title: 1997 PBA Governors' Cup
text: # 1997 PBA Governors' Cup
  
  The 1997 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 1997 PBA season. It started on September 20 with a provincial game in Tarlac City and ended on December 14, 1997. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
  
  ## Format
  
  The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
  
  * Double-round robin eliminations; 14 games per team.
  * The top two teams will automatically qualify to the semifinals while the next four teams will have a crossover quarterfinal round.
  * Quarterfinals:
     * QF1: #3 vs. #6, with #3 having the twice-to-beat advantage
     * QF2: #4 vs. #5, with #4 having the twice-to-beat advantage
  * Best-of-five semifinals:
     * SF1: QF1 vs. #4
     * SF2: QF2 vs. #3
  * Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
  * Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
  
  ## Elimination round
  
  ### Team standings
  
  | Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 5 | .643 | — | Advance to semifinals |
  | 2 | Alaska Milkmen | 9 | 5 | .643 | — | Advance to semifinals |
  | 3 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 9 | 5 | .643 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
  | 5 | Mobiline Cellulars | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
  | 6 | Gordon's Gin Boars | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
  | 7 | Pop Cola Sizzlers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4 | |
  | 8 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 2 | 12 | .143 | 7 | |
  
  * 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.027, Alaska 1.000, Sta. Lucia 0.975
  * 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mobiline 2–0 Gordon's
  
  ## Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat) | Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat) | Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat) | Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5 series) | Semifinals (Best-of-5 series) | Semifinals (Best-of-5 series) | Finals (Best-of-7 series) | Finals (Best-of-7 series) | Finals (Best-of-7 series) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 | | | |
  | 4 | Purefoods | Purefoods | 93 | 4 | Purefoods | 3 | | | |
  | 5 | Mobiline | Mobiline | 91 | | | | 4 | Purefoods | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | 2 | Alaska | 4 |
  | | | | | 2 | Alaska | 3 |
  | 3 | Sta. Lucia | Sta. Lucia | 102 | 3 | Sta. Lucia | 0 |
  | 6 | Gordon's Gin | Gordon's Gin | 93 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
  | | | | | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 99 |
  | | | | | | | | 3 | Sta. Lucia | 89 |
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  ### (3) Sta. Lucia vs. (6) Gordon's Gin
  
  * VTV
  * November 18
  
  Sta. Lucia Realtors 102, Gordon's Gin Boars 93 :
  
  * Sta. Lucia wins series in one game ||
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  
  ### (4) Purefoods vs. (5) Mobiline
  
  * VTV
  * November 18
  * recap
  
  Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 93, Mobiline Phone Pals 91 :
  
  * Purefoods wins series in one game ||
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  ### (1) San Miguel vs. (4) Purefoods
  
  * VTV
  * November 23
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  * VTV
  * November 25
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  * VTV
  * November 28
  * Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
  * VTV
  * November 30
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  * VTV
  * December 2
  * recap
  
  San Miguel Beermen 89, Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 91 :
  
  * Purefoods wins series, 3–2 ||
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  
  ### (2) Alaska vs. (3) Sta. Lucia
  
  * VTV
  * November 23
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  * VTV
  * November 25
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  * VTV
  * November 28
  
  Alaska Milkmen 95, Sta. Lucia Realtors 80 :
  
  * Alaska wins series, 3–0 ||
  * Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
  
  ## Third place playoff
  
  * VTV
  * December 5
  * Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
  
  ## Finals
  
  * VTV
  * December 5
  * Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
  * VTV
  * December 7
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  * VTV
  * December 9
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  * VTV
  * December 12
  * Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
  * VTV
  * December 14
  
  Alaska Milkmen 94, Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 66 :
  
  * Alaska wins series, 4–1 ||
  * Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
  