1985 PBA Reinforced Conference

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1985 PBA Reinforced Conference
DurationSeptember 8 – November 28, 1985
TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (MBS)
Finals
Champions Northern Cement (NCC)
Runners-up Manila Beer Brewmasters
Awards
Best Import Michael Hackett
(Ginebra San Miguel)
PBA Reinforced Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 1985 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1985 PBA season. It started on September 8 and ended on November 28, 1985. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Contents

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Manila Beer Brewmasters 93.750Advance to semifinal round
2 Ginebra San Miguel 75.583 [a] 2
3 Magnolia Quench Plus 75.583 [a] 2Proceed to quarterfinal round
4 Northern Cement (G)75.583 [a] 2
5 Great Taste Coffee Makers 66.5003
6 Tanduay Rhum Makers 48.3335
7 Shell Azodrin Bugbusters 210.1677
Source: [1]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.033, Ginebra 1.000, Northern 0.967; semifinal berth playoffs: Ginebra 99–96 Northern, Ginebra 106–98 Magnolia

Semifinal round berth playoffs

With the three-way tie for second and the last outright semifinal round berth, a two-round playoff was held to determine which team will qualify to the semifinals outright; the losers in each round proceed to the quarterfinals.

First round

October 22
Ginebra San Miguel 99, Northern (NCC) 96
Scoring by quarter: 23-22, 23–28, 22–24, 31-22
Pts: Michael Hackett 34

With 4:52 left in the second period, Jaworski caught a wayward elbow from Jeff Moore during a rebound play. This opened a big cut on Big J's upper lip. He had to be rushed at the Medical City hospital for treatment. The cut lip allegedly required nine stitches.[ citation needed ]

Jaworski return to the game late in the third quarter. The Gins were only down by six, 68–74, at the end of the quarter. Teaming up with Francis Arnaiz, the Big J put Ginebra ahead, 89–86, after completing a three-point play with 6:08 left. From there, it was nip and tuck, Jaworski nailed Ginebra's final basket for the final count.[ citation needed ]

Second round

October 24
Ginebra San Miguel 106, Magnolia Quench Plus 98
Scoring by quarter: 27-26, 23-21, 25–27, 31-24
Pts: Michael Hackett 48
Rebs: Michael Hackett 25
Pts: Norman Black 45

Ginebra took a commanding 12-point advantage, 63-51, in the early going of the third period. The lead was narrowed to a solitary point by the Thirst Quenchers at the end of the third quarter.[ citation needed ]

Quarterfinal round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
3 Northern Cement (G)96.600Semifinal round
4 Great Taste Coffee Makers 87.533 [a] 1
5 Magnolia Quench Plus 87.533 [a] 1
6 Tanduay Rhum Makers 510.3334
Source: [ citation needed ]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Semifinal berth playoff: Great Taste 99–95 Magnolia

Semifinal round berth playoff

Semifinal round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Manila Beer Brewmasters 42.667Advance to the finals
2 Northern Cement (G)33.500 [a] 1
3 Great Taste Coffee Makers 33.500 [a] 1Proceed to third-place playoff
4 Ginebra San Miguel 24.3332
Source: [2]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Second-seed playoff, Northern 123–107 Great Taste

Results

Teams GIN GTC MB NCC
Ginebra San Miguel 117–124121–107101–97
Great Taste Coffee Makers 138–130126–130102–97
Manila Beer Brewmasters 127–117117–10595–130
Northern Consolidated Cement 115–108125–10293–99
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Second seed playoff

Third place playoffs

November 21
Ginebra San Miguel 197, Great Taste Coffee Makers 168
Scoring by quarter: 32-28, 53-36, 57-42, 55–62
Pts: Michael Hackett 103Pts: Ricardo Brown 42 Abe King 40
November 24
Ginebra San Miguel 139, Great Taste Coffee Makers 133
Scoring by quarter: 31-29, 34-24, 38–39, 36–41
Pts: Arnie Tuadles 42 Michael Hackett 35Pts: Ricardo Brown 57
November 26
Ginebra San Miguel 155, Great Taste Coffee Makers 126
Scoring by quarter: 38-32, 34-29, 39-23, 44-42
Pts: Michael Hackett 52Pts: Ricardo Brown 22
November 28
Ginebra San Miguel 145, Great Taste Coffee Makers 124
Scoring by quarter: 34-25, 34-29, 45-33, 32–37
Pts: Michael Hackett 40 Joey Marquez 26Pts: Abe King 28
Ginebra wins series, 4–0

Finals

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References

  1. "PBA boxscores@October 1985".
  2. "PBA boxscores@November 1985".