Dates May 13–25, 1997 Radio network DZRH | Television VTV (IBC) | |
Game 1: E. de Leon, F. Ilagan, O. Bernarte | ||
The 1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Gordon's Gin Boars and Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys played for the 66th championship contested by the league.
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The Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys won their 5th PBA championship with a 4-2 series win over the Gordon's Gin Boars.
Game 1
The Cowboys took a whooping 47-28 lead at halftime with Bong Ravena scorching hot. The Boars trimmed down the deficit from as high as 22 in the first few minutes of the third quarter to just six points, 75-81, halfway through the fourth period. Gordon's had a mediocre 33% field goal in the first two quarters and committed 14 turnovers.
Game 4
The Cowboys were down by 10 points, 34-44, at halftime. They came back in the third period and were trailing by only one, 67-68, after 36 minutes of play.
Game 5
Vince Hizon came through with a huge defensive play in the closing seconds to preserved a Boars' victory.
Game 6
Going into the last quarter, the Cowboys trailed, 56-57. An 8-0 run from the start of the fourth period gave them a seven-point edge, 64-57. After Jayvee Gayoso hit a triple, a 7-1 blast by the Cowboys with Bong Ravena hitting his own three-pointer put Purefoods in front by 10 points, 71-61. Five straight points by the Boars close the gap to within, 66-71, nearing the final two minutes. Alvin Patrimonio's long jumper clinch the title for the Cowboys with a nine-point lead, 78-69. Patrimonio played for 45 minutes and scored 40 of his team's 82-point production, grabbed 11 rebounds and issued four assists.