1990 PBA First Conference
# 1990 PBA First Conference

The 1990 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) First Conference was the opening conference of the 1990 PBA season. It started on February 18 and ended on May 15, 1990. The tournament allows one-import each per team.

## Format

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

* The teams were divided into 2 groups.
* Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 10 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.
* The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.
* 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 five of their eight 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 best-of-five playoff for third place.

## Elimination round

### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Presto Tivolis | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | Alaska Air Force | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | Advance to semifinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | Advance to semifinals |
| 6 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | |
| 7 | Pop Cola Sizzlers | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6 | |
| 8 | Pepsi Hotshots | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | |

## Semifinals

### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 14 | 4 | .778 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2 | Advance to the Finals |
| 3 | Presto Tivolis | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 5 | Alaska Air Force | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5 | |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Presto Tivolis | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Alaska Air Force | 3 | 5 |

## Third place playoffs

* Vintage
* May 3
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* May 6
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* May 8
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* May 10

San Miguel Beermen 111, Presto Tivolis 105 :

* San Miguel Beer wins series, 3–1 ||
* The ULTRA, Pasig

## Finals

* Vintage
* May 3
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* May 6
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* May 8
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* May 10
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* May 13
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* May 15

Formula Shell 62, Añejo Rum 65ers 47 (forfeit) :

* Formula Shell wins series, 4–2 ||
* The ULTRA, Pasig
