The Alaska Milkmen won against Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, 4 games to 1, for their first ever back-to-back championships as they became the 9th team to win the All-Filipino crown.
The Milkmen were apparently in control of the ballgame after having a comfortable 69–51 lead in the third quarter by having a 7–0 run. In the fourth quarter, Alaska then became scoreless for three minutes after Jun Reyes' field goal, allowing Purefoods to put together an 11–0 scoring run, reducing the lead by one point with 46.7 seconds remaining after Poch Juinio was called on illegal defense.
Purefoods also kept possession after Alvin Patrimonio's free throw but he missed a jumper that could have given his team the lead. All hope wasn't lost for Purefoods as Jojo Lastimosa split his charities from Jerry Codinera's foul with 16 seconds remaining. Rey Evangelista rebounded another Patrimonio miss and was fouled by Hawkins with 2.9 seconds left. Evangelista also split his charities allowing Alaska to escape with a one-point lead, 78–77.[1]
Glenn Capacio of Purefoods will be suspended for Game 2 and will be fined P5000 for slapping Alaska forward Bong Hawkins during the third quarter. Capacio slapped Hawkins after he was hit in the face by Hawkins' shoulder in trying to set a pick for Jeffrey Cariaso.[2]
Jojo Lastimosa led a 17–7 burst midway through the third period, during which he hit two jumpers, a pair of free throws and a three-pointer to give Alaska its biggest lead, 59–44. Purefoods, behind Alvin Patrimonio and Olsen Racela, answered back to come to within 68–63 with nine minutes remaining, the hotdogs were then held scoreless in the next six minutes and the milkmen took advantage on an 8–0 burst to erect a 76–63 lead with still 3:26 to go.
Purefoods opened the game with a 19–6 run and never looked back, posting leads of as many as 23 points. The Hotdogs took a 52–35 lead at the half and a 20–7 blast after Alaska drew to within 58–48 gave the Hotdogs their biggest lead, 78–55, with two minutes left in the third quarter.
The Hotdogs forced the Milkmen to seven turnovers in the second quarter, enabling them to trimmed down the 23–12 Alaska lead at the end of the first period to just 37–32 at halftime. Bong Hawkins, Johnny Abarrientos and Jojo Lastimosa presided over a 9–2 run midway through the third quarter to pad the Milkmen's lead back to 12 points at 62–50.
Jeffrey Cariaso sank two decisive free throws with six-tenths of a second remaining in overtime to squeeze out a one-point victory for Alaska and win their first All-Filipino title. Cariaso was fouled by Bong Ravena, who tried to intercept Jun Reyes' inbound but instead tagged Cariaso's arm and drew a foul, Ravena had earlier scored on a layup to give the Hotdogs a 91–89 lead and blocked Jojo Lastimosa to set up Alvin Patrimonio's free throw off Bong Hawkins that pushed Purefoods up, 92–91 with only 10.3 seconds to go.[3]
^"Alaska tops Purefoods in Game One". Jimbo Gulle, Manila Standard, May 18, 1996.
^"Alaska eyes 2–0 lead vs Purefoods". Jimbo Gulle, Manila Standard, May 19, 1996.
^"Alaska bags AFC crown". Manila Standard, May 27, 1996.
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The 1996 PBA All Filipino Cup finals was the best of 7 series basketball championship of the 1996 PBA All Filipino Cup and the conclusion of the conference s playoffs The Alaska Milkmen and Purefoods TJ Hotdogs played for the 63rd championship contested by the league 1996 PBA All Filipino Cup finalsTeamCoachWinsAlaska Milkmen Tim Cone 4Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Chot Reyes 1DatesMay 17 26 1996MVPJojo LastimosaTelevisionVintage Sports IBC Radio networkDZRHPBA All Filipino Cup finals chronology lt 1995 1997 gt PBA finals chronology lt 1995 Governors 1996 Commissioner s gt The Alaska Milkmen won against Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 4 games to 1 for their first ever back to back championships as they became the 9th team to win the All Filipino crown Contents 1 Qualification 2 Series scoring summary 3 Games summary 3 1 Game 1 3 2 Game 2 3 3 Game 3 3 4 Game 4 3 5 Game 5 4 Rosters 5 Broadcast notes 6 References 7 External linksQualification editPurefoods Alaska Finished 8 6 571 tied for 3rd Eliminations Finished 10 4 714 1st Finished 14 8 636 1st Semifinals Finished 13 9 591 2nd Playoff Won against Ginebra 96 83Series scoring summary editTeam Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Wins Alaska 78 86 87 75 93 4 Purefoods 77 79 99 62 92 1 Venue Cuneta Cuneta Araneta Cuneta AranetaGames summary editGame 1 edit Vintage May 177 30 pm Alaska Milkmen 78 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 77 Scoring by quarter 23 18 24 20 22 15 9 24Pts Jojo Lastimosa 24Rebs Bong Hawkins 8Asts Hawkins 5 Pts Alvin Patrimonio 20Rebs Alvin Patrimonio 9Asts Patrimonio Racela 6Alaska leads series 1 0 Cuneta Astrodome Pasay The Milkmen were apparently in control of the ballgame after having a comfortable 69 51 lead in the third quarter by having a 7 0 run In the fourth quarter Alaska then became scoreless for three minutes after Jun Reyes field goal allowing Purefoods to put together an 11 0 scoring run reducing the lead by one point with 46 7 seconds remaining after Poch Juinio was called on illegal defense Purefoods also kept possession after Alvin Patrimonio s free throw but he missed a jumper that could have given his team the lead All hope wasn t lost for Purefoods as Jojo Lastimosa split his charities from Jerry Codinera s foul with 16 seconds remaining Rey Evangelista rebounded another Patrimonio miss and was fouled by Hawkins with 2 9 seconds left Evangelista also split his charities allowing Alaska to escape with a one point lead 78 77 1 Glenn Capacio of Purefoods will be suspended for Game 2 and will be fined P5000 for slapping Alaska forward Bong Hawkins during the third quarter Capacio slapped Hawkins after he was hit in the face by Hawkins shoulder in trying to set a pick for Jeffrey Cariaso 2 Game 2 edit Vintage May 196 00 pm recap Alaska Milkmen 86 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 79 Scoring by quarter 13 16 21 16 29 21 23 26Pts Jojo Lastimosa 22Rebs Hawkins 12Asts Abarrientos 6 Pts Alvin Patrimonio 26Rebs Evangelista 11Asts Codinera 3 others 4Alaska leads series 2 0 Cuneta Astrodome Pasay Jojo Lastimosa led a 17 7 burst midway through the third period during which he hit two jumpers a pair of free throws and a three pointer to give Alaska its biggest lead 59 44 Purefoods behind Alvin Patrimonio and Olsen Racela answered back to come to within 68 63 with nine minutes remaining the hotdogs were then held scoreless in the next six minutes and the milkmen took advantage on an 8 0 burst to erect a 76 63 lead with still 3 26 to go Game 3 edit Vintage May 217 00 pm recap Alaska Milkmen 87 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 99 Scoring by quarter 21 27 14 25 26 26 26 21Pts Bong Hawkins 19Rebs Bong Hawkins 8Asts Johnny Abarrientos 9 Pts Jerry Codinera 18Rebs Edmund Reyes 9Asts Dindo Pumaren 7Alaska leads series 2 1 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City Purefoods opened the game with a 19 6 run and never looked back posting leads of as many as 23 points The Hotdogs took a 52 35 lead at the half and a 20 7 blast after Alaska drew to within 58 48 gave the Hotdogs their biggest lead 78 55 with two minutes left in the third quarter Game 4 edit Vintage May 247 00 pm recap Alaska Milkmen 75 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 62 Scoring by quarter 23 12 14 20 22 16 16 14Pts Abarrientos Hawkins 18Rebs Bong Hawkins 18Asts Abarrientos 8 Pts Codinera 13Rebs Jerry Codinera 11Asts Patrimonio 3 others 3Alaska leads series 3 1 Cuneta Astrodome Pasay The Hotdogs forced the Milkmen to seven turnovers in the second quarter enabling them to trimmed down the 23 12 Alaska lead at the end of the first period to just 37 32 at halftime Bong Hawkins Johnny Abarrientos and Jojo Lastimosa presided over a 9 2 run midway through the third quarter to pad the Milkmen s lead back to 12 points at 62 50 Game 5 edit Vintage May 266 00 pm Alaska Milkmen 93 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 92 OT Alaska wins series 4 1 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City Jeffrey Cariaso sank two decisive free throws with six tenths of a second remaining in overtime to squeeze out a one point victory for Alaska and win their first All Filipino title Cariaso was fouled by Bong Ravena who tried to intercept Jun Reyes inbound but instead tagged Cariaso s arm and drew a foul Ravena had earlier scored on a layup to give the Hotdogs a 91 89 lead and blocked Jojo Lastimosa to set up Alvin Patrimonio s free throw off Bong Hawkins that pushed Purefoods up 92 91 with only 10 3 seconds to go 3 1996 PBA All Filipino Cup Champions Alaska Milkmen Fourth titleRosters editAlaska Milkmen roster Players Coaches Pos POB Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD From G F 4 nbsp Castelo Merwin 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 186 lb 84 kg San Beda G 5 nbsp Reyes Gilbert 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m 160 lb 73 kg Ateneo G F 6 nbsp Lastimosa Jojo 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 180 lb 82 kg USJ R G 7 nbsp Gomez Roehl 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 180 lb 82 kg Cebu F C 12 nbsp Bachmann Dickie 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 200 lb 91 kg De La Salle G 14 nbsp Abarrientos Johnny 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m 150 lb 68 kg Far Eastern F 16 nbsp Hawkins Bong 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 220 lb 100 kg UPHSD C 17 nbsp Ramas Kevin 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 240 lb 109 kg Mapua G F 22 nbsp Cariaso Jeffrey 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 190 lb 86 kg Sonoma State C 24 nbsp Bolado Cris 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 260 lb 118 kg National U F 31 nbsp Pineda Giovanni 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg Adamson C 32 nbsp Juinio Poch 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 215 lb 98 kg Philippines Head coach nbsp Tim Cone Assistant coach es nbsp Joel Banal nbsp Aric del Rosario Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Purefoods TJ Hotdogs roster Players Coaches Pos POB Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD From G F 1 nbsp Ravena Bong 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 195 lb 88 kg UE F 5 nbsp Reyes Edmund 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 198 lb 90 kg UST F 7 nbsp Evangelista Rey 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 180 lb 82 kg UST G F 9 nbsp Santos Rodney 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 175 lb 79 kg San Sebastian G 10 nbsp Pumaren Dindo 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m 170 lb 77 kg De La Salle G 12 nbsp Capacio Glenn 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg Far Eastern F C 15 nbsp Punzalan Bryant 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg Far Eastern F 16 nbsp Patrimonio Alvin 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 215 lb 98 kg Mapua G 17 nbsp Racela Olsen 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 165 lb 75 kg Ateneo F 23 nbsp Dela Rosa Reuben 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 190 lb 86 kg Mapua C 44 nbsp Codinera Jerry 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 245 lb 111 kg UE Head coach nbsp Chot Reyes Assistant coach es nbsp Eric Altamirano Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredBroadcast notes editGame Play by play Analyst Courtside Reporters Game 1 Ed Picson Quinito Henson Ronnie Nathanielsz and Chino Trinidad Game 2 Sev Sarmenta Andy Jao Game 3 Ed Picson Quinito Henson Ronnie Nathanielsz and Anthony Suntay Game 4 Sev Sarmenta Andy Jao Game 5 Ed Picson Quinito Henson Ronnie Nathanielsz Chino Trinidad and Anthony SuntayReferences edit Alaska tops Purefoods in Game One Jimbo Gulle Manila Standard May 18 1996 Alaska eyes 2 0 lead vs Purefoods Jimbo Gulle Manila Standard May 19 1996 Alaska bags AFC crown Manila Standard May 27 1996 External links editPBA official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 PBA All Filipino Cup finals amp 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