1997 PBA Governors' 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. [1]

1997 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationSeptember 20 - December 14, 1997
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (IBC)
Finals
ChampionsAlaska Milkmen
Runners-upPurefoods Carne Norte Beefies
Awards
Best ImportLarry Robinson (San Miguel)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
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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

Qualified for semifinals
Qualified for quarterfinals
#TeamWLPCTGB
1 San Miguel Beermen95.643--
2 Alaska Milkmen95.643--
3 Sta. Lucia Realtors95.643--
4 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies86.5711
5 Mobiline Phone Pals77.5002
6 Gordon's Gin Boars77.5002
7 Pop Cola Sizzlers59.3574
8 Formula Shell Zoom Masters212.2146

Playoffs bracket

  Quarterfinals
(#3 and #4 twice to beat)
    Semifinals
(Best-of-5 series)
    Finals
(Best-of-7 series)
                           
        1 San Miguel 2  
  4 Purefoods 1     4 Purefoods 3    
  5 Mobiline 0         4 Purefoods 1
      2 Alaska 4
        2 Alaska 3    
  3 Sta. Lucia 1     3 Sta. Lucia 0   Third-place playoff
  6 Gordon's Gin 0   1 San Miguel 1
  3 Sta. Lucia 0

Quarterfinal round

November 18
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 93, Mobiline Phone Pals 91
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
November 18
Sta. Lucia Realtors 102, Gordon's Gin Boars 93
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City

Best of five semifinals

Alaska vs Sta. Lucia

November 23
Alaska Milkmen 83, Sta. Lucia Realtors 69
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
November 25
Alaska Milkmen 107, Sta. Lucia Realtors 87
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
November 28
Alaska Milkmen 95, Sta. Lucia Realtors 80
Alaska wins series, 3-0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Purefoods vs San Miguel

November 23
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 82, San Miguel Beermen 96
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
November 25
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 80, San Miguel Beermen 73
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
November 28
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 89, San Miguel Beermen 91
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
November 30
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 94, San Miguel Beermen 84
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
December 2
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 91, San Miguel Beermen 89
Purefoods wins series, 3-2
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City

Battle for third

December 5
San Miguel Beermen 99, Sta. Lucia Realtors 89
San Miguel wins third place trophy
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

December 5
Alaska Milkmen 76, Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 87
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 7
Alaska Milkmen 85, Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 79
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
December 9
Alaska Milkmen 96, Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 85
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
December 12
Alaska Milkmen 92, Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 75
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 14
Alaska Milkmen 94, Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 66
Alaska wins series, 4-1
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
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