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

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]

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 Philippines Tan, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) De La Salle
G 4 Philippines Santiago, Gerardo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mapúa
C 7 Philippines del Rosario, Richard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) De La Salle
G 8 Philippines Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Philippines
G 9 Philippines Adriano, Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
G/F 11 Philippines Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
C 13 Philippines Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Adamson
F 15 Philippines Falcasantos, Noynoy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Cebu
F/C 16 Philippines Espino, Dennis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UST
F 17 Philippines Orquillas, Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Cebu
C 18 Philippines Ortiguerra, Marvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
G 24 United States Owens, Damian (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) West Virginia
G 42 Philippines Belano, Donbel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Visayas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured Injured
San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Philippines Victoria, Boybits 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda
C 3 United States Belasco, Nic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Notre Dame (OH)
C 6 United States Peña, Dorian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coppin State
F/C 10 Philippines Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) National-U
F 15 Philippines Lago, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G 17 Philippines Racela, Olsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo
G 21 Philippines Mente, Joey 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F/C 22 Philippines Gamboa, Arnold 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern
F Philippines Fernandez, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas
F 25 Philippines Abuda, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Visayas
F 32 United States Duat, Rob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo
G 33 United States Strothers, Lamont (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Christopher Newport
F 42 United States Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wagner
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured Injured

Broadcast notes

GamePlay-by-playAnalystCourtside Reporters & Halftime Hosts
Game 1Noli EalaQuinito Henson
Game 2Ed PicsonAndy Jao
Game 3Ed PicsonTommy ManotocChiqui Roa-Puno and Ronnie Nathanielsz
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6Noli EalaQuinito HensonChiqui Roa-Puno and Ronnie Nathanielsz

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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