1985 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals

1985 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals
TeamCoachWins
Northern (NCC) Ron Jacobs 4
Manila Beer Brewmasters Edgardo Ocampo 0
Dates November 21–28, 1985
Television Vintage Sports (MBS)
Radio network DWXL

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.

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 BeerNorthern
Finished 9–3 (.750), 1st Eliminations Finished 7–5 (.583), tied for 2nd
Bye Tiebreaker Lost to Ginebra, 96-99
Quarterfinals Finished 9–6 (.600), 1st
Finished 4–2 (.667), 1st SemifinalsFinished 3–3 (.500), tied for 2nd
Bye Tiebreaker Defeated Great Taste, 123-107

Series scoring summary

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Wins
Northern 139 133 130 138 4
Manila Beer 102 117 113 106 0
Venue ULTRAULTRAULTRAULTRA

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 53 Pts: 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

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 Northerners bounced back and even grabbed the upperhand 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
Pts: Dennis Still 31 Pts: Francois Wise 43

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 41 Pts: 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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 4 Almario, Alfie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G 5 Pumaren, Franz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
F 7 Reyes, Elmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Beda College
F 8 Caidic, Allan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) East
F 9 Lim, Samboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Letran College
C 11 Yturri, Tonichi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle
F 12 Dignadice, Yves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) West Negros College
C 13 Still, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Marymount (Loyola)
G 14 Calma, Hector 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Adamson University
F 15 Moore, Jeffrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Maryland (Loyola)
G 16 Jarencio, Pido 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UST
C 18 Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) East
F 20 Gutierrez, Benjie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Cris Calilan


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured
Manila Beer roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 3 Cordero, Edgardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F/C 5 Wise, Francois (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Long Beach State
G 6 Co, Jr, Fortunato 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Mapua Tech
F 9 Lalota, Rodolfo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua (Jrs)
G/F 11 Vargas, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PSBA
F 13 Villamin, Elpidio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern
F 14 Herrera, Leopoldo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Wesleyan University
F 16 Esguerra, Angelito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran College
G 17 Mendoza, Eduardo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Visayas
G 22 Gaston, Matthew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo de Manila
G 24 Cruz, Ramon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) East
G/F 32 Coloso, Timoteo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran College
C 55 Guidaben, Abet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Jose-Recoletos
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • 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

References

  1. ↑ A sweep by NCC
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