The two technicals slapped by referees Rudy Hines and Ernie De leon on Añejo forward Rey Cuenco triggered the walkout with still 2:52 left in the second period of Game Six, the Shell Zoom Masters on top, 62–47.
The 65ers missed the services early of playing-coach Jaworski, assistant coach Rino Salazar and three key players, Chito Loyzaga, Dante Gonzalgo and Rey Cuenco, who were members of the all-pro team in the Beijing Asian Games.
Compounding their woes was the exit of Carlos Briggs, whose attitude problems convince management to replaced him after just three games in favor of Darryl Joe.
April 5: Dante Gonzalgo buried a gun-beating triple made possible by Yves Dignadice’s two misses from the stripe as Añejo escape with a 123-122 victory over San Miguel Beermen.
[2] June 21: Philip Cezar drove in a twinner with one second left and lifted Añejo Rum 65 to a 143-141 overtime victory over Pop Cola.