1993 PBA Governors' Cup explained

Year:	1993
Conference Name:	Governors' Cup
Duration:	September 26 – December 14, 1993
Tv:	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Best Import:	Kenny Travis
Champion:	San Miguel Beermen
Runner-Up:	Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
Nextconf Link:	1994 PBA Governors' Cup
Nextconf Year:	1994
Prev Conf:	1993 Commissioner's
Prev Conf Link:	1993 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Next Conf:	1994 All-Filipino
Next Conf Link:	1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup

The 1993 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 1993 PBA season. It started on September 26 and ended on December 14, 1993. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. The tournament features a handicapping rule which allows teams that failed to reach the semifinals for the last two conference to have an import with a 6'6" height limit. The other teams will be allowed with a 6'3" import.

Format

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

The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

Group B:

Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.
The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.^[1]
Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win five of their eight semifinal games.
The top two teams (or the top team and the winner of the playoff incentive) will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams will play for the best-of-five series for third place.

Elimination round

Team standings

Semifinals

Team standings

Cumulative standings

Semifinal round standings:

San Miguel qualified for the finals outright after topping the semifinals; Sta. Lucia won five semifinal games to earn themselves a playoff for the other finals berth. However, Swift and Pepsi were tied for the #2 seed. This meant that Sta. Lucia's opponent for the finals berth playoff has to be determined first. The losers of the two playoff games will play for third place.^[2]

Finals-berth playoff

Finals

See main article: 1993 PBA Governors' Cup finals.

External links

PBA.ph

Notes and References

News: Top meets bottom in Governor's Cup semis. Manila Standard.
News: Swift, SLR to decide SMB's title rival. Manila Standard.