1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals is the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup

1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup

-Team standings:-Finals seed playoff:Bal David sank a three point shot, putting the Gins on with the lead, 86-83 with 17 seconds left in the game. Richie Ticson however also made a three pointer tying the game again, 86-all with 10.5 seconds left....

, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen

Alaska Aces (PBA)

The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

and the Formula Shell Zoom Masters

Shell Turbo Chargers

The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation. Shell has been a member of the PBA since 1985 until 2005 when the team filed for a leave of absence after the season. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Paints...

played for the 64th championship contested by the league.

The Alaska Milkmen

Alaska Aces (PBA)

won against the Formula Shell Zoom Masters

Shell Turbo Chargers

, grabbing their second championship for the season.

Qualification

Alaska Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
Finished 8–2 (.800), 1st	Eliminations	Finished 5–5 (.500), tied for 4th
Finished 14–8 (.636), 1st	Semifinals	Finished 12–10 (.545), 3rd
Finished 14–8 (.636), 1st	Playoff	Won against Ginebra Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... , 89-86

Series scoring summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Wins
Alaska	82	93	77	79	70	85	83	4
Shell	85	86	85	76	63	88	77	3
Venue	Cuneta Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the PhilSports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998...	Areneta Araneta Coliseum The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...	Cuneta Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the PhilSports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998...	Cuneta Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the PhilSports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998...	Areneta Araneta Coliseum The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...	Cuneta Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the PhilSports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998...	Cuneta Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the PhilSports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998...

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Game 7

1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions
Alaska Milkmen Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... Fifth title

Awards

Commissioner's Cup winners: Alaska Milkmen
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
Finals MVP: Bong Hawkins
Bong Hawkins
Rene Hawkins Jr. better known as "Bong Hawkins" is a retired Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is former starting forward for the Alaska Aces and he also played for Tivoli, Sta. Lucia, Tanduay and Coca-Cola.-Tivoli:He was drafted in 1991 by Presto...

(Alaska)
Best Player of the Conference Johnny Abarrientos
Johnny Abarrientos
Johnny Abarrientos is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA MVP, becoming the shortest player to win the league's highest individual award.He is known by many...

(Alaska)
Best Import of the Conference Kenny Redfield (Shell)

Rosters

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst Color commentator A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...	Courtside reporters Sideline reporter A sideline reporter, also known as a field reporter, courtside reporter , clubhouse reporter or dugout reporter , rinkside reporter or inside-the-glass reporter , on-court reporter , hole reporter , or boundary rider , is a member of the...
Game 1	Sev Sarmenta	Andy Jao	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 2	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson Quinito Henson Quinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s...	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 3	Noli Eala Noli Eala Jose Emmanuel M. Eala, better known as Noli Eala, was the sixth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association from 2003 to 2007. Before he became the commissioner of the league, he was a play-by-play commentator of Viva-Vintage Sports, which broadcasts the PBA Games, from the early 1990s...	Andy Jao	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 4	Sev Sarmenta	Quinito Henson Quinito Henson Quinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s...	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 5	Ed Picson	Andy Jao	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 6	Sev Sarmenta	Quinito Henson Quinito Henson Quinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s...	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 7	Ed Picson	Andy Jao	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego

External links

PBA official website

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