1993 PBA Governors' Cup
The 1993 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 1993 PBA season. It started on September 26 and ended on December 14, 1993. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. The tournament features a handicapping rule which allows teams that failed to reach the semifinals for the last two conference to have an import with a 6'6" height limit. The other teams will be allowed with a 6'3" import.
| 1993 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 26 - December 14, 1993 |
| TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports (PTV) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs |
| Awards | |
| Best Import | Kenny Travis (San Miguel) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
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Group A:
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Group B:
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- Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.
- The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals. [1]
- Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win five of their eight semifinal games.
- The top two teams (or the top team and the winner of the playoff incentive) will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams will play for the best-of-five series for third place.
Elimination round
Team standings
| Qualified for semifinals |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 2 | .800 | -- |
| 2 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 |
| 3 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 |
| 4 | Pepsi Mega Bottlers | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 |
| 5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 |
| 6 | Alaska Milkmen | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 |
| 7 | Shell Helix Oilers | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 |
| 8 | Ginebra San Miguel | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 |
Semifinal round
Team standings
| Qualified for finals | |
| Qualified for finals playoff | |
| Qualified for battle-for-third |
| # | Team | Cumulative | SF | Playoff | |||||
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| W | L | PCT | GB | W | L | #2 | FB | ||
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722 | -- | 5 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | 4 | 4 |  | |
| 3 | Pepsi Mega Bottlers | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | 4 | 4 |  | |
| 4 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .566 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | |
| 5 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
San Miguel qualified for the finals outright after topping the semifinals; Sta. Lucia won five semifinal games to earn themselves a playoff for the other finals berth. However, Swift and Pepsi were tied for the #2 seed. This meant that Sta. Lucia's opponent for the finals berth playoff has to be determined first. The losers of the two playoff games will play for third place. [2]
#2 seed playoff
Finals berth playoff
Battle for third place
December 10 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors 116, Pepsi Mega Bottlers 107 | ||
| Sta.Lucia wins series, 3-0 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
Finals
December 14 |
| San Miguel Beermen 91, Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 89 | ||
| San Miguel wins series, 4-1 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
References
- "Top meets bottom in Governor's Cup semis". Manila Standard.
- "Swift, SLR to decide SMB's title rival". Manila Standard.
External links
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