The Aces have good start at the eliminations of the first conference, Philippine Cup,[1] but lost to the eventual champions Sta.
[3][4] Due to a 27-point explosion of Kelly Williams, Realtors won and led the series 2–1.
Lucia came close as he matched Williams' Game 3 output of 27 points to lead all scorers.
With the score unchanged, Willie Miller converted a three-point play to tie at 90-all but the Realtors then scored the last 5 points of the game to put them one step closer to their first All-Filipino conference Finals stint.
[9] In 2008 Fiesta Conference, the Aces won some of their final games, notably one of them against Coca-Cola Tigers,[10] but eliminated again by Sta.