2001 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
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| Dates | December 5–16, 2001 | |||||||||
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| Television | Viva TV (IBC) | |||||||||
| Radio network | DZRH | |||||||||
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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]
The 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.[2]
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Series scoring summary
| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Wins |
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| Sta.Lucia | 86 | 78 | 83 | 73 | 85 | 75 | 4 |
| San Miguel | 80 | 86 | 74 | 106 | 71 | 72 | 2 |
Games summary
Game 1
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December 5
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| Sta. Lucia Realtors 86, San Miguel Beermen 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-18, 17-20, 29-19, 18-23 | ||
| Pts: Damien Owens 18 | Pts: Lamont Strothers 25 | |
| Sta.Lucia leads series, 1-0 | ||
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
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December 7
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| Sta. Lucia Realtors 78, San Miguel Beermen 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-20, 12-24, 20-13, 24-29 | ||
| Pts: Damien Owens 22 | Pts: Lamont Strothers 29 | |
| series tied at 1-1 | ||
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
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December 9
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| Sta. Lucia Realtors 83, San Miguel Beermen 74 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 29-19, 12-20, 23-19 | ||
| Pts: Damien Owens 32 | Pts: Lamont Strothers 25 | |
| Sta.Lucia leads series, 2-1 | ||
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
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December 12
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| Sta. Lucia Realtors 73, San Miguel Beermen 106 | ||
| Pts: Damien Owens 20 | Pts: Lamont Strothers 38 | |
| series tied at 2-2 | ||
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
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December 14
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| Sta. Lucia Realtors 85, San Miguel Beermen 71 | ||
| Pts: Damien Owens 37 | ||
| Sta.Lucia leads series, 3-2 | ||
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 4, firing 13 points in the endgame to finish with 37 points.
Game 6
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December 16
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| Sta. Lucia Realtors 75, San Miguel Beermen 72 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 17-15, 16-17, 17-22 | ||
| Pts: Dennis Espino 17 | Pts: Lamont Strothers 25 Danny Seigle 25 | |
| Sta.Lucia wins series, 4-2 | ||
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.[3]
| 2001 PBA Governors Cup Champions |
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Sta. Lucia Realtors 1st title |
Broadcast notes
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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| Game 1 | ||
| Game 2 | ||
| Game 3 | Ed Picson | Tommy Manotoc |
| Game 4 | ||
| Game 5 | ||
| Game 6 | Noli Eala | Quinito Henson |
