2001 PBA Governors' Cup finals

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|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=86

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=80

|Q1=22–18 |Q2=17–20 |Q3=29–19 |Q4=18–23

|points1=Damien Owens 18 |points2=Lamont Strothers 25

|series=Sta.Lucia leads series, 1–0

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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.

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|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=78

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=86

|Q1=22–20 |Q2=12–24 |Q3=20–13 |Q4=24–29

|points1=Damien Owens 22 |points2=Lamont Strothers 29

|series=series tied at 1–1

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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.

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 9 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-H02AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2507%2C5412046 recap]

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=83

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=74

|Q1=19–16 |Q2=29–19 |Q3=12–20 |Q4=23–19

|points1=Damien Owens 32 |points2=Lamont Strothers 25

|series=Sta.Lucia leads series, 2–1

}}

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.

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 12 |place= Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-302AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3552%2C6902918 recap]

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=73

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=106

|points1=Damien Owens 20 |points2=Lamont Strothers 38

|series=series tied at 2–2

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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.

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 14 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=85

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=71

|points1=Damien Owens 37 |points2=

|series=Sta.Lucia leads series, 3–2

}}

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.

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 16 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=75

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=72

|Q1=25–18 |Q2=17–15 |Q3=16–17 |Q4=17–22

|points1=Dennis Espino 17 |points2=Lamont Strothers 25 Danny Seigle 25

|series=Sta.Lucia wins series, 4–2

}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_302AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1579%2C9517364|title=Sta.Lucia champ at last|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}

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{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Gerardo | last = Santiago | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 175 | college = Mapua | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Richard | last = del Rosario | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 215 | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Paolo | last = Mendoza | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 165 | college = UP | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Francis | last = Adriano | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 170 | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Gerard | last = Francisco | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 210 | college = UST | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Marlou | last = Aquino | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 215 | college = Adamson| nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Noynoy | last = Falcasantos | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 180 | college = Cebu | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Dennis | last = Espino | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 215 | college = UST | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Michael | last = Orquillas | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 170 | college = Cebu | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Marvin | last = Ortiguerra | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 210 | school = UST | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Damian | last = Owens | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 215 | college = West Virginia | nat = USA | note = I }}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Donbel | last = Belano | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 178 | college = Visayas | nat = PHI }}

{{NBA roster footer

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• {{player||PHI|Norman Black}}

| asst_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Alfrancis Chua}}
• {{player||PHI|Adonis Tierra}}
• {{player||PHI|Franz Pumaren}}

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{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Boybits | last = Victoria | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = | college = San Beda | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Nic | last = Belasco | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = Notre Dame College | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Dorian | last = Peña | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = Coppin State | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Danny | last = Ildefonso | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = National-U | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Dwight | last = Lago | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Olsen | last = Racela | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Joey | last = Mente | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = | college = Lyceum | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Arnold | last = Gamboa | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = | first = Henry | last = Fernandez |dab=basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = | college = Visayas | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Freddie | last = Abuda | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = Visayas | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Rob | last = Duat | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = Menlo | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Lamont | last = Strothers | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Christopher Newport | nat = USA | note = I }}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Danny | last = Seigle | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = Wagner | nat = USA }}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Jong Uichico}}

| asst_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Siot Tanquingcen}}
• {{player||PHI|Arturo Dela Cruz}}

| otherlegend =

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