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1998 PBA Centennial Cup

The 1998 PBA Centennial Cup was a special tournament held by the PBA during the season. The event was a reference to the Philippines celebration in the Centennial year of the country's independence.

The teams in this conference are required to have two American imports.

The Mobiline Phone Pals won the tournament over Formula Shell Zoom Masters in the one-game championship.[1]

Imports

Team Import combination Win–loss
Alaska Milkmen Sean Chambers & Monty Buckley 4-4
Formula Shell Zoom Masters John Best & Donald Williams 6-4
Ginebra San Miguel Dennis Edwards & John Strickland 2-1
Dennis Edwards & Frank Western 4-3
Mobiline Phone Pals Silas Mills & Tee McClary 7-3
Pop Cola 800 Paul Graham & Victor Page 2-1
Paul Graham & Tony Harris 4-3
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Bob McCann & Rodney Monroe 1-3
Bob McCann & Lance Miller 4-0
San Miguel Beermen Larry Robinson & Lamont Strothers 4-4
Sta. Lucia Realtors Jojo English & Kirk King 0-3
Andre Perry & Bobby Allen 1-3
Andre Perry & Joseph Temple 0-1

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Ginebra San Miguel 6 2 .750 — Semifinals
2 Mobiline Phone Pals 5 3 .625[a] 1
3 Pop Cola 800s 5 3 .625[a] 1
4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 3 .625[a] 1
5 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 5 3 .625[a] 1
6 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 .500 2
7 Alaska Milkmen 4 4 .500 2
8 Philippine Centennial Team (G) 1 7 .125[b] 5
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 1 7 .125[b] 5
Source: [citation needed]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.142, Pop Cola 0.995, Shell 0.973, Purefoods 0.915
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Philippine Centennial Team 1–0 Sta. Lucia

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Ginebra (OT) 75
4 Shell 78
4 Shell (OT) 66
2 Mobiline 67
2 Mobiline 74
3 Pop Cola 71 Battle-for-third
1 Ginebra 71
3 Pop Cola 85

Semifinals

Third place playoff

Championship

References

  1. ^ "Mobiline is PBA Centennial Champ". Philippine Headline News Online.