1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Purefoods Corned Beef	Eric Altamirano	4
Gordon's Gin Boars	Robert Jaworski	2

Dates

May 13–25, 1997

Television

VTV (IBC)

Radio network

DZRH

Referees

Game 1:	E. de Leon, F. Ilagan, O. Bernarte

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The 1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Gordon's Gin Boars and Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys played for the 66th championship contested by the league.

The Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys won their 5th PBA championship with a 4-2 series win over the Gordon's Gin Boars.^[1]

Qualification

Purefoods		Gordon's Gin
Finished 8–6 (.571), tied for 2nd	Eliminations		Finished 10–4 (.714), 1st
Finished 14–8 (.636), 1st	Semifinals		Finished 14–8 (.636), 1st

Series scoring summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Wins
Purefoods Corned Beef	103	91	83	94	95	82	4
Gordon's Gin	90	73	92	84	96	73	2
Venue	Cuneta	Araneta	Cuneta	Cuneta	Araneta	Cuneta

Games summary

Game 1

VTV

May 13
7:30 p.m.

Purefoods Corned Beef 103, Gordon's Gin Boars 90
Scoring by quarter: 25-14, 22-14, 25-26, 31-36
Pts: Alvin Patrimonio 20		Pts: Noli Locsin 25
Purefoods leads series, 1-0

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
Referees: E. de Leon, F. Ilagan, O. Bernarte

The Cowboys took a whooping 47-28 lead at halftime, with Bong Ravena scorching hot, the Boars trimmed down the deficit from as high as 22 in the first few minutes of the third quarter to just six, 75-81, halfway through the fourth period, Gordon's had a mediocre 33% field goal in the first two quarters, and committed 14 turnovers.

Game 2

VTV

May 16
7:00 p.m.

Purefoods Corned Beef 91, Gordon's Gin Boars 73
Pts: Alvin Patrimonio 24
Purefoods leads series, 2-0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Game 3

VTV

May 18
6:00 p.m.

Purefoods Corned Beef 83, Gordon's Gin Boars 92
Purefoods leads series, 2-1

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City

Game 4

VTV

May 20
7:00 p.m.

Purefoods Corned Beef 94, Gordon's Gin Boars 84
Purefoods leads series, 3-1

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City

Game 5

VTV

May 23
7:00 p.m.

Purefoods Corned Beef 95, Gordon's Gin Boars 96
Pts: Alvin Patrimonio 25
Purefoods leads series, 3-2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Game 6

VTV

May 25
6:00 p.m.

Purefoods Corned Beef 82, Gordon's Gin Boars 73
Pts: Alvin Patrimonio 40
Purefoods wins series, 4-2

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City

Going into the last quarter, the Cowboys trailed, 56-57, an 8-0 run from the start of the fourth period gave them a seven-point edge, 64-57, after Jayvee Gayoso hit a triple, a 7-1 blast by the Cowboys with Bong Ravena hitting his own three-pointer put Purefoods in front by ten, 71-61, five straight points by the Boars close the gap to within, 66-71 nearing the final two minutes, Alvin Patrimonio's long jumper clinch the title for the Cowboys with a nine-point lead, 78-69. Patrimonio played for 45 minutes and scored 40 of his team's 82-point production, grabbed 11 rebounds and issued four assists.^[2]

1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup Champions
Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys Fifth title

Rosters

Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	From
2.5 !G/F	1	Ravena, Bong	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	UE
2.5 !G/F	3	Lago, Elmer	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	De La Salle
4.0 !F	5	Reyes, Edmund	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	UST
4.0 !F	7	Evangelista, Rey	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	UST
1.5 !G	8	Sasuman, Genesis	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Letran College
1.5 !G	10	Pumaren, Dindo	7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	De La Salle
4.0 !F	16	Patrimonio, Alvin	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Mapua
1.5 !G	19	Ang, Freche	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Saint La Salle
6.0 !C	24	Bolado, Cris	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	National University
6.0 !C	44	Codinera, Jerry	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	UE
6.0 !C	55	Cabatu, Sonny	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	PSBA
4.0 !F	88	Mosqueda, Cadel	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Arellano University

Head coach

Eric Altamirano

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured

Gordon's Gin Boars roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	From
1.5 !G	1	David, Bal	7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	UST
4.0 !F	6	Locsin, Noli	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	De La Salle
1.5 !G	7	Jaworski, Robert	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	UE
4.0 !F	9	De Joya, Macky	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	San Beda College
2.5 !G/F	11	Gayoso, Jayvee	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Ateneo de Manila
1.5 !G	12	Hizon, Vince	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Ateneo de Manila
6.0 !C	13	Aquino, Marlou	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Adamson
1.5 !G	15	Orquillas, Michael	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	University of Cebu
4.0 !F	16	Cheng, Benny	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Mapua
4.0 !F	17	Saldaña, Terry	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Letran (Jrs)
5.5 !F/C	18	Ong, Wilmer	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Saint La Salle
1.5 !G	25	Jarencio, Pido	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	UST
1.5 !G	52	Jaworski, Jr., Robert	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Ateneo de Manila

Head coach

Robert Jaworski

Assistant coach(es)

Rino Salazar
Philip Cezar

Legend

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

Injured

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside reporters
Game 1	Noli Eala	Andy Jao	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 2	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 3	Chino Trinidad	Andy Jao	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 4	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 5	Noli Eala	Andy Jao	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 6	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego

References

External links

PBA official website

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