# 2001 PBA Governors' Cup finals

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 Sta. Lucia Realtors and San Miguel Beermen played for the 80th championship contested by the league.
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.
Gerald Francisco won his first finals MVP in Governors Cup finals.

## Series scoring summary

| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Wins |
| Sta.Lucia | 86 | 78 | 83 | 73 | 85 | 75 | 4 |
| San Miguel | 80 | 86 | 74 | 106 | 71 | 72 | 2 |

## Games summary
### Game 1

* Viva TV
* December 5
* recap
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 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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

* Viva TV
* December 7
* recap
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 |||
* Philsports Arena, Pasig
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

* Viva TV
* December 9
* recap
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 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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

* Viva TV
* December 12
* recap
Sta. Lucia Realtors 73, San Miguel Beermen 106 :
| Pts: Damien Owens 20 | Pts: Lamont Strothers 38 |
| series tied at 2–2 |||
* Philsports Arena, Pasig
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

* Viva TV
* December 14
Sta. Lucia Realtors 85, San Miguel Beermen 71 :
* Pts: Damien Owens 37
* Sta.Lucia leads series, 3–2 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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 four, firing 13 points in the endgame to finish with 37 points.

### Game 6

* Viva TV
* December 16
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 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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. Gerald Francisco won on his first Finals MVP and Sta. Lucia captures win on his 1st championship title.
* 2001 PBA Governors Cup Champions
* Sta. Lucia Realtors 1st title

## Broadcast notes

| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside Reporters & Halftime Hosts |
| Game 1 | Noli Eala | Quinito Henson | |
| Game 2 | Ed Picson | Andy Jao | |
| Game 3 | Ed Picson | Tommy Manotoc | Chiqui Roa-Puno and Ronnie Nathanielsz |
| Game 4 | | | |
| Game 5 | | | |
| Game 6 | Noli Eala | Quinito Henson | Chiqui Roa-Puno and Ronnie Nathanielsz |