2002 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

The 2002 Samsung-PBA Governors Cup Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 2002 PBA Governors Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs and Alaska Aces played for the 81st championship contested by the league. [1]

2002 PBA Governors Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Ryan Gregorio 4
Alaska Aces Tim Cone 3
DatesMay 12–26, 2002
MVPKerby Raymundo
TelevisionViva TV (IBC)
Radio networkDZSR

The Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs captured their 1st title in five years and sixth overall crown, coming back from a 0–2 overhaul and defeated the Alaska Aces in a seven-game series, it was also the first championship of the Purefoods franchise under a new ownership San Miguel Corporation, the finals victory made rookie coach Ryan Gregorio the youngest mentor to lead his team to a PBA title. [2]

Series scoring summary
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Wins
Purefoods 7310280828478914
Alaska 7910666767285763

Games summary

Game 1
May 12
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 73, Alaska Aces 79
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 14–27, 18–16, 20–20
Pts: Derrick Brown 35 Pts: James Head 23
Alaska leads series, 1–0

The aces forced the hotdogs into costly turnovers as Derrick Brown flubbed an attempt at point-blank while Rey Evangelista and Kerby Raymundo missed their shots down the stretch. The hotdogs were trying to come back from a 71–74 deficit in the last 46 seconds but Ron Riley and Bryan Gahol alternated in handcuffing Brown as the aces pulled away.

Game 2
May 14
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 102, Alaska Aces 106 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 19–21, 22–28, 22–13, Overtime: 9–9
Pts: Derrick Brown 45 Pts: Ron Riley 43
Alaska leads series, 2–0

Ron Riley hit three of his team's five triples in the third quarter as the aces slowly broke loose at 71–62 entering the fourth period. The game went into two overtimes, John Arigo missed a game-clinching running jumper with three seconds left in regulation, forcing the first extension, Bryan Gahol flubbed a free throw from a potential three-point play with 8.9 seconds remaining and threw away a finger roll, forcing the second overtime.

Game 3
May 16
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 80, Alaska Aces 66
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 23–14, 16–19, 12–15
Pts: Derrick Brown 21 Pts: James Head 21
Alaska leads series, 2–1

Game 4
May 19
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 82, Alaska Aces 76
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 20–27, 23–14, 19–21
Pts: Derrick Brown 46 Pts: James Head 23
Series tied, 2–2

Game 5
May 21
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 84, Alaska Aces 72
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 25–11, 22–16, 20–25
Pts: Derrick Brown 25 Pts: John Arigo 22
Purefoods leads series, 3–2

The hotdogs built a 42–31 spread at halftime and padded the lead at 64–44, a few minutes left in the third quarter. Alaska coach Tim Cone was assessed a second technical foul and was ejected during the opening minutes of the final period, Ron Riley and John Arigo tried to rally the aces to trimmed the gap, 62–75, but Derrick Brown proved to be unstoppable as he led the attack for the hotdogs. [3]

Game 6
May 23
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 78, Alaska Aces 85
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 17–24, 12–19, 33–24
Pts: Derrick Brown 27 Pts: James Head 23
Series tied, 3–3

The aces smothered the hotdogs in the third quarter and went to Rodney Santos, James Head and Ron Riley on the offensive end, a triple by Santos midway in the third period set the stage for a rout as Alaska took a comfortable 61–45 lead going into the last 10 minutes, the hotdogs suddenly crumbled without Kelvin Price on the floor. Purefoods coach Ryan Gregorio opted to save Price for last and left Derrick Brown to contend with Head and Riley. [4]

Game 7
May 26
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 91, Alaska Aces 76
Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 20–20, 21–24, 26–22
Pts: Derrick Brown 21 Pts: James Head 29
Purefoods wins series, 4–3

The hotdogs sizzled hot and started strong, taking a 24–10 advantage at the end of the first quarter. The aces mounted a 16–4 run in the third quarter to come close but the hotdogs simply quelled the uprising, old reliables Ronnie Magsanoc and Alvin Patrimonio had their shining moments, a Magsanoc' triple and Derrick Brown's seven straight markers in the fourth halted Alaska's last-ditch stand. [5]

2002 PBA Governors Cup Champions

Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Sixth title

Rosters
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F 2 Philippines Yee, Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST
C 3 Philippines Balingit, Bonel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Visayas
G 5 Philippines Magsanoc, Ronnie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Philippines
F 7 Philippines Evangelista, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F 10 Philippines Victoria, Marc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
G 13 Philippines Yap, Roger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USJ–R
G 14 Philippines Mendiola, Junel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) PSBA
F 16 Philippines Patrimonio, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
F 18 Philippines Guerrero, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Letran
C 21 Philippines Raymundo, Kerby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran
G 32 United States Brown, Derrick (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Providence
C 33 Philippines Cantonjos, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
F 34 Philippines Escobar, Jolly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
F United States Price, Kelvin (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Charlotte
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured Injured
Alaska Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 United States Newton, Philip 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 6 Philippines Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R
C 8 Philippines Allado, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle
G 9 Philippines Santos, Rodney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Sebastian
F 10 Philippines Reyes, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo
G 11 Philippines Ticzon, Richie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Ateneo
F 21 Philippines Gahol, Bryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Philippines
C 22 United States Walkvist, James 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
F 31 United States Arigo, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Tampa
F 32 United States Riley, Ron (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Arizona State
F United States Head, James (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Eastern Michigan
F 41 United States Noble, Miguel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Utica
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
Game 1Noli EalaTommy Manotoc
Game 2Ed PicsonQuinito Henson
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5Ed PicsonTJ Manotoc
Game 6Noli EalaQuinito Henson
Game 7Ed PicsonQuinito HensonTJ Manotoc and Chiqui Roa-Puno

References
  1. "Hotdogs, Aces start best-of-7 series". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Aces-Hotdogs do-or-die tiff tonight". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "Hotdogs a win away from crown". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. "Aces forced Game 7 against Hotdogs". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. "Purefoods captures PBA crown". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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