1991 PBA Third Conference

The 1991 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Third Conference was the last conference of the 1991 PBA season. It started on September 15 and ended on December 15, 1991. The tournament allows one import with a height limit of 6'1" each per team.

1991 PBA Third Conference
Duration	September 15 – December 15, 1991
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
Champions	Alaska Milkmen
Runners-up	Ginebra San Miguel
Awards
Best Import	Wes Matthews (Ginebra San Miguel)
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Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

• The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A: Ginebra San Miguel Pepsi Hotshots Tivoli Milkmasters San Miguel Beermen

Group B: Alaska Milkmen Shell Rimula X Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs

• Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded on the basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify based on groupings.^[1]
• The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.^[2]
• The Semifinals will be two round-robin affairs with the remaining five teams. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least five of their eight semifinal games.
• The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of five finals. The next two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-three playoff.

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Pepsi Hotshots	8	3	.727	—	Semifinal round
2	Alaska Milkmen	7	4	.636	1
3	Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545	2
5	Tivoli Milkmasters	6	5	.545	2
6	Shell Rimula X	4	7	.364	4
7	Swify Mighty Meaty Hotdogs	4	7	.364	4
8	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	2	9	.182	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Semifinal round

Team standings

Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Alaska Milkmen 12 7 .632[a] — Advance to the Finals 2 Ginebra San Miguel 12 7 .632[a] — 3 Pepsi Hotshots 11 8 .579 1 Proceed to third-place playoff 4 San Miguel Beermen 10 9 .526 2 5 Tivoli Milkmasters 9 10 .474 3 Source: [citation needed] Notes: Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–1 Ginebra

Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L 1 Alaska Milkmen 5 3 2 Ginebra San Miguel 5 3 3 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 4 Pepsi Hotshots 3 5 5 Tivoli Milkmasters 3 5 Source: [citation needed]

Third place playoffs

Vintage

December 8

Pepsi Hotshots 116, San Miguel Beermen 119

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

December 10

Pepsi Hotshots 109, San Miguel Beermen 105

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

December 12

Pepsi Hotshots 109, San Miguel Beermen 114

San Miguel wins series, 2–1

The ULTRA, Pasig

Finals

Main article: 1991 PBA Third Conference Finals

Vintage

December 8

Alaska Milkmen 93, Ginebra San Miguel 92

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

December 10

Alaska Milkmen 105, Ginebra San Miguel 107

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

December 12

Alaska Milkmen 122, Ginebra San Miguel 103

The ULTRA, Pasig

Vintage

December 15

Alaska Milkmen 99, Ginebra San Miguel 90

Alaska wins series, 3–1

The ULTRA, Pasig