1992 PBA Third Conference finals

The 1992 PBA Third Conference finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1992 PBA Third Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs and 7-Up Uncolas played for the 53rd championship contested by the league.

1992 PBA Third Conference finals

Team Coach Wins Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Yeng Guiao 4 7-Up Uncolas Derrick Pumaren 0
Dates	December 6–13, 1992
Television	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Radio network	DZAM

Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs won their first PBA title with a 4–0 sweep over 7-Up Uncolas, becoming only the second team to score a sweep in a best-of-seven championship series.

Qualification

Swift		7-Up
Finished 9–2 (.818), 1st	Eliminations		Finished 7–4 (.636), tied for 2nd
Finished 14–5 (.737), 1st	Semifinals		Finished 12–7 (.632), 2nd
	Playoff		Won against San Miguel, 102–91

Series scoring summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Wins
Swift	121	101	125	119	4
Seven-Up	109	97	107	106	0
Venue	PSC-NAS	PSC-NAS	PSC-NAS	PSC-NAS

Games summary

Game 1

Vintage

December 6

Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 121, 7-Up Uncolas 109
Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 24–28, 30–20, 34–38
Pts: Tony Harris 31 Nelson Asaytono 28

The NASA, Pasig

Nelson Asaytono, Al Solis and Ricric Marata combined for 59 points to take over from a shackled Tony Harris, who was limited to his lowest output of the conference with only 31 points. The Meaties were never seriously threatened after a hot third period in which they outscored Seven-Up, 14–8 in a span of four minutes to seize a 71–59 lead.^[1]

Game 2

Vintage

December 8

Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 101, 7-Up Uncolas 97
Pts: Tony Harris 49

The NASA, Pasig

Tony Harris pumped in all but two of Swift's 23 points in the final period to salvaged a win. Harris capped his brilliant game with six straight points in the last 55 seconds to outlast the entire Seven-Up crew.

Game 3

Vintage

December 10

Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 125, 7-Up Uncolas 107
Scoring by quarter: 32–31, 35–32, 31–26, 27–18
Pts: Tony Harris 49		Pts: Dell Demps 36

The NASA, Pasig

Swift broke the game apart in the third quarter under a 21-point barrage in a stretch of eight minutes to forge ahead at 88–75. Seven-Up could only come closest at 87–98, before falling back as many as 18 points, 91–109. The Meaties' local starters; Jack Tanuan, Nelson Asaytono, Rudy Distrito and Al Solis combined for 63 points while Tony Harris scored 49 points.^[2]

Game 4

Vintage

December 13

Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 119, 7-Up Uncolas 106
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 38–20, 33–24, 27–37
Pts: Tony Harris 58		Pts: Dell Demps 42
Swift wins series, 4–0

The NASA, Pasig

Seven-Up led at the end of the first quarter at 25–21, but the Meaties outscored them, 38–20 in the second period to take a 59–45 halftime lead. It was all Swift in the last 24 minutes of play as Tony Harris dominated, finishing with a triple-double of 58 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists in a fitting finale on the last playing day of the PBA at the ULTRA.^[3]

1992 PBA Third Conference Champions
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs First title

Rosters

Swift Mighty Meaties roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 8 Al Solis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Visayas F 10 Eric Reyes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo F 11 Nelson Asaytono 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Manila C 12 Bonel Balingit 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Visayas F 13 Elpidio Villamin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G 14 Rudy Distrito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE G 15 Juancho Estrada 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Adamson F 17 Terry Saldaña 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran G/F 22 Tony Harris (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) New Orleans G 23 Ric-Ric Marata 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Southwestern-U F 24 Richard Bognot 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) F 26 Andy De Guzman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern C 41 Jack Tanuan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Far Eastern	Head coach Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Roehl Nadurata Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

7-Up Uncolas roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. C 1 Manny Victorino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) José Rizal C 4 Peter Aguilar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) TUA G/F 5 Dell Demps (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Pacific G 7 Eugene Quilban 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) San Sebastian F 9 Naning Valenciano 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) USLS G 10 Roberto Jabar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Southwestern-U G 11 Mark Tallo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Southwestern-U G 13 Leo Austria 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum F 22 Alejo Alolor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas C 25 Gido Babilonia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST F 29 Bernardo Carpio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo C 32 Abet Guidaben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R F 50 Nap Hatton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Sebastian	Head coach Derrick Pumaren Assistant coach(es) Gabby Velasco Legend (C) Team captain (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	Andy Jao
Game 4	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson