2001 PBA Governors' Cup finals

2001 PBA Governors Cup finals

Team Coach Wins Sta. Lucia Realtors Norman Black 4 San Miguel Beermen Jong Uichico 2
Dates	December 5–16, 2001
MVP	Gerald Francisco
Television	Viva TV (IBC)
Radio network	DZRV

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.

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	86	78	83	73	85	75	4
San Miguel	80	86	74	106	71	72	2

Games summary

Game 1

Viva TV

December 5

recap

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

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

Viva TV

December 7

recap

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

Philsports Arena, Pasig

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

Viva TV

December 9

recap

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

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

Viva TV

December 12

recap

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

Philsports Arena, Pasig

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

Viva TV

December 14

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

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

Viva TV

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

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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.

2001 PBA Governors Cup Champions
Sta. Lucia Realtors 1st title

Rosters

Sta. Lucia Realtors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (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) Mapúa 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) Philippines 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) 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) 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) Visayas

Head coach Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Adonis Tierra Franz Pumaren Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

San Miguel Beermen roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Victoria, Boybits 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda C 3 Belasco, Nic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Notre Dame (OH) 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-U 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 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) Visayas F 25 Abuda, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Visayas F 32 Duat, Rob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo 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

Head coach Jong Uichico Assistant coach(es) Siot Tanquingcen Arturo Dela Cruz Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside Reporters & Halftime Hosts
Game 1	Noli Eala	Quinito Henson
Game 2	Ed Picson	Andy Jao
Game 3	Ed Picson	Tommy Manotoc	Chiqui Roa-Puno and Ronnie Nathanielsz
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6	Noli Eala	Quinito Henson	Chiqui Roa-Puno and Ronnie Nathanielsz

External links

• PBA official website