[2] Entering the semifinal round with five victories against five defeats, Shell won five of their eight assignments to earn a playoff for the second finals berth against Ginebra San Miguel, a team which they haven't beaten in four outings in the Conference.
The championship savvy Alaska Milkmen eventually won in the deciding match of a tough seven-game series as they stave off a late, furious Shell rally to win by six points.
February 27: Shell held the San Miguel Beermen scoreless in the first four minutes of the third quarter and led by as many as 18 points to coast an easy 89-79 victory for their third straight win and the solo lead in the All-Filipino Cup.
[4] July 12: Shell outsteadied Alaska down the stretch to eke out a hard-earned 82-79 victory and snapped the Milkmen's winning roll at six and handed their first loss in the Commissioners Cup.
[5] August 25: Kenny Redfield struck with a three-point shot in the final second as Formula Shell repulsed Ginebra San Miguel, 89-86, to earn the right to challenge Alaska Milk for the Commissioners Cup championship.