2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

The 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Sta. Lucia Realtors played for the 76th championship contested by the league. [1]

2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
San Miguel Beermen Jong Uichico 4
Sta. Lucia Realtors Norman Black 1
DatesSeptember 3–15, 2000
TelevisionViva TV (IBC)
Radio networkDZRH

San Miguel Beermen claim their 14th PBA crown, surpassing the age-old record of the famed Crispa Redmanizers' 13 titles by winning against Sta. Lucia in five games. The Realtors were on their first finals appearance since joining the league in 1993.

Series scoring summary
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Wins
San Miguel 106728966794
Sta.Lucia 78678578771

Games summary

Game 1
September 3
San Miguel Beermen 106, Sta. Lucia Realtors 78
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

The beermen limited Sta.Lucia import Ansu Sesay to just 3 points in the second period to build a 44-33 halftime advantage. In the third quarter, San Miguel continued the assault to post a 75-50 lead. [2]

Game 2
September 6
San Miguel Beermen 72, Sta. Lucia Realtors 67
Urdaneta Sports Complex, Pangasinan

Danny Ildefonso muscled his way to 18 points and 10 rebounds and outplayed Marlou Aquino at the paint before Danny Seigle converted on a trey that gave the beermen a 67-61 spread. [3]

Game 3
September 10
San Miguel Beermen 89, Sta. Lucia Realtors 85
Scoring by quarter: 25-20, 14-17, 23-25, 27-23
Pts: Stephen Howard 24 Danny Seigle 23 Pts: Dennis Espino 27
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Danny Seigle scored six of the beermen's last nine points, hitting two clutch baskets to lift San Miguel past Sta.Lucia, with Stephen Howard trapped on a double team down low. The beermen were forced to rotate the ball which eventually ended in Seigle's hot hands. Seigle drilled a triple that gave the beermen an 83-82 edge with 1:46 left, a minute later, Seigle drive through the realtors' defense for an 87-83 lead with 21.2 seconds remaining. [4]

Game 4
September 13
San Miguel Beermen 66, Sta. Lucia Realtors 78
Pts: Stephen Howard 21 Pts: Dennis Espino 16
Philsports Arena, Pasig City

Dennis Espino and Paolo Mendoza took charge in the final quarter with import Ansu Sesay unable to elude the beermen's sticky defense. The realtors limited the beermen to just eight points in the fourth period.

Game 5
September 15
San Miguel Beermen 79, Sta. Lucia Realtors 77
Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 19-18, 22-26, 16-19
Pts: Danny Ildefonso 23 Pts: Marlou Aquino 26
San Miguel wins series, 4–1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Danny Ildefonso and Danny Seigle delivered the killing blows on the realtors, scoring a lay-in and a three-pointer in the closing seconds in a nail-biting victory. Rookie Paolo Mendoza of Sta.Lucia, who kept his team within striking distance in the third period with his fiery outside shooting, pegged the final score with a triple. [5]

2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions

San Miguel Beermen
14th title

Roster
San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Victoria, Emmanuel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda College
C 3 Belasco, Nic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Notre Dame College
C 5 Padilla, Ronilo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Cebu
F 7 Mustre, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran College
F/C 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) National University
F 15 Lago, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G 17 Racela, Olsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo de Manila
F 18 Dela Cruz, Arturo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Sebastian College
F 21 Howard, Stephen (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) DePaul University
F 25 Abuda, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Cebu
F 32 Duat, Robert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo College
F 42 Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wagner College
F/C 44 Carmona, June 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UPHSD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured
Sta. Lucia Realtors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Tan, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle
F 2 Sesay, Ansu (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Mississippi
G 4 Santiago, Gerardo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Mapua
G 5 Magsanoc, Ronnie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) State U
C 7 Del Rosario, Richard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle
G 8 Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) State U
G/F 11 Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
C 13 Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Adamson
F 15 Falcasantos, Expedito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Cebu
F/C 16 Espino, Dennis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
F 17 Orquillas, Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Cebu
F 18 Cheng, Benny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua
G 33 Wainwright, Rob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Solano College
C 38 David, Angelo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured

Broadcast notes
GamePlay-by-playAnalyst
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5Noli EalaQuinito Henson
gollark: Slating?
gollark: I actually have more than £3 in my wallet, making me one of the wealthiest people in the country.
gollark: I do that often to return from the train station and have not* been horribly injured.
gollark: I am pretty inevitable.
gollark: Try not doing that.

References
  1. "SMB, Sta.Lucia start best-of-7 series today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "SMB routs Sta.Lucia". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "San Miguel takes 2-0 lead". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. "San Miguel one win shy of sweeping Sta.Lucia". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. "San Miguel makes history in PBA". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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