[1] McCleary played nine games and was sent home in favor of the tried and tested Bobby Parks at the start of the single-round quarterfinals.
[2] Shell was already out of contention for the finals berth when they pulled off a 113–103 win over Sunkist in the last day of the semifinals on December 3, ending the Orange Juicers' quest for a Grandslam season.
[3] November 5: Ronnie Magsanoc's three-pointer with 1:24 to play triggered a whirlwind windup by Formula Shell as it stayed alive for a semifinals berth by blasting Purefoods Hotdogs, 111–98.
[4] During the Governors Cup, a week left before the end of the elimination round, the Gas Kings traded Paul Alvarez to San Miguel for Victor Pablo.
[5] In Shell's 90–88 win over San Miguel on November 7, which booked the Gas Kings a semifinals seat in the Governors Cup, Beermen forward Art Dela Cruz was ejected from the ballgame for elbowing Shell import Rodney Monroe with 3:53 left in the third quarter, a total of P 53,000 fines were slapped on both teams from the players, team officials and utility personnel who left their benches to join the melee.