1994_PBA_Commissioner's_Cup_Finals
The 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Purefoods TJ Hotdogs and Alaska Milkmen played for the 58th championship contested by the league.
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| Dates | August 30 – September 9, 1994 | |||||||||
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| Television | Vintage Sports (PTV) | |||||||||
| Radio network | DZRH | |||||||||
| PBA Commissioner's Cup finals chronology | ||||||||||
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Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs wins their 4th PBA title with a 4–1 series victory over the Alaska Milkmen.
Game 1
Game 2
September 2 |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 84, Alaska Milkmen 79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20-22, 25-25, 20-26, 19-6 | ||
| Pts: Kenny Redfield 27 | Pts: Marques Bragg 25 | |
Down by 12 points at least twice in the first three quarters, Purefoods limited Alaska to a record-low six points in the final period. The Milkmen were up, 73–65, starting the fourth quarter.[1]
Game 3
September 4 |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 92, Alaska Milkmen 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23-22, 26-19, 23-24, 20-24 | ||
| Pts: Kenny Redfield 22 | Pts: Marques Bragg 36 | |
Purefoods held Alaska scoreless for more than two minutes while unleashing a 7–0 run. Kenny Redfield's triple late in the game dashed the Milkmen's hopes of pulling out their first victory in the series.[2]
Game 4
September 6 |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 90, Alaska Milkmen 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-20, 16-31, 30-18, 22-22 | ||
| Pts: Alvin Patrimonio 28 | Pts: Marques Bragg 26 | |
Glenn Capacio missed a game-tying free throw with 3.7 seconds left as Alaska averted a Purefoods' sweep with a one-point victory. The Milkmen grabbed their biggest lead in the third quarter at 60–45, but Capacio and Kenny Redfield, hitting from the three-point arc, led the Hotdogs' comeback to pull abreast at 84-all with 3:30 to go, the Milkmen scored six straight points to erect a 90–84 lead in the last 1:52. Alvin Patrimonio connected with his own trey and Redfield scored on a drive as the Hotdogs close to within a point, 89–90.[3]
Game 5
September 9 |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 94, Alaska Milkmen 79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24-28, 29-21, 20-17, 21-13 | ||
| Purefoods wins series, 4-1 |
Glenn Capacio sizzled hot in the fourth quarter, knocking in six straight points to capped an 11-2 Hotdogs' rampage that broke the game wide open at 88–75. Kenny Redfield started the breakaway with a triple from a 77-73 count in the middle of the final period.[4]
| 1994 PBA Commissioners Cup Champions |
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Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Fourth title |
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| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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| Game 5 |
- "Purefoods chills foes in 4th, leads 2-0". Manila Standard.
- "Purefoods set for sweep". Manila Standard.
- "Alaska stalls executioner". Manila Standard.
- "Purefoods wraps it all up". Manila Standard.