# 1998 PBA Governors' Cup

The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the fourth conference of the 1998 PBA season. 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.

## Elimination round
### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 9 | 6 | .600 | — | Semifinal round |
| 2 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 9 | 6 | .600 | — | Semifinal round |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 6 | .600 | — | Semifinal round |
| 4 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 9 | 6 | .600 | — | Semifinal round |
| 5 | Pop Cola 800s | 8 | 7 | .533 | 1 | |
| 6 | Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 8 | .467 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3 | |
| 8 | Alaska Milkmen | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.068, Shell 1.027, San Miguel 0.953, Purefoods 0.952

## Semifinal round
### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 12 | 9 | .571 | — | Advance to the finals |
| 2 | Formula Shell Super Unleaded | 12 | 9 | .571 | — | Advance to the finals |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 12 | 9 | .571 | — | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 4 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 12 | 9 | .571 | — | Proceed to third-place playoff |
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.045, Shell 1.006, San Miguel 0.985, Purefoods 0.963; first-seed playoff: Mobiline 84–80 Purefoods; second-seed playoff: Shell 87–83 San Miguel

### Results

* VTV
* November 8
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* November 8
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* November 10
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* November 10
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* November 13
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* VTV
* November 13
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* VTV
* November 15
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* November 15
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* November 17
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* November 17
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* November 20
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* VTV
* November 20
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## First seed playoff

* VTV
* November 22
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Second seed playoff

* VTV
* November 22
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Third place playoffs

* VTV
* November 24
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* November 27
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* VTV
* December 1
San Miguel Beermen 96, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 99 :
* Purefoods wins series, 2–1 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Finals

* VTV
* November 24
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* November 27
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* VTV
* November 29
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* VTV
* December 1
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* December 4
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* December 6
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* VTV
* December 9
Mobiline Phone Pals 91, Formula Shell Super Unleaded 93 :
* Formula Shell wins series, 4–3 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay