# 1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

The 1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Sunkist Orange Juicers and the Alaska Milkmen played for the 61st championship contested by the league.
The Alaska Milkmen and Sunkist Orange Juicers clash in the PBA finals for the third straight conference, living up to their billing as the rivalry of the mid-1990s. Sunkist repeated over Alaska for their second straight crown of the season and fourth title overall as the Orange Juicers bolster its bid towards the Grandslam.

## Qualification

| Sunkist | Sunkist | Alaska | Alaska |
| Finished 9–1 (.900), 1st | Eliminations | Eliminations | Finished 7–3 (.700), 3rd |
| Finished 12–3 (.800), 1st | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Finished 10–5 (.667), tied for 2nd |
| defeated Purefoods, 3-2 | Best-of-5 semifinals | Best-of-5 semifinals | defeated Sta. Lucia, 3-0 |

## Series scoring summary

| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Wins |
| Sunkist | 112 | 99 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 106 | 4 |
| Alaska | 106 | 105 | 87 | 93 | 114 | 87 | 2 |
| Venue | Cuneta | Cuneta | Araneta | Araneta | Cuneta | Cuneta | |

## Games summary
### Game 1

* Vintage
* August 25
Sunkist Orange Juicers 112, Alaska Milkmen 106 (OT) :
| Pts: Grandison 30 Asaytono 26 | Pts: Hamilton 37 |
| Sunkist leads series, 1-0 |||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Alaska led 96-88 going into the final 3:13 of regulation but a 6-0 roll by Sunkist capped by a three-pointer from Boybits Victoria cut the lead to two, 96-94 with two minutes left. Vergel Meneses scored two short jumpers, the last over Merwin Castelo with 46.2 seconds remaining, to tie the count and forces overtime at 98-all. Meneses team up with Nelson Asaytono and Ronnie Grandison in the extra period as the Juicers unleashed a 9-4 spurt that gave them a 107-102 advantage with time down to 2:02.

### Game 2

* Vintage
* August 27
Sunkist Orange Juicers 99, Alaska Milkmen 105 :
| Pts: Ronnie Grandison 19 | Pts: Derrick Hamilton 44 |
| Series tied, 1-1 |||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
The Milkmen led by as many as 19 points in the first half but foul trouble on big men Cris Bolado, Bong Hawkins and import Derrick Hamilton allowed the Juicers to come within a point, 92-91, a final 11-2 burst capped by a two-handed back dunk by Hamilton gave Alaska a 103-93 lead with only 33.6 seconds left. Hamilton finished the game with 44 points and 12 rebounds.

### Game 3

* Vintage
* August 29
Sunkist Orange Juicers 99, Alaska Milkmen 87 :
| Pts: Nelson Asaytono 27 | Pts: Derrick Hamilton 29 |
| Sunkist leads series, 2-1 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
With Alaska guard Johnny Abarrientos sideline with a bruised right thigh, Sunkist turned to Nelson Asaytono for the crucial baskets in the last 1:26 to thwart the milkmen's final rally. The Juicers led by 17 points, 54-37, at the start of the third quarter, but the milkmen rallied to within four points, 85-89 with 1:43 left, despite Abarrientos' absence.

### Game 4

* Vintage
* September 1
Sunkist Orange Juicers 95, Alaska Milkmen 93 :
* Sunkist leads series, 3-1 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Game 5

* Vintage
* September 3
Sunkist Orange Juicers 93, Alaska Milkmen 114 :
* Sunkist leads series, 3-2 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

### Game 6

* Vintage
* September 5
Sunkist Orange Juicers 106, Alaska Milkmen 87 :
* Sunkist wins series, 4-2 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Sunkist came in full battle gear and right from the first half took a commanding 16-point lead at 52-36. The Milkmen gave the Juicers a scare in the third quarter but after several miscues, the Orange Juicers regained composure to upend an impending rally.
* 1995 PBA Commissioners Cup Champions
* Sunkist Orange Juicers Fourth title

## Broadcast notes

| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside reporters |
| Game 1 | Sev Sarmenta | Andy Jao | Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego |
| Game 2 | Noli Eala | Quinito Henson | |
| Game 3 | Ed Picson | Andy Jao | Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego |
| Game 4 | Sev Sarmenta | Quinito Henson | Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego |
| Game 5 | Noli Eala | Andy Jao | |
| Game 6 | Sev Sarmenta | Quinito Henson | Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego |