2002 PBA Governors' Cup

2002 PBA Governors' Cup
Duration February 10 - May 26, 2002
TV partner/s Viva TV on IBC
Finals
Champions Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
  runners-up Alaska Aces
Awards
Governors' Cup
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The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Samsung–Governors' Cup 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.

Rule Changes

In an unprecedented move to prepare our national team to the coming 2002 Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea, the PBA Commissioner's office proposed several rule changes to take effect in the 2002 Season.

Elimination round

Team standings

Qualified for quarterfinals with twice to beat advantage
Qualified for quarterfinals with twice to win disadvantage
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1 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 9 2 .818 --
2 Coca Cola Tigers 8 3 .727 1
3 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 8 3 .727 1
4 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545 3
5 FedEx Express 6 5 .545 3
6 Red Bull Thunder 6 5 .545 3
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 6 .455 4
8 San Miguel Beermen 5 6 .455 4
9 RP-Hapee Toothpaste 4 7 .364 5
10 RP-Selecta Ice Cream 4 7 .364 5
11 Barangay Ginebra Kings 3 8 .273 6
12 Shell Turbo Chargers 2 9 .182 7

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1  Talk 'N Text 70 70  
  8  San Miguel 79 81  
            8  San Miguel 2    
    (Best-of-3)       4  Alaska 3  
  4  Alaska 74  
  5  FedEx 71    
    4  Alaska 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3  Purefoods 4
  2  Coca Cola 75    
  7  Sta. Lucia 65    
            2  Coca Cola 2
    (Best-of-3)     3  Purefoods 3     Third-place playoff
  3  Purefoods 82     8  San Miguel 63
  6  Red Bull 77       2  Coca Cola 75

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

April 23
San Miguel Beermen 79, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 70
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
April 25
Alaska Aces 74, FedEx Express 71
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
April 27
Coca Cola Tigers 75, Sta. Lucia Realtors 65
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
April 27
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82, Batang Red Bull Thunder 77
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
April 28
San Miguel Beermen 81, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 70
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Best-of-five semifinals

Purefoods vs Coca Cola

April 30
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 89, Coca Cola Tigers 86
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
May 2
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 84, Coca Cola Tigers 75
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
May 5
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 72, Coca Cola Tigers 77
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
May 7
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 59, Coca Cola Tigers 64
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
May 9
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 78, Coca Cola Tigers 75
Purefoods wins series, 3-2
Philsports Arena, Pasig City

Alaska vs San Miguel

May 2
Alaska Aces 67, San Miguel Beermen 63 (OT)
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
May 5
Alaska Aces 61, San Miguel Beermen 68
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
May 7
Alaska Aces 74, San Miguel Beermen 63
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
May 9
Alaska Aces 65, San Miguel Beermen 62
Alaska wins series, 3-2
Philsports Arena, Pasig City

Playoff for third place

May 12
Coca Cola Tigers 75, San Miguel Beermen 63
Coca Cola clinch third place
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

May 12
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 73, Alaska Aces 79
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
May 14
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 102, Alaska Aces 106 (2OT)
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
May 16
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 80, Alaska Aces 66
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
May 19
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82, Alaska Aces 76
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
May 21
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 84, Alaska Aces 72
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
May 23
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 78, Alaska Aces 85
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
May 26
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 91, Alaska Aces 76
Purefoods wins series, 4-3
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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