1992 PBA Third Conference Finals

The 1992 PBA Third Conference Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1992 PBA Third Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs and 7-Up Uncolas played for the 53rd championship contested by the league.

1992 PBA Third Conference Finals
TeamCoachWins
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Yeng Guiao 4
7-Up Uncolas Derrick Pumaren 0
DatesDecember 6–13, 1992
TelevisionVintage Sports (PTV)
Radio networkDZSR

Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs won their first PBA title with a 4-0 sweep over 7-Up Uncolas, becoming only the second team to score a sweep in a best-of-seven championship series.

Qualification
Swift7-Up
Finished 9–2 (.818), 1stEliminationsFinished 7–4 (.636), tied for 2nd
Finished 14–5 (.737), 1stSemifinalsFinished 12–7 (.632), 2nd
PlayoffWon against San Miguel, 102-91

Series scoring summary
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Wins
Swift 1211011251194
Seven-Up 109971071060
Venue PSC-NASPSC-NASPSC-NASPSC-NAS

Games summary

Game 1
December 6
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 121, 7-Up Uncolas 109
Scoring by quarter: 33-23, 24-28, 30-20, 34-38
Pts: Tony Harris 31 Nelson Asaytono 28

Nelson Asaytono, Al Solis and Ricric Marata combined for 59 points to take over from a shackled Tony Harris, who was limited to his lowest output of the conference with only 31 points. The Meaties were never seriously threatened after a hot third period in which they outscored Seven-Up, 14-8 in a span of four minutes to seize a 71-59 lead. [1]

Game 2

Tony Harris pumped in all but two of Swift's 23 points in the final period to salvaged a win. Harris capped his brilliant game with six straight points in the last 55 seconds to outlast the entire Seven-Up crew.

Game 3
December 10
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 125, 7-Up Uncolas 107
Scoring by quarter: 32-31, 35-32, 31-26, 27-18
Pts: Tony Harris 49 Pts: Dell Demps 36

Swift broke the game apart in the third quarter under a 21-point barrage in a stretch of eight minutes to forge ahead at 88-75. Seven-Up could only come closest at 87-98, before falling back as many as 18 points, 91-109. The Meaties' local starters; Jack Tanuan, Nelson Asaytono, Rudy Distrito and Al Solis combined for 63 points while Tony Harris scored 49 points. [2]

Game 4
December 13
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 119, 7-Up Uncolas 106
Scoring by quarter: 21-25, 38-20, 33-24, 27-37
Pts: Tony Harris 58 Pts: Dell Demps 42
Swift wins series, 4-0

Seven-Up led at the end of the first quarter at 25-21, but the Meaties outscored them, 38-20 in the second period to take a 59-45 halftime lead. It was all Swift in the last 24 minutes of play as Tony Harris dominated, finishing with a triple-double of 58 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists in a fitting finale on the last playing day of the PBA at the ULTRA. [3]

1992 PBA Third Conference Champions

Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
First title

Rosters
Swift Mighty Meaties roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 8 Solis, Al 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) University of Visayas
F 10 Reyes, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo de Manila
F 11 Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Manila
C 12 Balingit, Bonel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) University of Visayas (Jrs)
F 13 Villamin, Elpidio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 14 Distrito, Rudy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE
G 15 Estrada, Juancho 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Adamson
F 17 Saldaña, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran (Jrs)
G/F 22 Harris, Tony (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) New Orleans
G 23 Marata, Ric-Ric 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SWU
F 24 Bognot, Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 26 De Guzman, Andy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern
C 41 Tanuan, Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Roehl Nadurata
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Injured
7-Up Uncolas roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
C 1 Victorino, Manny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jose Rizal College
C 4 Aguilar, Peter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Trinity College
G/F 5 Demps, Dell (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of the Pacific
G 7 Quilban, Eugene 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) San Sebastian
F 9 Valenciano, Naning 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) La Salle-Bacolod
G 10 Jabar, Roberto 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SWU
G 11 Tallo, Mark 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SWU
G 13 Austria, Leo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 22 Alolor, Alejo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) University of Visayas
C 25 Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
F 29 Carpio, Bernardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo de Manila
C 32 Guidaben, Abet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Jose-Recoletos
F 50 Hatton, Nap 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Sebastian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Gabby Velasco
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Injured

Broadcast notes
GamePlay-by-playAnalyst
Game 1Sev SarmentaAndy Jao
Game 2Ed PicsonQuinito Henson
Game 3Sev SarmentaAndy Jao
Game 4Ed PicsonQuinito Henson

References
  1. "Swift spills 7-Up". Manila Standard.
  2. "Swift just a game short of 4-0 sweep". Manila Standard.
  3. "Swift delivers coup de grace". Manila Standard.
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