The 1991 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Third Conference was the last conference of the 1991 PBA season. It started on September 15 and ended on December 15, 1991. The tournament allows one import with a height limit of 6'1" each per team.

Format

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

  • The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A: Ginebra San Miguel Pepsi Hotshots Tivoli Milkmasters San Miguel BeermenGroup B: Alaska Milkmen Shell Rimula X Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
  • Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded on the basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify based on groupings.
  • The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.
  • The Semifinals will be two round-robin affairs with the remaining five teams. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least five of their eight semifinal games.
  • The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of five finals. The next two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-three playoff.

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1Pepsi Hotshots83.727Semifinal round
2Alaska Milkmen74.6361
3Ginebra San Miguel74.6361
4San Miguel Beermen65.5452
5Tivoli Milkmasters65.5452
6Shell Rimula X47.3644
7Swify Mighty Meaty Hotdogs47.3644
8Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs29.1826

Semifinal round

Team standings

Overall standings
PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Alaska Milkmen 12 7 .632 — Advance to the Finals 2 Ginebra San Miguel 12 7 .632 — 3 Pepsi Hotshots 11 8 .579 1 Proceed to third place playoffs 4 San Miguel Beermen 10 9 .526 2 5 Tivoli Milkmasters 9 10 .474 3Source: [citation needed] Notes:Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L 1 Alaska Milkmen 5 3 2 Ginebra San Miguel 5 3 3 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 4 Pepsi Hotshots 3 5 5 Tivoli Milkmasters 3 5Source: [citation needed]
1Alaska Milkmen127.632Advance to the Finals
2Ginebra San Miguel127.632
3Pepsi Hotshots118.5791Proceed to third place playoffs
4San Miguel Beermen109.5262
5Tivoli Milkmasters910.4743
PosTeamWL
1Alaska Milkmen53
2Ginebra San Miguel53
3San Miguel Beermen44
4Pepsi Hotshots35
5Tivoli Milkmasters35

Third place playoffs

Vintage
December 8
Pepsi Hotshots 116, San Miguel Beermen 119
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Vintage
December 10
Pepsi Hotshots 109, San Miguel Beermen 105
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Vintage
December 12
Pepsi Hotshots 109, San Miguel Beermen 114
San Miguel wins series, 2–1
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Finals

Vintage
December 8
Alaska Milkmen 93, Ginebra San Miguel 92
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Vintage
December 10
Alaska Milkmen 105, Ginebra San Miguel 107
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Vintage
December 12
Alaska Milkmen 122, Ginebra San Miguel 103
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Vintage
December 15
Alaska Milkmen 99, Ginebra San Miguel 90
Alaska wins series, 3–1
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