1985 PBA Reinforced Conference finals

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1985 PBA Reinforced Conference finals
TeamCoachWins
Northern (NCC) Ron Jacobs 4
Manila Beer Brewmasters Edgardo Ocampo 0
DatesNovember 21–28, 1985
Television Vintage Sports (MBS)
Radio network DZRP/DZFM
PBA Reinforced Conference finals chronology
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The 1985 PBA Reinforced Conference finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1985 PBA Reinforced Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Northern Cement basketball team and Manila Beer Brewmasters played for the 32nd championship contested by the league.

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Northern (NCC) scored the first ever 4–0 sweep in a best-of-seven championship series against Manila Beer and became the second guest squad to win a PBA title. [1]

Qualification

Manila Beer Northern
Finished 9–3 (.750), 1stEliminationsFinished 7–5 (.583), tied for 2nd
ByeTiebreakerLost to Ginebra, 96–99
QuarterfinalsFinished 9–6 (.600), 1st
Finished 4–2 (.667), 1stSemifinalsFinished 3–3 (.500), tied for 2nd
ByeTiebreakerDefeated Great Taste, 123–107

Series scoring summary

TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Wins
Northern1391331301384
Manila Beer1021171131060
Venue ULTRA ULTRA ULTRA ULTRA

Games summary

Game 1

November 21
Northern (NCC) 139, Manila Beer Brewmasters 102
Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 32–30, 38–20, 42–31
Pts: Jeff Moore 53Pts: Francois Wise 28

NCC blew the game wide open in the third period on Jeff Moore's perimeter shooting, hitting from all angles as he mocked every defense thrown at him by the Brewmasters. Northern took a commanding 26-point lead going into the final quarter as Moore continued his shooting spree in the fourth period where NCC got their biggest lead of 40 points at 121–81.

Game 2

November 24
Northern (NCC) 133, Manila Beer Brewmasters 117
Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 29–26, 35–31, 42–30
Pts: Jeff Moore 28 Hector Calma 26Pts: Francois Wise 37 Gary Vargas 28

From a 56-all deadlock at halftime, the Brewmasters opened the third period with a 13–0 run to take a 69–56 lead. The Nationals bounced back and even grabbed the upper hand at the end of the third quarter at 91–87. In the final period, NCC pulled away and got their biggest lead at 120–97. Four NCC players scored more than 20 points in the game.

Game 3

November 26
Northern (NCC) 130, Manila Beer Brewmasters 113
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 28–20, 28–24, 51–44
Pts: Dennis Still 31 Allan Caidic 25Pts: Francois Wise 43 Atoy Co 26

NCC led by 10 points after three quarters, 79–69. The Nationals began piling up points in the fourth period and pulled away, 106–86, with four minutes to go.

Game 4

November 28
Northern (NCC) 138, Manila Beer Brewmasters 106
Scoring by quarter: 34–25, 26–26, 39–20, 39–35
Pts: Jeff Moore 41Pts: Francois Wise 40 Ed Cordero 29
Northern wins series, 4–0

Similar to the series opener, Northern put on a show in a big third quarter explosion with Jeff Moore, Samboy Lim, Hector Calma and Dennis Still all scoring at will and the team shooting at a high field goal. NCC was up by 28 points, 99–71, entering the final quarter. The Brewmasters were totally outclass as coach Ron Jacobs pulled out his starters with about six minutes remaining and the second stringers, particularly Alfie Almario, was still nailing three-pointers to stretch their lead to 38 points at 125–87.

1985 PBA Reinforced Conference Champions

Northern Consolidated (NCC)
First title

Rosters

Northern Cement roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
F 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Almario, Alfie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pumaren, Franz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
F 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Reyes, Elmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Beda
F 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Caidic, Allan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE
F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lim, Samboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Letran
C 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yturri, Tonichi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle
F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dignadice, Yves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) STI WNU
C 13 Flag of the United States.svg Still, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Loyola Marymount
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Calma, Hector 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Adamson
F 15 Flag of the United States.svg Moore, Jeffrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Loyola (MD)
G 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jarencio, Pido 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UST
C 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
F 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gutierrez, Benjie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Manila Beer roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G/F 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cordero, Edgardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F/C 5 Flag of the United States.svg Wise, Francois  (I)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Long Beach State
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Co, Jr, Fortunato 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Mapúa
F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lalota, Rodolfo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
G/F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Vargas, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PSBA
F 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Villamin, Elpidio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern
F 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Herrera, Leopoldo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Wesleyan Philippines
F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Esguerra, Angelito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran
G 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mendoza, Eduardo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Visayas
G 22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gaston, Matthew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo
G 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cruz, Ramon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE
G/F 32 Flag of the Philippines.svg Coloso, Timoteo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran
C 55 Flag of the Philippines.svg Guidaben, Abet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Broadcast notes

Game Play-by-play Analyst
Game 1 Pinggoy Pengson Norman Black
Game 2 Pinggoy Pengson Steve Kattan
Game 3 Joe Cantada Joaquin Henson
Game 4 Joe Cantada Norman Black

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References

  1. "A sweep by NCC".