1998 PBA Governors' Cup | |
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Duration | October 9 – December 9, 1998 |
TV partner(s) | VTV (IBC) |
Finals | |
Champions | Formula Shell Zoom Masters |
Runners-up | Mobiline Phone Pals |
Awards | |
Best Player | Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) |
Best Import | Silas Mills (Mobiline Phone Pals) |
Finals MVP | Benjie Paras (Formula Shell Zoom Masters) |
PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
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PBA conference chronology | |
< 1998 Centennial 1999 All-Filipino > |
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.
Format
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.
- 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
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 9 | 6 | .600 | — | Semifinal round |
2 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 9 | 6 | .600 | — | |
3 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 6 | .600 | — | |
4 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 9 | 6 | .600 | — | |
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 |
Notes:
Semifinal round
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 12 | 9 | .571 | — | Advance to the finals |
2 | Formula Shell Super Unleaded | 12 | 9 | .571 | — | |
3 | San Miguel Beermen | 12 | 9 | .571 | — | Proceed to third-place playoff |
4 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 12 | 9 | .571 | — |
Notes:
- ^ 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
VTV |
November 8 |
Mobiline Phone Pals 89, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 81 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
November 8 |
San Miguel Beermen 89, Formula Shell Super Unleaded 80 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
November 10 |
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 90, Formula Shell Super Unleaded 89 (OT) |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
November 10 |
San Miguel Beermen 73, Mobiline Phone Pals 72 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
November 13 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 85, Mobiline Phone Pals 82 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
VTV |
November 13 |
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 89, San Miguel Beermen 80 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
VTV |
November 15 |
Mobiline Phone Pals 80, San Miguel Beermen 75 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
November 15 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 112, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 101 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
November 17 |
Mobiline Phone Pals 80, Formula Shell Super Unleaded 71 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
November 17 |
San Miguel Beermen 90, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 89 (OT) |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
November 20 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 79, San Miguel Beermen 78 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
VTV |
November 20 |
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 87, Mobiline Phone Pals 80 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
First seed playoff
VTV |
November 22 |
Mobiline Phone Pals 84, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 80 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
Second seed playoff
VTV |
November 22 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 87, San Miguel Beermen 83 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
Third place playoffs
VTV |
November 24 |
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 94, San Miguel Beermen 88 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
November 27 |
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 90, San Miguel Beermen 101 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
VTV |
December 1 |
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 99, San Miguel Beermen 96 | ||
Purefoods wins series, 2–1 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
Finals
Main article: 1998 PBA Governors' Cup finalsVTV |
November 24 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 110, Mobiline Phone Pals 90 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
November 27 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 67, Mobiline Phone Pals 94 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
VTV |
November 29 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 78, Mobiline Phone Pals 81 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
VTV |
December 1 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 109, Mobiline Phone Pals 97 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
December 4 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 81, Mobiline Phone Pals 88 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
VTV |
December 6 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 80, Mobiline Phone Pals 77 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
VTV |
December 9 |
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 93, Mobiline Phone Pals 91 | ||
Formula Shell wins series, 4–3 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
References
- "Pall of Gloom – Sports Flash, October 30 – November 5, 1998". Interbasket.net.
External links
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