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1996
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Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the
1996 PBA season
The 1996 PBA season was the 22nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Board of governors Executive committee
* Jun Bernardino (Commissioner)
* Teodoro L. Dimayuga (Chairman, representing Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
* Nazario L. Avend ...
. 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.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
*The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A:
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Alaska Milkmen
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Ginebra San Miguel
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Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys
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Mobiline Cellulars
Group B:
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Formula Shell Zoom Masters
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San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...
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Sta. Lucia Realtors
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Sunkist Orange Bottlers
*Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.
*The top two teams will automatically qualify to the semifinals, while the next four teams will have a crossover quarterfinal round.
*Quarterfinals:
**QF1: #3 vs. #6, with #3 having the twice-to-beat advantage
**QF2: #4 vs. #5, with #4 having the twice-to-beat advantage
*Best-of-five semifinals:
**SF1: QF1 vs. #4
**SF2: QF2 vs. #3
*Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
*Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
Team standings
Sixth seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Shell and San Miguel have a twice-to-beat advantage
(3) San Miguel vs. (6) Purefoods
(4) Shell vs. (5) Sunkist
Semifinals
(1) Alaska vs. (4) Shell
(2) Ginebra vs. (3) San Miguel
Third place playoff
Finals
References
External links
PBA.ph
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Governors Cup
1996
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