| 1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 7 – July 13, 1982 |
| TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports (BBC) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Toyota Super Corollas |
| Runners-up | San Miguel Beermen |
| Awards | |
| Best Import | Norman Black (San Miguel Beermen) |
| PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 1982 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Filipino Conference was the first conference of the 1982 PBA season. It started on March 7 and ended on July 13, 1982. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import with the height limit of 6"5' and below for each team.
The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Crispa Redmanizers | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | Gilbey's Gin | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Proceed to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Toyota Super Corollas | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | |
| 5 | YCO-Tanduay | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4 | |
| 6 | U-Tex Wranglers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5 | |
| 7 | Mariwasa-Honda TMXers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6 | |
| 8 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 2 | 16 | .111 | 11 |
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gilbey's | 0 | 6 | U-Tex | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | U-Tex | 2 | 1 | San Miguel | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Toyota | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Crispa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Toyota | 2 | 4 | Toyota | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | YCO-Tanduay | 0 | ||||||||||||
Bogs Adornado scored four straight points in the final 30 seconds, including two charities to seal the win and eliminated the Gins.
Arnie Tuadles and Donnie Ray Koonce took over in the third quarter and gave Toyota a 95–77 advantage. The Super Corollas trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half. [1]
June 22 |
| San Miguel Beermen 118, U/Tex Wranglers 99 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 45 | Pts: Julius Wayne 32 | |
| San Miguel wins series, 3–1 | ||
June 15 |
| Crispa Redmanizers 115, Toyota Super Corollas 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 38–23, 18–30, 21–17, 38–31 | ||
| Pts: Glenn Hagan 18 | Pts: Donnie Ray Koonce 30 | |
June 17 |
| Crispa Redmanizers 114, Toyota Super Corollas 122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 33–28, 34–35, 27–32 | ||
| Pts: Glenn Hagan 41 | Pts: Donnie Ray Koonce 41 | |
June 22 |
| Crispa Redmanizers 114, Toyota Super Corollas 125 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 31–32, 32–36, 28–35 | ||
| Pts: Atoy Co 27 | Pts: Ramon Fernandez 38 | |
June 24 |
| Crispa Redmanizers 104, Toyota Super Corollas 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 26–29, 30–26, 20–33 | ||
| Pts: Philip Cezar 25 | Pts: Donnie Ray Koonce 39 | |
| Toyota wins series, 3–2 | ||
Donnie Ray Koonce scored eight crucial points in a 10–2 Toyota run to give the Super Corollas a 107–99 lead in the last two minutes of the deciding fifth game of their semifinal series. Crispa fought back on a five-point burst by Atoy Co to trim down Toyota's margin to three, 104–107, but Ramon Fernandez fired the last two of his 25 points on a hard drive for a 109–104 Toyota lead with 52 seconds left. [2]
