1989 PBA Reinforced Conference

The 1989 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1989 PBA season. It started on October 1 and ended on December 12, 1989. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires each team to have an import standing 6 feet 1 inch.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

• Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
• Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. ^[1]
• Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
• The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals. ^[2] The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

Elimination round

Semifinal round

#	Team Standings	Cumulative				SF		Playoff
		W	L	PCT	GB	W	L
1	San Miguel Beermen	12	6	.667	–-	6	2
2	Añejo Rum 65ers	10	8	.556	2	5	3
3	Purefoods Hotdogs	10	8	.556	2	4	4
4	Alaska Milkmen	8	10	.444	4	3	5
5	Presto Tivolis	7	11	.389	5	2	6

Finals berth playoff

Battle for third

Finals

References