1997 PBA Governors' Cup | |
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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 | |
PBA conference chronology | |
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]
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 5 | .643 [a] | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Alaska Milkmen | 9 | 5 | .643 [a] | — | |
3 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 9 | 5 | .643 [a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
4 | Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1 | |
5 | Mobiline Cellulars | 7 | 7 | .500 [b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
6 | Gordon's Gin Boars | 7 | 7 | .500 [b] | 2 | |
7 | Pop Cola Sizzlers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4 | |
8 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 2 | 12 | .143 | 7 |
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 |
November 18
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Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 93, Mobiline Phone Pals 91 | ||
Purefoods wins series in one game |
1997 PBA Governors' Cup | |
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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 | |
PBA conference chronology | |
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]
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
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] | — | |
3 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 9 | 5 | .643 [a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
4 | Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1 | |
5 | Mobiline Cellulars | 7 | 7 | .500 [b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
6 | Gordon's Gin Boars | 7 | 7 | .500 [b] | 2 | |
7 | Pop Cola Sizzlers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4 | |
8 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 2 | 12 | .143 | 7 |
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 |
November 18
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Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 93, Mobiline Phone Pals 91 | ||
Purefoods wins series in one game |