2001 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

The 2001 PBA Governor's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2001 PBA Governor's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Sta. Lucia Realtors played for the 80th championship contested by the league. [1] [2]

2001 PBA Governors Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
Sta. Lucia Realtors Norman Black 4
San Miguel Beermen Jong Uichico 2
DatesDecember 5–16, 2001
TelevisionViva TV (IBC)
Radio networkDZRH

Sta. Lucia Realtors captured their first-ever PBA title after 8 years of participation in the league, winning over defending champions San Miguel Beermen in six games.

Gerald Francisco won his first Finals MVP in Governors Cup Finals.

Series scoring summary

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Wins
Sta.Lucia 8678837385754
San Miguel 80867410671722

Games summary

Game 1

December 5
Sta. Lucia Realtors 86, San Miguel Beermen 80
Scoring by quarter: 22-18, 17-20, 29-19, 18-23
Pts: Damien Owens 18 Pts: Lamont Strothers 25
Sta.Lucia leads series, 1-0

Damien Owens watched his teammates handled the offensive chores in the third quarter where Marlou Aquino, Dennis Espino and Paolo Mendoza shown, when San Miguel's hardworking import Lamont Strothers' shooting suddenly fell silent, the Realtors dealt the finishing blows as Owens drained a shot-clock beating jumper and Gerard Francisco canned a triple in the last three minutes.

Game 2

December 7
Sta. Lucia Realtors 78, San Miguel Beermen 86
Scoring by quarter: 22-20, 12-24, 20-13, 24-29
Pts: Damien Owens 22 Pts: Lamont Strothers 29
series tied at 1-1

Danny Seigle connected mostly from the shaded area in the final quarter and Lamont Strothers knocked in two key straight baskets as the Beermen pulled even in the series.

Game 3

December 9
Sta. Lucia Realtors 83, San Miguel Beermen 74
Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 29-19, 12-20, 23-19
Pts: Damien Owens 32 Pts: Lamont Strothers 25
Sta.Lucia leads series, 2-1

Damien Owens knocked in a game-high 32 points, 14 of which came in the second half. The Realtors had a big run late in the second period, Gerard Francisco hit a buzzer-beating triple to give Sta.Lucia a 48-35 margin at halftime.

Game 4

December 12
Sta. Lucia Realtors 73, San Miguel Beermen 106
Pts: Damien Owens 20 Pts: Lamont Strothers 38
series tied at 2-2

Lamont Strothers poured 18 of his game-high 38 points in the second quarter and went 4-of-4 from the three-point range as the Beermen built an insurmountable 58-35 lead at the half. The winning margin was the third most lopsided win in PBA finals history.

Game 5

December 14
Sta. Lucia Realtors 85, San Miguel Beermen 71
Pts: Damien Owens 37
Sta.Lucia leads series, 3-2

Struggling and groping for form in the first half, the Realtors recovered at the start of the third quarter. Damien Owens bounced back from a poor performance in Game four, firing 13 points in the endgame to finish with 37 points.

Game 6

December 16
Sta. Lucia Realtors 75, San Miguel Beermen 72
Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 17-15, 16-17, 17-22
Pts: Dennis Espino 17 Pts: Lamont Strothers 25 Danny Seigle 25
Sta.Lucia wins series, 4-2

With the score tied at 72-all, only 3.3 seconds remaining, Chris Tan, who went 0-of-8 from the three-point area in the entire best-of-seven series, made the shot of his life, unleashed a triple that swished the net as the Realtors ended a nine-year title-drought and win their first championship. Gerald Francisco won on his first Finals MVP and Sta. Lucia captures win on his 1st championship title.[3]

2001 PBA Governors Cup Champions

Sta. Lucia Realtors
1st title

Rosters

Sta. Lucia Realtors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Tan, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) De La Salle
G 4 Santiago, Gerardo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mapua Tech
C 7 Del Rosario, Richard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) De La Salle
G 8 Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) State U
G 9 Adriano, Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
G/F 11 Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
C 13 Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Adamson
F 15 Falcasantos, Noynoy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) University of Cebu
F/C 16 Espino, Dennis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UST
F 17 Orquillas, Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) University of Cebu
C 18 Ortiguerra, Marvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
G 24 Owens, Damian (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) West Virginia
G 42 Belano, Donbel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 178 lb (81 kg) University of Visayas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured
San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Victoria, Boybits 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda College
C 3 Belasco, Nic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Notre Dame College
C 6 Peña, Dorian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coppin State
F/C 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) National University
F 15 Lago, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G 17 Racela, Olsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo de Manila
G 21 Mente, Joey 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F/C 22 Gamboa, Arnold 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern
F Fernandez, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) University of Visayas
F 25 Abuda, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Visayas
F 32 Duat, Rob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo College
G 33 Strothers, Lamont (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Christopher Newport
F 42 Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wagner College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured

Broadcast notes

GamePlay-by-playAnalyst
Game 1Noli EalaQuinito Henson
Game 2Ed PicsonAndy Jao
Game 3Ed PicsonTommy Manotoc
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6Noli EalaQuinito Henson

References

  1. "San Miguel, SLR start best-of-7". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Sta.Lucia seeks 1st title in 10 years". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "Sta.Lucia champ at last". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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