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]

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[]

Games summary[]

Game 1[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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]

Rosters[]

Sta. Lucia Realtors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) De La Salle G 4 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mapua Tech C 7 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 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 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 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) University of Cebu C 18 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST G 24  (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 Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Adonis Tierra Franz Pumaren Legend (C) Team captain (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 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 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 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern F 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 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 Jong Uichico Assistant coach(es) Siot Tanquingcen Arturo Dela Cruz Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

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References[]

External links[]

• PBA official website