1997 PBA Governors' Cup

1997 PBA Governors' Cup
1997 PBA Governors' Cup
Duration	September 20 – December 14, 1997
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (IBC)
Finals
Champions	Alaska Milkmen
Runners-up	Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies
Awards
Best Player	Alvin Patrimonio; (Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies)
Best Import	Larry Robinson; (San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVP	Johnny Abarrientos; (Alaska Milkmen)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
	< 1996 1998 >
PBA conference chronology
	< 1997 Commissioner's 1998 All-Filipino >

The 1997 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 1997 PBA season. It started on September 20 with a provincial game in Tarlac City and ended on December 14, 1997. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.^[1]

Format

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

Double-round robin eliminations; 14 games per team.^[2]
The top two teams will automatically qualify to the semifinals while the next four teams will have a crossover quarterfinal round.
Quarterfinals:
- QF1: #3 vs. #6, with #3 having the twice-to-beat advantage
- QF2: #4 vs. #5, with #4 having the twice-to-beat advantage
Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. #4
- SF2: QF2 vs. #3
Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	5	.643^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Alaska Milkmen	9	5	.643^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
3	Sta. Lucia Realtors	9	5	.643^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies	8	6	.571	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
5	Mobiline Cellulars	7	7	.500^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Gordon's Gin Boars	7	7	.500^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
7	Pop Cola Sizzlers	5	9	.357	4
8	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	2	12	.143	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.027, Alaska 1.000, Sta. Lucia 0.975
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Mobiline 2–0 Gordon's

Bracket

Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat)			Semifinals (best-of-5 series)			Finals (best-of-7 series)

			1	San Miguel	2
4	Purefoods	93	4	Purefoods	3
5	Mobiline	91				4	Purefoods	1
						2	Alaska	4
			2	Alaska	3
3	Sta. Lucia	102	3	Sta. Lucia	0
6	Gordon's Gin	93				Third place

						1	San Miguel	99
						3	Sta. Lucia	89

Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 93, Mobiline Phone Pals 91
Purefoods wins series in one game

San Miguel Beermen 89, Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 91
Purefoods wins series, 3–2

Format

Elimination round

Team standings

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(3) Sta. Lucia vs. (6) Gordon's Gin

(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Mobiline

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Purefoods

(2) Alaska vs. (3) Sta. Lucia

Third-place playoff

Finals

References

External links