The

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

(PBA) Governors' Cup was the fourth conference of the

1998 PBA season The 1998 PBA season was the 24th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Season highlights *The PBA is in their toughest challenge with the formation of a new league called Metropolitan Basketball Association, backed by the giant n ...

. It started on October 9 and ended on December 9, 1998. The tournament is a two-import format, which requires each team to have two American reinforcements.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: * One-round robin eliminations; Teams' won-loss record in the Centennial Cup were carried over * The top four teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals. * Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the standings back to zero. * The top two teams will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a Best of three series.

Format

Elimination round

Team standings

Semifinals

Team standings

Results

First seed playoff

Second seed playoff

Third place playoffs

Finals

References

External links