The 1989 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1989 PBA season. It started on October 1 and ended on December 12, 1989. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires each team to have an import standing 6 feet 1 inch.

Format

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

  • Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
  • Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated.
  • Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
  • The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1San Miguel Beermen64.600Semifinal round
2Purefoods Hotdogs64.600
3Presto Tivolis55.5001
4Añejo Rum 65ers55.5001
5Alaska Milkmen55.5001
6Formula Shell Zoom Masters37.3003

Semifinal round

Overall standings
PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 San Miguel Beermen 12 6 .667 — Advance to the Finals 2 Purefoods Hotdogs 10 8 .556 2 Guaranteed Finals berth playoff 3 Añejo Rum 65ers 10 8 .556 2 Qualify to Finals berth playoff 4 Alaska Milkmen 8 10 .444 4 Proceed to third place playoffs 5 Presto Tivolis 7 11 .389 5Source: [citation needed] Notes:Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L Qualification 1 San Miguel Beermen 6 2 2 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 3 Qualify to Finals berth playoff 3 Purefoods Hotdogs 4 4 4 Alaska Milkmen 3 5 5 Presto Tivolis 2 6Source: [citation needed] Notes:
1San Miguel Beermen126.667Advance to the Finals
2Purefoods Hotdogs108.5562Guaranteed Finals berth playoff
3Añejo Rum 65ers108.5562Qualify to Finals berth playoff
4Alaska Milkmen810.4444Proceed to third place playoffs
5Presto Tivolis711.3895
PosTeamWLQualification
1San Miguel Beermen62
2Añejo Rum 65ers53Qualify to Finals berth playoff
3Purefoods Hotdogs44
4Alaska Milkmen35
5Presto Tivolis26

Third place playoffs

Vintage
November 28
Purefoods Hotdogs 109, Alaska Milkmen 116
Scoring by quarter: 30-16, 27-31, 38-32, 21-30
Pts: Alvin Patrimonio 31Pts: Sean Chambers 53
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Vintage
November 30
Purefoods Hotdogs 114, Alaska Milkmen 108
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Vintage
December 7
Purefoods Hotdogs 112, Alaska Milkmen 123
Scoring by quarter: 30-24, 30-30, 34-31, 29-27
Pts: Jojo Lastimosa 30Pts: Sean Chambers 34
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Vintage
December 10
Purefoods Hotdogs 102, Alaska Milkmen 126
Alaska wins series, 3–1
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Finals

Vintage
November 28
San Miguel Beermen 134, Añejo Rum 65ers 125
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Vintage
November 30
San Miguel Beermen 140, Añejo Rum 65ers 134
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Vintage
December 7
San Miguel Beermen 134, Añejo Rum 65ers 138
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Vintage
December 10
San Miguel Beermen 150, Añejo Rum 65ers 134
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Vintage
December 12
San Miguel Beermen 122, Añejo Rum 65ers 111
San Miguel wins series, 4–1
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