2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup
DurationOctober 20 – December 25, 2002
TV partner(s)Viva TV on IBC
Finals
ChampionsCoca Cola Tigers
Runners-upAlaska Aces
Awards
Best PlayerJeffrey Cariaso
(Coca Cola Tigers)
Finals MVPRudy Hatfield
(Coca Cola Tigers)
PBA All-Filipino Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup, or known as the 2002 Selecta-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on October 20 and ended on December 25, 2002. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.[1]

Format

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

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Batang Red Bull Thunder 8 1 .889 Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 6 3 .667[a] 2
3 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 3 .667[a] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 5 4 .556[b] 3
5 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[b] 3
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 4 5 .444[c] 4
7 Shell Velocity 4 5 .444[c] 4
8 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 3 6 .333[d] 5
9 Barangay Ginebra Kings 3 6 .333[d] 5
10 FedEx Express 1 8 .111 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Coca-Cola
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. ^ a b Sixth-seed playoff: Sta. Lucia 70–69 Shell
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Purefoods

Sixth seed playoff

December 6
Sta. Lucia Realtors 70, Shell Turbo Chargers 69

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Single elimination)
Semifinals
(Best-of-3)
Finals
(Best-of-5)
1 Red Bull 1
4 Talk 'N Text 63 5 Alaska 2
5 Alaska 82 5 Alaska 1
3 Coca-Cola 3
2 San Miguel 1
3 Coca-Cola 64 3 Coca-Cola 2
6 Sta. Lucia 61 Third place
1 Red Bull 81
2 San Miguel 83

Quarterfinals

December 8
Coca-Cola Tigers 64, Sta. Lucia Realtors 61
December 8
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 63, Alaska Aces 82

Semifinals

(1) Red Bull vs. (5) Alaska

December 11
Red Bull Thunder 79, Alaska Aces 70
December 13
Red Bull Thunder 68, Alaska Aces 83
December 15
Red Bull Thunder 71, Alaska Aces 80
Alaska wins series, 2–1.

(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Coca Cola

December 11
San Miguel Beermen 62, Coca-Cola Tigers 76
December 13
San Miguel Beermen 74, Coca-Cola Tigers 62
December 15
San Miguel Beermen 62, Coca-Cola Tigers 74
Coca-Cola wins series, 2–1.

Third place playoff

December 18
San Miguel Beermen 83, Red Bull Thunder 81

Finals

Main article: 2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals

December 18
Coca-Cola Tigers 67, Alaska Aces 70
December 20
Coca-Cola Tigers 72, Alaska Aces 69 (OT)
December 22
Coca-Cola Tigers 62, Alaska Aces 60 (OT)
December 25
Coca-Cola Tigers 78, Alaska Aces 63
Coca-Cola wins series, 3–1.

References

  1. ^ "SMB faces FedEx; Gin vs Purefoods". Philippine Daily Inquirer.