1991 PBA Third Conference finals

The 1991 PBA Third Conference finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1991 PBA Third Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and Ginebra San Miguel played for the 50th championship contested by the league.

1991 PBA Third Conference finals

Team Coach Wins Alaska Milkmen Tim Cone 3 Ginebra San Miguel Robert Jaworski 1
Dates	December 8–15, 1991
Television	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Radio network	DZAM

Alaska Milk won their first PBA title after five years, winning their finals series against Ginebra San Miguel, 3 games to 1.

Qualification

Alaska		Ginebra
Finished 7–4 (.636), tied for 2nd	Eliminations		Finished 7–4 (.636), tied for 2nd
Finished 12–7 (.632), tied for 1st	Semifinals		Finished 12–7 (.632), tied for 1st

Series scoring summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Wins
Alaska	93	105	122	99	3
Ginebra	92	107	103	90	1
Venue	ULTRA	ULTRA	ULTRA	ULTRA

Games summary

Game 1

Vintage

December 8

Alaska Milkmen 93, Ginebra San Miguel 92
Pts: Sean Chambers 37		Pts: Wes Matthews 38
Alaska leads series, 1–0

The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila

Sean Chambers hit all of the Milkmen's last seven points and highlighted the stirring performance with a daring drive with six seconds left. Wes Matthews banged in a triple that tied the count at 90-all with 18 seconds to go, Chito Loyzaga shoved Ginebra ahead, 92–91, with two free throws. Alaska sued for time with 15 seconds remaining and Sean Chambers took matters into his own hands and drove in for the marginal basket.^[1]

Game 2

Vintage

December 10

Alaska Milkmen 105, Ginebra San Miguel 107
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 28–27, 28–23, 25–33
Pts: Sean Chambers 30		Pts: Wes Matthews 42
Series tied, 1–1

The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila

Wes Matthews canned in two free throws for a 107–103 lead that capped his team's long-game struggle. Ginebra trailed by 13 points, 63–76, with 3:15 left in the third quarter. Wes Matthews scored on a rare four-point play to tie the count at 93-all with 5:05 remaining in the game. With the score at 103–101 in favor of Ginebra, following Leo Isaac's 20-footer from left quartercourt with 30 seconds to go, the next play turned out to be controversial, Jojo Lastimosa's attempt bounced high off the rim with Paul Alvarez tipping the ball in, referee Bay Ledesma nullified the basket and giving the Gins possession with time down to 15 seconds, Rudy Distrito knocked in two more charities for a 105–101 advantage for Ginebra.^[2]

Game 3

Vintage

December 12

Alaska Milkmen 122, Ginebra San Miguel 103
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 26–26, 40–29, 34–29
Pts: Sean Chambers 34 Rebs: Chambers 15 Asts: Chambers 11		Pts: Wes Matthews 26
Alaska leads series, 2–1

The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila

Alaska stormed ahead, 88–73 on a 14–3 run, the Milkmen open gaps as wide as 23 points, 107–84, halfway through the final period. Alaska reserves Nandy Garcia and Roehl Gomez put on fine performances, outdoing themselves on the scoring end with Gomez hitting two straight triples in the fourth quarter.^[3]

Game 4

Vintage

December 15

Alaska Milkmen 99, Ginebra San Miguel 90
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 21–21, 23–23, 27–22
Pts: Sean Chambers 30 Paul Alvarez 30 Rebs: Chambers 14		Pts: Wes Matthews 31 Chito Loyzaga 28 Rebs: Matthews 10
Alaska wins series, 3–1

The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila

Wes Matthews was limited to only one field goal in the second half and was shut out in the last 2:27 of the game when Ginebra came to within three points at 90–93. Dondon Ampalayo muffed in a finger roll and a three-pointer, allowing Sean Chambers to knock in a running bank shot for a 95–90 count for Alaska. Paul Alvarez sealed the win for the Milkmen with a pair of free throws with time down to 18 seconds.^[4]

1991 PBA Third Conference Champions
Alaska Milkmen First title

Rosters

Alaska Milkmen roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 4 Aguilar, Peter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) TUA G 6 Ravanes, Biboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu G 7 Gomez, Roehl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu F 8 Garcia, Nandy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson G/F 9 Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R C 10 Polistico, Adriano 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Letran G 11 Quilban, Eugene 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) San Sebastian G 12 Navarro, Eton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Sebastian C 14 Araneta, Alex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Ateneo G/F 20 Chambers, Sean (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Cal Poly G 22 Lim, Frankie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda F 23 Alvarez, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Sebastian F 55 Hatton, Nap 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Sebastian	Head coach Tim Cone Assistant coach(es) Chot Reyes Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie (I) Import Injured

Ginebra San Miguel roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 1 Matthews, Wes (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Wisconsin F 6 Ampalayo, Dondon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) USJ–R G 7 Jaworski, Robert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE F 8 Palad, Silverio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST G 9 Isaac, Leo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa C 10 Poblador, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle G 11 Gayoso, Jayvee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo F 12 Gonzalgo, Dante 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum F 14 Villanil, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USPF F/C 15 Cuenco, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) De La Salle Araneta G 17 Distrito, Rudy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE F 18 Cezar, Philip 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) José Rizal F 41 Loyzaga, Chito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Beda	Head coach Robert Jaworski Assistant coach(es) Arlene Rodriguez Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie (I) Import Injured

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1	Sev Sarmenta	Andy Jao
Game 2	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson
Game 3	Sev Sarmenta	Butch Maniego
Game 4	Bill Velasco	Andy Jao

References

1. "Alaska by a hairline". Manila Standard.
2. "Gins square series". Manila Standard.
3. "Alaska zaps Gins; up 2–1". Manila Standard.
4. "Alaska ends title drought". Manila Standard.

External links

• PBA official website