The Milkmen's chances dimmed early as ace guard Frankie Lim twisted his left ankle barely 11 seconds into the series opener.
The Hotdogs on a verge of another last minute collapse and were down by three, 109–112, when import Robert Rose drive hard to the basket and scored plus a foul, he fell on his back and crash to the floor.
Alaska dictated the tempo early, enjoying leads as nine, the last at 22–13 in the first quarter, but Alvin Patrimonio and Daren Queenan blended well inside the paint to get Purefoods to within, 46–49 at the half.
Purefoods almost had the game won in regulation when they led, 93–87, going into the last two minutes when back-to-back three-pointers by Elmer Cabahug tied the count at 93-all with 1:16 left, Patrimonio shoved the Hotdogs back on top, 95–93, but Carlos Clark retaliated to knot the count anew at 95-all, time down to 34 seconds, misses from Daren Queenan and Jojo Lastimosa, the last one on ill-advised three-pointer with five seconds to go, paved the way for the extra period.
Purefoods built a 78–71 lead late in the third quarter but Alaska's defense limited the Hotdogs to only eight points in the first six minutes of the final period, the Milkmen went up, 89–86, on the heads up play of Sean Chambers but Queenan countered with eight straight points, starting off with a triple in an 8–2 run to give the Hotdogs a 94–91 lead with three minutes left, with 14 seconds to go and two seconds left in their shotclock, Al Solis buried a three-pointer that gave Purefoods a 99–95 advantage.