The 1997Philippine 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]
1997, governors, 1997, philippine, basketball, association, governors, third, last, conference, 1997, season, started, september, with, provincial, game, tarlac, city, ended, december, 1997, tournament, import, laden, format, which, requires, import, pure, for. 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 1997 PBA Governors CupDurationSeptember 20 December 14 1997TV partner s Vintage Sports IBC FinalsChampionsAlaska MilkmenRunners upPurefoods Carne Norte BeefiesAwardsBest PlayerAlvin Patrimonio Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies Best ImportLarry Robinson San Miguel Beermen Finals MVPJohnny Abarrientos Alaska Milkmen PBA Governors Cup chronology lt 1996 1998 gt PBA conference chronology lt 1997 Commissioner s 1998 All Filipino gt Contents 1 Format 2 Elimination round 2 1 Team standings 3 Bracket 4 Quarterfinals 4 1 3 Sta Lucia vs 6 Gordon s Gin 4 2 4 Purefoods vs 5 Mobiline 5 Semifinals 5 1 1 San Miguel vs 4 Purefoods 5 2 2 Alaska vs 3 Sta Lucia 6 Third place playoff 7 Finals 8 References 9 External linksFormat EditThe 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 semifinalsElimination round EditTeam standings Edit Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification1 San Miguel Beermen 9 5 643 a Advance to semifinals2 Alaska Milkmen 9 5 643 a 3 Sta Lucia Realtors 9 5 643 a Twice to beat in the quarterfinals4 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 8 6 571 15 Mobiline Cellulars 7 7 500 b 2 Twice to win in the quarterfinals6 Gordon s Gin Boars 7 7 500 b 27 Pop Cola Sizzlers 5 9 357 48 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 2 12 143 7Source 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 sBracket EditQuarterfinals Higher seeds twice to beat Semifinals Best of 5 series Finals Best of 7 series 1San Miguel24Purefoods934Purefoods35Mobiline914Purefoods12Alaska42Alaska33Sta Lucia1023Sta Lucia06Gordon s Gin93Third place1San Miguel993Sta Lucia89Quarterfinals Edit 3 Sta Lucia vs 6 Gordon s Gin Edit VTVNovember 18Sta Lucia Realtors 102 Gordon s Gin Boars 93Sta Lucia wins series in one gameCuneta Astrodome Pasay 4 Purefoods vs 5 Mobiline Edit VTVNovember 18recapPurefoods Carne Norte Beefies 93 Mobiline Phone Pals 91Purefoods wins series in one gameCuneta Astrodome PasaySemifinals Edit 1 San Miguel vs 4 Purefoods Edit VTVNovember 23San Miguel Beermen 96 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 82Cuneta Astrodome Pasay VTVNovember 25San Miguel Beermen 73 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 80Cuneta Astrodome Pasay VTVNovember 28San Miguel Beermen 91 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 89Araneta Coliseum Quezon City VTVNovember 30San Miguel Beermen 84 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 94Cuneta Astrodome Pasay VTVDecember 2recapSan Miguel Beermen 89 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 91Purefoods wins series 3 2Cuneta Astrodome Pasay 2 Alaska vs 3 Sta Lucia Edit VTVNovember 23Alaska Milkmen 83 Sta Lucia Realtors 69Cuneta Astrodome Pasay VTVNovember 25Alaska Milkmen 107 Sta Lucia Realtors 87Cuneta Astrodome Pasay VTVNovember 28Alaska Milkmen 95 Sta Lucia Realtors 80Alaska wins series 3 0Araneta Coliseum Quezon CityThird place playoff EditVTVDecember 5San Miguel Beermen 99 Sta Lucia Realtors 89Araneta Coliseum Quezon CityFinals EditMain article 1997 PBA Governors Cup Finals VTVDecember 5Alaska Milkmen 76 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 87Araneta Coliseum Quezon City VTVDecember 7Alaska Milkmen 85 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 79Cuneta Astrodome Pasay VTVDecember 9Alaska Milkmen 96 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 85Cuneta Astrodome Pasay VTVDecember 12Alaska Milkmen 92 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 75Araneta Coliseum Quezon City VTVDecember 14Alaska Milkmen 94 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 66Alaska wins series 4 1Cuneta Astrodome PasayReferences Edit Purefoods Pop Cola clash opens Governor s Cup loop in Tarlac Manila Standard Gordon s Gin keeps Trimmingham Manila Standard External links EditPBA ph Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 PBA Governors 27 Cup amp oldid 1135309851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
