1998 PBA Centennial Cup
# 1998 PBA Centennial Cup

The 1998 PBA Centennial Cup was a special tournament held by the PBA during the season. The event was a reference to the Philippines celebration in the Centennial year of the country's independence.

The Mobiline Phone Pals won the tournament over Formula Shell Zoom Masters in the one-game championship.

## Imports

| Team | Import combination | Win–loss |
| - | - | - |
| Alaska Milkmen | Sean Chambers & Monty Buckley | 4-4 |
| Formula Shell Zoom Masters | John Best & Donald Williams | 6-4 |
| Ginebra San Miguel | Dennis Edwards & John Strickland | 2-1 |
| Ginebra San Miguel | Dennis Edwards & Frank Western | 4-3 |
| Mobiline Phone Pals | Silas Mills & Tee McClary | 7-3 |
| Pop Cola 800 | Paul Graham & Victor Page | 2-1 |
| Pop Cola 800 | Paul Graham & Tony Harris | 4-3 |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | Bob McCann & Rodney Monroe | 1-3 |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | Bob McCann & Lance Miller | 4-0 |
| San Miguel Beermen | Larry Robinson & Lamont Strothers | 4-4 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Jojo English & Kirk King | 0-3 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Andre Perry & Bobby Allen | 1-3 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Andre Perry & Joseph Temple | 0-1 |

## Elimination round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 2 | .750 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Pop Cola 800s | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 5 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | |
| 7 | Alaska Milkmen | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | |
| 8 | Philippine Centennial Team (G) | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5 | |
| 9 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5 | |

* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.142, Pop Cola 0.995, Shell 0.973, Purefoods 0.915
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Philippine Centennial Team 1–0 Sta. Lucia

## Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ginebra (OT) | 75 | | | |
| 4 | Shell | 78 | | | |
| 4 | Shell | 78 | 4 | Shell (OT) | 66 |
| | | | 2 | Mobiline | 67 |
| 2 | Mobiline | 74 | 2 | Mobiline | 67 |
| 3 | Pop Cola | 71 | Battle-for-third | Battle-for-third | Battle-for-third |
| | | | 1 | Ginebra | 71 |
| | | | 3 | Pop Cola | 85 |

## Semifinals

* VTV
* October 4
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* October 4
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Third place playoff

* VTV
* October 6
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Championship

* VTV
* October 6
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
