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 | |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
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.[1]
Rule changes
In an unprecedented move to prepare the national team for 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.
- 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.
Elimination round
Team standings
| Qualified for quarterfinals with twice to beat advantage | |
| Qualified for quarterfinals with twice to win disadvantage |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| #4 twice-to-beat | 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 | ||||||||||||
| #3 twice-to-beat | 3 | Purefoods | 3 | Third-place playoff | ||||||||||
| 3 | Purefoods | 82 | 8 | San Miguel | 63 | |||||||||
| 6 | Red Bull | 77 | 2 | Coca Cola | 75 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Best-of-five semifinals
Purefoods vs Coca Cola
Alaska vs San Miguel
Playoff for third place
Finals
Main article: 2002 PBA Governors Cup Finals
References
External links
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