2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup

2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Duration	June 16 – September 20, 2002
TV partner(s)	Viva TV on IBC
Finals
Champions	Red Bull Thunder
Runners-up	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
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The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Samsung–PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on June 16 and ended on September 20, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team. ^[1]

Format[]

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

• One-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
• The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
• Quarterfinals:
  • Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
  • QF1: #1 vs. #8
  • QF2: #2 vs. #7
  • QF3: #3 vs. #6
  • QF4: #4 vs. #5
• Best-of-five semifinals:
  • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
  • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
• Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
• Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

List of Imports[]

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.

Team	Name	GP	Name	GP
Alaska Aces		18		18
Barangay Ginebra Kings		4	Ben Davis	10
	Isaac Spencer	5
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Antonio Lang	18	Julius Nwosu	22
	Sean Lampley	4
Coca Cola Tigers		8		12
	Torraye Braggs	3
		1
FedEx Express		1	Jermaine Walker	12
		11
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs		5	Gabe Muoneke	6
	Chris Morris	5		4
San Miguel Beermen		1		2
	Art Long	9	Shea Seals	15
	Terquin Mott	7
Shell Velocity	Cedric Webber	6	Askia Jones	2
	George Banks	5		9
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Willie Farley	3	Stephen Howard	12
		9
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals		8	Jerald Honeycutt	24
	Pete Mickeal	16

Elimination round[]

Team standings[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Batang Red Bull Thunder	7	3	.700[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Sta. Lucia Realtors	7	3	.700[a]	—
3	Alaska Aces	6	4	.600[b]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	6	4	.600[b]	1
5	Coca-Cola Tigers	6	4	.600[b]	1	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	FedEx Express	6	4	.600[b]	1
7	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	5	5	.500	2
8	Shell Velocity	4	6	.400	3
9	RP–Selecta Ice Cream (G)	3	7	.300[c]	4
10	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	3	7	.300[c]	4
11	Barangay Ginebra Kings	2	8	.200	5

Bracket[]

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		#1 twice-to-beat
	1	Red Bull	73
	8	Shell	54
							1	Red Bull	3
		#4 twice-to-beat					4	San Miguel	1
	4	San Miguel	80	90
	5	Coca-Cola	84	84
												1	Red Bull	4
		#2 twice-to-beat										7	Talk 'N Text	3
	2	Sta. Lucia	79	70
	7	Talk 'N Text	87	80
							7	Talk 'N Text	3
		#3 twice-to-beat					3	Alaska	2			Third place playoff
	3	Alaska	76	82							4	San Miguel	88
	6	FedEx	79	67								3	Alaska	85

Quarterfinals[]

In each match-up, the lower-seeded team has to win twice, while the higher-seeded team only once, to progress.

(1) Red Bull vs. (8) Shell[]

(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Talk 'N Text[]

(3) Alaska vs. (6) FedEx[]

(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Coca-Cola[]

Semifinals[]

(1) Red Bull vs. (4) San Miguel[]

(3) Alaska vs. (7) Talk 'N Text[]

Third place playoff[]

Finals[]

References[]

External links[]

• PBA.ph