2002 PBA Governors' Cup

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]

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
Best Player	Rey Evangelista (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
Best Import	Derrick Brown (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
Finals MVP	Kerby Raymundo (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
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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.

Team	Name	GP	Name	GP
Alaska Aces	Muntrelle Dobbins	7	Ron Riley	24
	James Head	17
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Bubba Wells	3	Jarrod Gee	11
	Desmond Ferguson	3
	Bryan Green	5
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Joe Bunn	11	Julius Nwosu	10
	Sean Lampley	1	Antonio Lang	2
Coca Cola Tigers	Fred Williams	4	Rosell Ellis	18
	Ron Hale	14
FedEx Express	Rodrick Rhodes	2	Jermaine Walker	12
	Tim Moore	10
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Leonard White	11	Derrick Brown	24
	Kelvin Price	13
San Miguel Beermen	Keith Hill	2	Lamont Strothers	19
	Mario Bennett	17
Shell Turbo Chargers	Derrick Grimm	3	Askia Jones	11
	Nantambu Willingham	7
	Cedric Webber	1
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Lelan McDougal	3	Johnny Taylor	1
	Mark Davis	9	Victor Thomas	11
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Jerald Honeycutt	13	Richie Frahm	13

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Coca-Cola Tigers	8	3	.727[a]	1
3	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	8	3	.727[a]	1
4	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545[b]	3
5	FedEx Express	6	5	.545[b]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Batang Red Bull Thunder	6	5	.545[b]	3
7	Sta. Lucia Realtors	5	6	.455[c]	4
8	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455[c]	4
9	RP-Hapee Toothpaste (G)	4	7	.364[d]	5
10	RP-Selecta Ice Cream (G)	4	7	.364[d]	5
11	Barangay Ginebra Kings	3	8	.273	6
12	Shell Turbo Chargers	2	9	.182	7

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

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

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Quarterfinals

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

Viva TV

April 23

recap

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 70, San Miguel Beermen 79

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Viva TV

April 28

recap

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 70, San Miguel Beermen 81

San Miguel wins series in two games

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

Viva TV

April 27

recap

Coca Cola Tigers 75, Sta. Lucia Realtors 65

Coca-Cola wins series in one game

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(3) Purefoods vs. (6) Red Bull

Viva TV

April 27

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82, Batang Red Bull Thunder 77

Purefoods wins series in one game

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(4) Alaska vs. (5) FedEx

Viva TV

April 25

recap

Alaska Aces 74, FedEx Express 71

Alaska wins series in one game

Philsports Arena, Pasig

Semifinals

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

Viva TV

April 30

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 89, Coca Cola Tigers 86

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Viva TV

May 2

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 84, Coca Cola Tigers 75

Philsports Arena, Pasig

Viva TV

May 5

recap

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 72, Coca Cola Tigers 77

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Viva TV

May 7

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 59, Coca Cola Tigers 64

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Viva TV

May 9

recap

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 78, Coca Cola Tigers 75

Purefoods wins series, 3–2

Philsports Arena, Pasig

(4) Alaska vs. (8) San Miguel

Viva TV

April 30

Alaska Aces 66, San Miguel Beermen 72

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Viva TV

May 2

recap

Alaska Aces 67, San Miguel Beermen 63 (OT)

Philsports Arena, Pasig

Viva TV

May 5

Alaska Aces 61, San Miguel Beermen 68

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Viva TV

May 7

recap

Alaska Aces 74, San Miguel Beermen 63

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Viva TV

May 9

Alaska Aces 65, San Miguel Beermen 62

Alaska wins series, 3–2

Philsports Arena, Pasig

Third place playoff

Viva TV

May 12

Coca Cola Tigers 75, San Miguel Beermen 63

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

Main article: 2002 PBA Governors Cup Finals

Viva TV

May 12

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 73, Alaska Aces 79

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Viva TV

May 14

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 102, Alaska Aces 106 (2OT)

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Viva TV

May 16

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 80, Alaska Aces 66

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Viva TV

May 19

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82, Alaska Aces 76

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Viva TV

May 21

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 84, Alaska Aces 72

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Viva TV

May 23

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 78, Alaska Aces 85

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Viva TV

May 26

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 91, Alaska Aces 76

Purefoods wins series, 4–3

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City