2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup

The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup, or known as the 2002 Selecta-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on October 20 and ended on December 25, 2002. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. [1]

2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup
DurationOctober 20 - December 25, 2002
TV partner(s)Viva TV on IBC
Finals
ChampionsCoca Cola Tigers
Runners-upAlaska Aces
Awards
Best PlayerJeffrey Cariaso (Coca-Cola)
Finals MVPRudy Hatfield (Coca-Cola)
PBA All-Filipino Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

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

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
  • The top two teams after the eliminations will automatically qualify to the semifinals, the next four teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
  • Quarterfinals:
    • Knockout round.
    • QF1: #3 vs. #6
    • QF2: #4 vs. #5
  • Best-of-three semifinals:
    • SF1: #1 vs. QF2
    • SF2: #2 vs. QF1
  • Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
  • Best-of-five finals: winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Batang Red Bull Thunder 8 1 .889 Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1] 2
3 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 2] 3
5 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 2] 3
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 3] 4
7 Shell Velocity 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 3] 4
8 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 4] 5
9 Barangay Ginebra Kings 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 4] 5
10 FedEx Express 1 8 .111 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Coca-Cola
  2. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. Sixth-seed playoff: Sta. Lucia 70–69 Shell
  4. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Purefoods

Note: San Miguel gain the semifinals berth due to a higher winning quotient against Coca Cola.

6th-seed playoff

Playoff bracket

  Quarterfinals
(knockout)
    Semifinals
(best-of-three)
    Finals
(best-of-five)
                           
        1 Red Bull 1  
  4 Talk 'N Text 63     5 Alaska 2    
  5 Alaska 82         5 Alaska 1
      3 Coca-Cola 3
        2 San Miguel 1    
  3 Coca-Cola 64     3 Coca-Cola 2   Third place
  6 Sta. Lucia 61   1 Red Bull 81
  2 San Miguel 83

Quarterfinals

December 8
Coca-Cola Tigers 64, Sta. Lucia Realtors 61
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 8
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 63, Alaska Aces 82
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

Red Bull-Alaska series

December 11
Red Bull Thunder 79, Alaska Aces 70
PhilSports Arena, Pasig City
December 13
Red Bull Thunder 68, Alaska Aces 83
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 15
Red Bull Thunder 71, Alaska Aces 80
Alaska wins series, 2-1.
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

San Miguel-Coca Cola series

December 11
San Miguel Beermen 62, Coca-Cola Tigers 76
PhilSports Arena, Pasig City
December 13
San Miguel Beermen 74, Coca-Cola Tigers 62
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 15
San Miguel Beermen 62, Coca-Cola Tigers 74
Coca-Cola wins series, 2-1.
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Playoff for third place

December 18
San Miguel Beermen 83, Red Bull Thunder 81
San Miguel clinch third place
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City

Finals

December 18
Coca-Cola Tigers 67, Alaska Aces 70
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
December 20
Coca-Cola Tigers 72, Alaska Aces 69 (OT)
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 22
Coca-Cola Tigers 62, Alaska Aces 60 (OT)
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 25
Coca-Cola Tigers 78, Alaska Aces 63
Coca-Cola wins series, 3-1.
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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References

  1. "SMB faces FedEx; Gin vs Purefoods". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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