1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup

The 1996 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup was the first conference of the 1996 PBA season. It started on February 18 and ended on May 26, 1996. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup
Duration	February 18 - May 26, 1996
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (IBC)
Finals
Champions	Alaska Milkmen
Runners-up	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
Awards
Best Player	Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
Finals MVP	Jojo Lastimosa (Alaska Milkmen)
PBA All-Filipino Cup chronology
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Format

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

• Double-round robin eliminations; 14 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
• The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.^[1]
• Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining five teams. Results from the eliminations will be carried over.^[2] A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least five of their eight semifinal games.^[3]
• The top two teams (or the top team and the winner of the playoff incentive) will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams (or the loser of the playoff incentive and the fourth seeded team) dispute the third-place trophy in a one-game playoff.

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Milkmen	10	4	.714	—	Semifinal round
2	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	9	5	.643	1
3	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	8	6	.571	2
4	San Miguel Beermen	8	6	.571	2
5	Ginebra San Miguel	7	7	.500	3
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	6	8	.429	4
7	Sunkist Orange Juicers	4	10	.286	6
8	Pepsi Mega Bottlers	4	10	.286	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Semifinal round

Team standings

Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 14 8 .636 — Advance to the finals[a] 2 Alaska Milkmen 13 9 .591 1 Guaranteed finals berth playoff 3 Ginebra San Miguel 12 10 .545[b] 2 Qualify to finals berth playoff 4 San Miguel Beermen 12 10 .545[b] 2 Proceed to third place playoff 5 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 11 11 .500 3 Source: [citation needed] Notes: If a team outside the top two teams wins at least five semifinal round games, then it and the second-placed team will playoff for the last finals berth; otherwise, the top 2 teams qualify outright. Head-to-head record: Ginebra 3–1 San Miguel

Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L Qualification 1 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 6 2 2 Ginebra San Miguel 5 3 Qualify to finals berth playoff[a] 3 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 4 Alaska Milkmen 3 5 5 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 2 6 Source: [citation needed] Notes: Purefoods qualified outright as #1 seeded team; finals berth playoff: Alaska 96–83 Ginebra

Finals berth playoff

Vintage

May 14

recap

Alaska Milkmen 96, Ginebra San Miguel 83

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Third place playoff

Vintage

May 17

Ginebra San Miguel 99, San Miguel Beermen 100

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Finals

Main article: 1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals

Vintage

May 17

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 77, Alaska Milkmen 78

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Vintage

May 19

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 79, Alaska Milkmen 86

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Vintage

May 21

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 99, Alaska Milkmen 87

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Vintage

May 24

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 62, Alaska Milkmen 75

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Vintage

May 26

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 92, Alaska Milkmen 93 (OT)

Alaska wins series, 4–1

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City