1997 PBA Governors' Cup

Third and last conference of the 1997 PBA season 1997 Governors' Cup September 20 – December 14, 1997 Vintage Sports (IBC) Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies) Larry Robinson (San Miguel Beermen) Johnny Abarrientos (Alaska Milkmen) Alaska Milkmen Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 1996 PBA Governors Cup 1996 1998 PBA Governors Cup 1998 1997 Commissioner's 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup 1998 All-Filipino 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oY8VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5228%2C2120263 Purefoods, Pop Cola clash opens Governor's Cup loop in Tarlac Manila Standard Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: Double-round robin eliminations; 14 games per team.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EaAVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-woEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6402%2C3118183 Gordon's Gin keeps Trimmingham Manila Standard 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 main WL percentage yes yes none complete ALA 9 5 Alaska Milkmen Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.027, Alaska 1.000, Sta. Lucia 0.975 GOR 7 7 Gordon's Gin Boars Head-to-head record: Mobiline 2–0 Gordon's MOB 7 7 Mobiline Cellulars GOR PF 8 6 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies POP 5 9 Pop Cola Sizzlers SHL 2 12 Formula Shell Zoom Masters SLR 9 5 Sta. Lucia Realtors ALA SMB 9 5 San Miguel Beermen ALA SF SF 2x 2x QF QF Q before green1 Advance to semifinals blue1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals blue2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals Bracket 2/1 2 Quarterfinals(Higher seeds twice-to-beat) Semifinals(Best-of-5) Finals(Best-of-7) 4 Purefoods 93 5 Mobiline 91 3 Sta. Lucia 102 6 Gordon's Gin 93 1 San Miguel 2 4 Purefoods 3 2 Alaska 3 3 Sta. Lucia 0 4 Purefoods 1 2 Alaska 4 1 San Miguel 99 3 Sta. Lucia 89 Quarterfinals (3) Sta. Lucia vs. (6) Gordon's Gin November 18 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Sta. Lucia Realtors 102 Gordon's Gin Boars 93 #eee Sta. Lucia wins series in one game (4) Purefoods vs. (5) Mobiline #eee November 18 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV recap Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 93 Mobiline Phone Pals 91 Purefoods wins series in one game Semifinals (1) San Miguel vs. (4) Purefoods #eee November 23 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV San Miguel Beermen 96 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 82 November 25 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV San Miguel Beermen 73 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 80 #eee November 28 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City VTV San Miguel Beermen 91 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 89 November 30 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV San Miguel Beermen 84 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 94 #eee December 2 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV recap San Miguel Beermen 89 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 91 Purefoods wins series, 3–2 (2) Alaska vs. (3) Sta. Lucia #eee November 23 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Alaska Milkmen 83 Sta. Lucia Realtors 69 November 25 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Alaska Milkmen 107 Sta. Lucia Realtors 87 #eee November 28 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City VTV Alaska Milkmen 95 Sta. Lucia Realtors 80 Alaska wins series, 3–0 Third place playoff #eee December 5 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City VTV San Miguel Beermen 99 Sta. Lucia Realtors 89 Finals 1997 PBA Governors Cup Finals #eee December 5 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City VTV Alaska Milkmen 76 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 87 December 7 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Alaska Milkmen 85 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 79 #eee December 9 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Alaska Milkmen 96 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 85 December 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City VTV Alaska Milkmen 92 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 75 #eee December 14 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay VTV Alaska Milkmen 94 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 66 Alaska wins series, 4–1 References External links PBA.ph https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 Governors' Cup Category:PBA Governors' Cup