1998 PBA Governors' Cup

The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the fourth conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on October 9 and ended on December 9, 1998. The tournament is a two-import format, which requires each team to have two American reinforcements.

1998 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationOctober 9 – December 9, 1998
TV partner(s)VTV (IBC)
Finals
ChampionsFormula Shell Zoom Masters
Runners-upMobiline Phone Pals
Awards
Best PlayerJerry Codiñera
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
Best ImportSilas Mills
(Mobiline Phone Pals)
Finals MVPBenjie Paras
(Formula Shell Zoom Masters)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format edit

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • One-round robin eliminations; Teams' won-loss record in the Centennial Cup were carried over
  • The top four teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.[1]
  • Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the standings back to zero.
  • The top two teams will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a Best of three series.

Elimination round edit

Team standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Mobiline Phone Pals 9 6 .600[a] Advance to semifinal round
2 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 9 6 .600[a]
3 San Miguel Beermen 9 6 .600[a]
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 9 6 .600[a]
5 Pop Cola 800s 8 7 .533 1
6 Ginebra San Miguel 7 8 .467 2
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 9 .400 3
8 Alaska Milkmen 6 9 .400 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.068, Shell 1.027, San Miguel 0.953, Purefoods 0.952

Semifinals edit

Team standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Mobiline Phone Pals 12 9 .571[a] Advance to the Finals
2 Formula Shell Super Unleaded 12 9 .571[a]
3 San Miguel Beermen 12 9 .571[a] Proceed to third-place playoff
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 12 9 .571[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.045, Shell 1.006, San Miguel 0.985, Purefoods 0.963; first-seed playoff: Mobiline 84–80 Purefoods; second-seed playoff: Shell 87–83 San Miguel

Results edit

First seed playoff edit

Second seed playoff edit

Third place playoffs edit

December 1
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 99, San Miguel Beermen 96
Purefoods wins series, 2–1

Finals edit

December 9
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 93, Mobiline Phone Pals 91
Formula Shell wins series, 4–3

References edit

  1. ^ "Pall of Gloom – Sports Flash, October 30 – November 5, 1998". Interbasket.net.

External links edit