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2002 PBA Governors' Cup

2002 PBA Governors' Cup

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The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2002 Samsung-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on February 10 and ended on May 26, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team.[1]

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Rule changes

To prepare the national team for the upcoming 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, the following FIBA rules were adopted for this conference:

  • Zone defense will be allowed.
  • Total time of the game would be reduced to 40 minutes, 10-minute quarters.
  • The time allowed for an offensive team to cross the halfcourt line was reduced from 10 to eight seconds.

In addition, the pool of the national team was distributed into two teams: the Selecta-RP team and the Hapee-RP team.

Imports

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.

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Elimination round

Team standings

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Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Coca-Cola 1–0 Purefoods
  2. Head-to-head differential: Alaska +9, FedEx +6, Red Bull 15
  3. Head-to-head record: Sta. Lucia 1–0 San Miguel
  4. Head-to-head record: Hapee 1–0 Selecta

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
#1 twice-to-beat
1Talk 'N Text7070
8San Miguel7981
8San Miguel2
#4 twice-to-beat
4Alaska3
4Alaska74
5FedEx71
4Alaska3
#2 twice-to-beat
3Purefoods4
2Coca Cola75
7Sta. Lucia65
2Coca Cola2Third place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
3Purefoods3
3Purefoods82
8San Miguel63
6Red Bull77
2Coca Cola75

Quarterfinals

(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (8) San Miguel

April 28
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 70, San Miguel Beermen 81
San Miguel wins series in two games

(2) Coca-Cola vs. (7) Sta. Lucia

April 27
Coca Cola Tigers 75, Sta. Lucia Realtors 65
Coca-Cola wins series in one game

(3) Purefoods vs. (6) Red Bull

April 27
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82, Batang Red Bull Thunder 77
Purefoods wins series in one game

(4) Alaska vs. (5) FedEx

April 25
Alaska Aces 74, FedEx Express 71
Alaska wins series in one game

Semifinals

(2) Purefoods vs. (3) Coca-Cola

May 9
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 78, Coca Cola Tigers 75
Purefoods wins series, 3-2

(4) Alaska vs. (8) San Miguel

May 9
Alaska Aces 65, San Miguel Beermen 62
Alaska wins series, 3-2

Third place playoff

Finals

May 26
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 91, Alaska Aces 76
Purefoods wins series, 4-3

References

  1. "FedEx makes PBA debut vs Coke". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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