1998 McDonald's PBA All Filipino Cup Gordon's Gin Boars vs Pop Cola 800s Out of Town Game Urdaneta

1998 McDonald's-PBA All-Filipino Cup Gordon's Gin Boars vs. Pop Cola 800s Out of Town Game Urdaneta, Pangasinan - Elimination round

The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Centennial All-Filipino Cup, also known as the
1998 McDonald's-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on February 1 and ended on May 8, 1998. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Duration February 1 - May 8, 1998


McDonald's-PBA All-Filipino Cup Game Line-up

Gordon's Gin Boars
Bal David
Noli Locsin
Jayvee Gayoso
Vince Hizon
Marlou Aquino
Benito Cheng
Antero Saldaña
Wilmer Ong
Paul Alvarez
Cris Bolado
Pido Jarencio
Dudut Jaworski, Jr.

Pop Cola 800s
Vergel Meneses
Ali Peek
Bonel Balingit
Brixter Encarnacion
Jessie Cabanayan
Jasper Ocampo
Boyvits Victoria
Boyet Fernandez
Marcelino Morelos
Dwight Lago
Nick Belasco,
Zaldy Realubit

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

The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

Alaska Milkmen
Gordon's Gin Boars
Formula Shell
San Miguel Beermen

Group B:

Mobiline Phone Pals
Sta. Lucia Realtors
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies
Pop Cola 800s

Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings. [1]
The top six teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals. [2]
Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least seven of their ten semifinal games.
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 will qualify for a one-game playoff for third place.

Anya Jaclyn