| 1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | May 22 – August 14, 1998 |
| TV partner(s) | VTV (IBC) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Alaska Milkmen |
| Runners-up | San Miguel Beermen |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Kenneth Duremdes (Alaska Milkmen) |
| Best Import | Devin Davis (Alaska Milkmen) |
| Finals MVP | Kenneth Duremdes (Alaska Milkmen) |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on May 22 and ended on August 14, 1998. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team with a 6'8" height limit.
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference
Group A: | Group B: |
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Milkmen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Pop Cola 800s | 6 | 5 | .545 [a] | 3 | |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 [a] | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 5 | 6 | .455 [b] | 4 | |
| 5 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 [b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 5 | 6 | .455 [b] | 4 | |
| 7 | Ginebra San Miguel | 4 | 7 | .364 [c] | 5 | |
| 8 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 4 | 7 | .364 [c] | 5 |
Alaska was unbeaten in their first eight outings before losing to Mobiline and San Miguel in succession. Pop Cola clinched the 2nd seed with a superior quotient over San Miguel Beermen. [1]
| Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Purefoods | 84 | 78 | 5 | Formula Shell | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Formula Shell | 96 | 87 | 1 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Pop Cola | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | San Miguel | 95 | 3 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Mobiline | 89 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Pop Cola | 84 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Formula Shell | 80 | |||||||||||||