2002 PBA Governors' Cup finals

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2002 PBA Governors Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Ryan Gregorio 4
Alaska Aces Tim Cone 3
DatesMay 12–26, 2002
MVP Kerby Raymundo
Television Viva TV (IBC)
Radio network DZSR
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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]

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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

TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Wins
Purefoods7310280828478914
Alaska7910666767285763

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 35Pts: 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 45Pts: 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 21Pts: 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 46Pts: 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 25Pts: 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 27Pts: 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 21Pts: 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 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yee, Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST
C 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Balingit, Bonel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Visayas
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Magsanoc, Ronnie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Philippines
F 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Evangelista, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Victoria, Marc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
G 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yap, Roger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USJ–R
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mendiola, Junel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) PSBA
F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Patrimonio, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
F 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Guerrero, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Letran
C 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymundo, Kerby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Brown, Derrick  (I)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Providence
C 33 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cantonjos, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
F 34 Flag of the Philippines.svg Escobar, Jolly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
F Flag of the United States.svg 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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Alaska Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Newton, Philip 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R
C 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Allado, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle
G 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Santos, Rodney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Sebastian
F 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Reyes, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo
G 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ticzon, Richie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Ateneo
F 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gahol, Bryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Philippines
C 22 Flag of the United States.svg Walkvist, James 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
F 31 Flag of the United States.svg Arigo, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Tampa
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Riley, Ron  (I)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Arizona State
F Flag of the United States.svg Head, James  (I)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Eastern Michigan
F 41 Flag of the United States.svg 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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Broadcast notes

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside Reporters
Game 1 Noli Eala Tommy Manotoc
Game 2 Ed Picson Quinito Henson
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5 Ed Picson TJ Manotoc
Game 6 Noli Eala Quinito Henson
Game 7 Ed Picson Quinito Henson TJ Manotoc and Chiqui Roa-Puno

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  2. "Aces-Hotdogs do-or-die tiff tonight". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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