San Miguel took advantage of the Hotdogs' sluggish start and led 27–11 early, the Beermen padded their margin to 23 points at 51–28 in the second quarter and took a 62–47 lead at halftime.
[1] After allowing the Beermen to score lots of points in the series opener, the Hotdogs put up a tough, defensive stand to limit San Miguel's output.
Elmer Reyes sent the Beermen back on top with a lay-up, successive hits by Lastimosa and Jerry Codinera put the Hotdogs out front, 88–86, with just a little over two minutes left in the fourth period.
With the time down to eight seconds, Hector Calma drove in and got a foul from Al Solis, he converted both of his free throws for a finishing 7–0 run as San Miguel level the series at two games apiece.
Before a capacity crowd of more than 12,000 at the ULTRA in the deciding Game 7, San Miguel open the third quarter with six straight points to take the biggest lead for the night at 53–44.
The Hotdogs on the heroics of Al Solis keeps coming back, Purefoods last tasted the lead, 73–71, early in the fourth period, an 8–0 blast by the Beermen gave them a six-point edge, 79–73.
With the score standing at 88–80 for San Miguel, Al Solis drained his fifth triple that started an 8–2 run for the Hotdogs and trimmed the deficit to two points, 88–90, with only 11 seconds remaining.