The Philippines-Hapee, coached by Junel Baculi and reinforced by ex-PBA imports Tony Harris and Bobby Parks, along with Hapee mainstays Joel Dualan, Erwin Framo, Oscar Simon, Ramon Pido and borrowed players from Red Bull, Danny Ildefonso and Henry Fernandez, won the title by defeating Isuzu lynx of Japan, 77-74, in the finale.
[2] The Cavity Fighters ended a three-year wait for the title and claim their first-ever PBL crown, defeating the defending champion Stag Pale Pilseners, which won the Grandslam earlier in the year in a cinderella fashion, in four games.
[3] Newcomer Welcoat Paints debut with an upset 79-70 win over Hapee Toothpaste, who just won another championship in the ABC Champions Cup.
[5] Agfa pulled off a 71-66 win over Stag in Game 3 of their best-of-three title series for their first PBL crown since joining the league three years ago.
Danny Ildefonso and Anastacio Mendoza led the Film Experts of winning coach Jimmy Mariano with 14 points apiece while Henry Fernandez added 12 markers.