| 1996 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 29 – December 17, 1996 |
| TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports (IBC) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Alaska Milkmen |
| Runners-up | Ginebra San Miguel |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Marlou Aquino (Ginebra San Miguel) |
| Best Import | Sean Chambers (Alaska Milkmen) |
| Finals MVP | Johnny Abarrientos (Alaska Milkmen) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 1996 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 1996 PBA season. It started on September 29 and ended on December 17, 1996. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
Group A: | Group B: |
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Milkmen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 [a] | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 6 | 5 | .545 [a] | 2 | |
| 5 | Sunkist Orange Bottlers | 5 | 6 | .455 [b] | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | 5 | 6 | .455 [b] | 3 | |
| 7 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 6 | .455 [b] | 3 | |
| 8 | Mobiline Cellulars | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 |
| Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Shell | 100 | 104 | 4 | Shell | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Sunkist | 107 | 101 | 1 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | San Miguel | 91* | 89 | 3 | San Miguel | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Purefoods | 97 | 86 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 4 | Shell | 103 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | San Miguel | 99 | |||||||||||||
*Game went into overtime.
Shell and San Miguel have a twice-to-beat advantage