1992 PBA First Conference finals

1992 PBA First Conference finals

Team Coach Wins Shell Rimula X Zoomers Rino Salazar 4 San Miguel Beermen Norman Black 1
Dates	April 26–May 5, 1992
Television	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Radio network	DZAM

The 1992 PBA First Conference finals was the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1992 PBA First Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. Shell Rimula X Zoomers and San Miguel Beermen played for the 51st championship contested by the league.

Shell Rimula X Zoomers won their second PBA title in three years, defeating San Miguel Beermen in their finals series, four games to one.

Qualification

Shell		San Miguel
Finished 7–4 (.636), tied for 1st	Eliminations		Finished 7–4 (.636), tied for 1st
Finished 13–6 (.684), 1st	Semifinals		Finished 11–8 (.579), tied for 2nd
	Playoff		Won against Alaska, 118-97

Series scoring summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Wins
Shell	112	98	93	104	102	4
San Miguel	105	89	115	98	92	1
Venue	NASA	NASA	NASA	NASA	NASA

Games summary

Game 1

Vintage

April 26 6:30 pm

Shell Rimula X Zoomers 112, San Miguel Beermen 105 (OT)
Pts: Bobby Parks 55		Pts: Samboy Lim 30 Ato Agustin 30

The NASA, Pasig, Metro Manila

San Miguel led 48-47 at halftime and 73-71 going into the final period, the Turbo Chargers went up by six points, 91-85, and had the game almost won in regulation, the Beermen forces extension on a 6-0 spurt with Yves Dignadice being fouled with no time left, Dignadice converted his two charities, forcing overtime. In the extra period, Bobby Parks was the difference as he pumped in 15 of Shell's 21 overtime points.

Game 2

Vintage

April 28 7:30 pm

Shell Rimula X Zoomers 98, San Miguel Beermen 89
Pts: Bobby Parks 46		Pts: Rick Calloway 36 Samboy Lim 25

The NASA, Pasig, Metro Manila

Shell forward Ricky Relosa was thrown out when he deliberately aimed his elbow at Samboy Lim's injured left shoulder, Relosa was banned for the whole series, two Beermen namely Biboy Ravanes and Yves Dignadice had a bout with a fan who had been heckling Ramon Fernandez. Ravanes and Dignadice were suspended for one game while Fernandez was fined but managed to escape suspension.

Game 3

Vintage

April 30 7:30 pm

Shell Rimula X Zoomers 93, San Miguel Beermen 115

The NASA, Pasig, Metro Manila

The Beermen had a big run in the third quarter to pull away, got their biggest lead of 27 points at 108-81.

Game 4

Vintage

May 3 6:30 pm

Shell Rimula X Zoomers 104, San Miguel Beermen 98

The NASA, Pasig, Metro Manila

With Shell ahead, 100-98, a miscue between Ato Agustin and their import Rick Calloway, resulted to Agustin throwing a wayward pass, Ronnie Magsanoc recovered ball possession for Shell and his two free throws off a foul by Ramon Fernandez gave them a four-point edge, the Beermen had another miscue on their next offensive as Rey Cuenco intercepted their inbound pass and Magsanoc sealing the win with another pair of free throws.

Game 5

Vintage

May 5 7:30 pm

Shell Rimula X Zoomers 102, San Miguel Beermen 92
Pts: Bobby Parks 49		Pts: Rick Calloway 29
Shell wins series, 4-1

The NASA, Pasig, Metro Manila

A decisive 7-0 run early in the fourth quarter put Shell further ahead, 85-76, the Beermen bogged down with three successive turnovers as the Turbo Chargers launch another barrage that gave them a 94-82 lead going into the last four minutes.

1992 PBA First Conference Champions
Shell Rimula X Zoomers Second title

Rosters

Shell Rimula X roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 5 Magsanoc, Ronnie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UP Diliman G 9 Isaac, Leo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa F 10 Martin, Jojo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) NCBA F 12 Dela Rosa, Romeo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Southwestern-U C 14 Paras, Benjie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UP Diliman F 15 Relosa, Ricky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa G 17 Loyzaga, Joey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Beda F/C 18 Cuenco, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) De La Salle Araneta F 22 Parks, Bobby (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Memphis F 28 Orillosa, Mulong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson F/C 32 Escobar, Jolly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE G 33 Tuadles, Calvin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Southwestern-U F 71 Marquez, Manuel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Beda	Head coach Rino Salazar Assistant coach(es) Cris Calilan Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G/F 1 Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE C 4 Tomacruz, Julian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST G 5 Pumaren, Franz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle G 6 Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum F 9 Lim, Samboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Letran F 10 Teng, Alvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano G 11 Ravanes, Biboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu F 12 Dignadice, Yves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) STI WNU G 14 Calma, Hector 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Adamson F 17 Graves, Jeffrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Angeles F 18 Dela Cruz, Art 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Sebastian F/C 19 Fernandez, Ramon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Carlos F 20 Calloway, Rick (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kansas F 29 Angeles, Josel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Lyceum	Head coach Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1	Sev Sarmenta	Andy Jao
Game 2	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson
Game 3	Bill Velasco	Andy Jao
Game 4	Sev Sarmenta	Quinito Henson
Game 5	Ed Picson	Andy Jao

External links

• PBA official website