre Perry & Bobby Allen	1-3
	Andre Perry & Joseph Temple	0-1

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Ginebra San Miguel	6	2	.750	—	Semifinals
2	Mobiline Phone Pals	5	3	.625 [a]	1
3	Pop Cola 800s	5	3	.625 [a]	1
4	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	5	3	.625 [a]	1
5	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	5	3	.625 [a]	1
6	San Miguel Beermen	4	4	.500	2
7	Alaska Milkmen	4	4	.500	2
8	Philippine Centennial Team (G)	1	7	.125 [b]	5
9	Sta. Lucia Realtors	1	7	.125 [b]	5

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(G) Guests
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.142, Pop Cola 0.995, Shell 0.973, Purefoods 0.915
2. Head-to-head record: Philippine Centennial Team 1–0 Sta. Lucia

Bracket

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Ginebra (OT)	75
	4	Shell	78
						4	Shell (OT)	66
						2	Mobiline	67
	2	Mobiline	74
	3	Pop Cola	71			Battle-for-third
						1	Ginebra	71
						3	Pop Cola	85

Semifinals

VTV

October 4

Mobiline Phone Pals 74, Pop Cola 800s 71

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

VTV

October 4

Ginebra San Miguel 75, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 78 (OT)

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Third place playoff

VTV

October 6

Ginebra San Miguel 71, Pop Cola 800s 85

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Championship

VTV

October 6

Mobiline Phone Pals 67, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 66 (OT)

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

References

1. "Mobiline is PBA Centennial Champ". Philippine Headline News Online.