2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

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2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
San Miguel Beermen Jong Uichico 4
Sta. Lucia Realtors Norman Black 1
DatesSeptember 3–15, 2000
Television Viva TV (IBC)
Radio network DZRV
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The 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Sta. Lucia Realtors played for the 76th championship contested by the league. [1]

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San Miguel Beermen claim their 14th PBA crown, surpassing the age-old record of the famed Crispa Redmanizers' 13 titles by winning against Sta. Lucia in five games. The Realtors were on their first finals appearance since joining the league in 1993.

Danny Ildefonso won on his second back-to-back Finals MVP in Commissioners Cup finals.

Series scoring summary

TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Wins
San Miguel106728966794
Sta.Lucia78678578771

Games summary

Game 1

September 3
San Miguel Beermen 106, Sta. Lucia Realtors 78

The beermen limited Sta.Lucia import Ansu Sesay to just 3 points in the second period to build a 44-33 halftime advantage. In the third quarter, San Miguel continued the assault to post a 75-50 lead. [2]

Game 2

September 6
San Miguel Beermen 72, Sta. Lucia Realtors 67
Urdaneta Sports Complex, Pangasinan

Danny Ildefonso muscled his way to 18 points and 10 rebounds and outplayed Marlou Aquino at the paint before Danny Seigle converted on a trey that gave the beermen a 67-61 spread. [3]

Game 3

September 10
San Miguel Beermen 89, Sta. Lucia Realtors 85
Scoring by quarter: 25-20, 14-17, 23-25, 27-23
Pts: Stephen Howard 24 Danny Seigle 23Pts: Dennis Espino 27

Danny Seigle scored six of the beermen's last nine points, hitting two clutch baskets to lift San Miguel past Sta.Lucia, with Stephen Howard trapped on a double team down low. The beermen were forced to rotate the ball which eventually ended in Seigle's hot hands. Seigle drilled a triple that gave the beermen an 83-82 edge with 1:46 left, a minute later, Seigle drive through the realtors' defense for an 87-83 lead with 21.2 seconds remaining. [4]

Game 4

September 13
San Miguel Beermen 66, Sta. Lucia Realtors 78
Pts: Stephen Howard 21Pts: Dennis Espino 16

Dennis Espino and Paolo Mendoza took charge in the final quarter with import Ansu Sesay unable to elude the beermen's sticky defense. The realtors limited the beermen to just eight points in the fourth period.

Game 5

September 15
San Miguel Beermen 79, Sta. Lucia Realtors 77
Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 19-18, 22-26, 16-19
Pts: Danny Ildefonso 23Pts: Marlou Aquino 26
San Miguel wins series, 41

Danny Ildefonso and Danny Seigle delivered the killing blows on the realtors, scoring a lay-in and a three-pointer in the closing seconds in a nail-biting victory. Rookie Paolo Mendoza of Sta.Lucia, who kept his team within striking distance in the third period with his fiery outside shooting, pegged the final score with a triple. Danny Ildefonso won his second back to back Finals MVP and San Miguel captures win on 2 peat back to back champs 13th title. [5]

2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions

San Miguel Beermen
14th title

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Victoria, Emmanuel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda
C 3 Flag of the United States.svg Belasco, Nic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Notre Dame (OH)
C 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Padilla, Ronilo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Cebu
F 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mustre, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran
F/C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) National-U
F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lago, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Racela, Olsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo
F 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dela Cruz, Arturo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Sebastian
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Howard, Stephen  (I)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) DePaul
F 25 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abuda, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Cebu
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Duat, Robert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo
F 42 Flag of the United States.svg Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wagner
F/C 44 Flag of the Philippines.svg Carmona, June 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UPHSD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Sta. Lucia Realtors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tan, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle
F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Sesay, Ansu  (I)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Mississippi
G 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Santiago, Gerardo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Mapúa
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Magsanoc, Ronnie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Philippines
C 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg del Rosario, Richard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle
G 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Philippines
G/F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
C 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Adamson
F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Falcasantos, Expedito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Cebu
F/C 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Espino, Dennis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
F 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Orquillas, Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Cebu
F 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cheng, Benny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
G 33 Flag of the United States.svg Wainwright, Rob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Solano CC
C 38 Flag of the Philippines.svg David, Angelo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Broadcast notes

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside Reporters Pre-Game Hosts
Game 1
Game 2 Mon Liboro Quinito Henson
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5 Noli Eala Quinito Henson

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