Ginebra signed up Wes Matthews, a member of the 1987-88 NBA World Champions Los Angeles Lakers, as their import in the Third Conference.
March 10: Ginebra snapped out of a three-game losing skein as new import Jervis Cole sizzled for 41 points and 19 rebounds, capping his brilliant stint when he canned-in two free throws with two seconds left in lifting the Gins to a 110-109 win over Presto Tivoli.
[1] April 21: The Ginebras came back from 19 points down in the fourth quarter and behind the plays of Dondon Ampalayo and import Jervis Cole, a final 9-1 blast gave the Gins a dramatic 126-125 come-from-behind victory over Diet Sarsi after trailing 117-124 with only 32 seconds left in the game.
May 2: Ginebra led 16-0 over importless-Purefoods early in the first quarter and never look back in a 126-108 victory to set the stage for an explosive finals grudge rematch opposite last year's championship rival Shell Rimula-X Turbo Chargers.
May 19: Rudy Distrito caught a pinpoint inbound pass from Sonny Jaworski and then delivered on a drive with one second left that lifted the Gins to a 104-102 win over Shell in Game Seven for the First Conference championship as they completed a remarkable comeback in the playoffs and bag their third PBA title.
Jaworski fouled a driving Abet Guidaben, who fell down and then confronted the Ginebra playing coach, McDonald intervened by grabbing the Big J's nape.