1992 PBA Third Conference Finals

1992 PBA Third Conference Finals
TeamCoachWins
Swift Mighty Meaties Yeng Guiao 4
Seven-Up Uncolas Derrick Pumaren 0
Dates December 6–13, 1992
Television Vintage Sports (PTV)
Radio network DZSR

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 Meaties and Seven-Up Uncolas played for the 53rd championship contested by the league.

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

Qualification

Swift7-Up
Finished 92 (.818), 1st EliminationsFinished 74 (.636), tied for 2nd
Finished 145 (.737), 1st Semifinals Finished 127 (.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-NASPSC-NASPSC-NASPSC-NAS

Games summary

Game 1

December 6
Swift Mighty Meaties 121, Seven-Up Uncolas 109
Scoring by quarter: 33-23, 24-28, 30-20, 34-38
Pts: Tony Harris 31 Nelson Asaytono 28

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

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

December 10
Swift Mighty Meaties 125, Seven-Up Uncolas 107
Scoring by quarter: 32-31, 35-32, 31-26, 27-18
Pts: Tony Harris 49 Pts: Dell Demps 36

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

December 13
Swift Mighty Meaties 119, Seven-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

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 Reinforced Conference Champions

Swift Mighty Meaties
First title

Rosters

Swift Mighty Meaties roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 8 Solis, Al 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) University of Visayas
F 10 Reyes, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo de Manila
F 11 Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Manila
C 12 Balingit, Bonel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) University of Visayas (Jrs)
F 13 Villamin, Elpidio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 14 Distrito, Rudy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) East
G 15 Estrada, Juancho 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Adamson
F 17 Saldaña, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran (Jrs)
G/F 22 Harris, Tony (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) New Orleans
G 23 Marata, Ric-Ric 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SWU
F 24 Bognot, Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 26 De Guzman, Andy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern
C 41 Tanuan, Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Roehl Nadurata



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

7-Up Uncolas roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 1 Victorino, Manny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jose Rizal College
C 4 Aguilar, Peter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Trinity College
G/F 5 Demps, Dell (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of the Pacific
G 7 Quilban, Eugene 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) San Sebastian
F 9 Valenciano, Naning 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) La Salle-Bacolod
G 10 Jabar, Roberto 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SWU
G 11 Tallo, Mark 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SWU
G 13 Austria, Leo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 22 Alolor, Alejo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) University of Visayas
C 25 Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
F 29 Carpio, Bernardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo de Manila
C 32 Guidaben, Abet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Jose-Recoletos
F 50 Hatton, Nap 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Sebastian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Gabby Velasco



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • 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

References

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