The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Samsung–PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on June 16 and ended on September 20, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- One-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on winâÂÂloss records.
- The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
- Quarterfinals:
- Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
- QF1: #1 vs. #8
- QF2: #2 vs. #7
- QF3: #3 vs. #6
- QF4: #4 vs. #5
- Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
- Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
- Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
List of imports
Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.
Elimination round
Team standings
Bracket
Quarterfinals
In each match-up, the lower-seeded team has to win twice, while the higher-seeded team only once, to progress.
(1) Red Bull vs. (8) Shell
(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Talk 'N Text
(3) Alaska vs. (6) FedEx
(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Coca-Cola
Semifinals
(1) Red Bull vs. (4) San Miguel
(3) Alaska vs. (7) Talk 'N Text
Third place playoff
Finals
References
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