1998 PBA Governors' Cup

1998 PBA Governors' Cup
Duration October 9 - December 9, 1998
TV partner(s) VTV (IBC)
Finals
Champions Formula Shell
Runners-up Mobiline Phone Pals
Awards
Best Import Silas Mills (Mobiline)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

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. [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

Team standings

Qualified for semifinals
#TeamWLPCTGB
1 Mobiline Phone Pals96.600--
2 San Miguel Beermen96.600--
3 Formula Shell96.600--
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs96.600--
5 Pop Cola 800s87.5331
6 Ginebra San Miguel78.4672
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors69.4003
8 Alaska Milkmen69.4003

Semifinal round

Team standings

Qualified for finals
Qualified for battle-for-third
#TeamWLPCTGBPlayoff
1 Mobiline Phone Pals129.571--
2 Formula Shell129.571--
3 San Miguel Beermen129.571--
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs129.571--

Double finals berth playoff

Battle for third place

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

Finals

December 9
Formula Shell 93, Mobiline Phone Pals 91
Formula Shell wins series, 4-3

References

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