1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference

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.

1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference
DurationMarch 7 – July 13, 1982
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (BBC)
Finals
ChampionsToyota Super Corollas
Runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best ImportNorman Black (San Miguel)
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Format

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

  • The eight participating teams were divided into two groups; teams in the same group played each other twice, while in the other group three times, totalling 18 games.
  • A series of best-of-three quarterfinals, best-of-five semifinals, and the first-ever best-of-seven championship series will determine the PBA First Conference champion.

Elimination round

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
Source:

Bracket

  Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
                           
  3 Gilbey's 0   1 San Miguel 3  
  6 U-Tex 2   6 U-Tex 1    
  (Pairings are reseeded after the first round)     1 San Miguel 3
      4 Toyota 4
  4 Toyota 2   2 Crispa 2    
  5 YCO-Tanduay 0   4 Toyota 3  

Quarterfinals

(3) Gilbey's Gin vs. (6) U/Tex

June 12
Gilbey's Gin 100, U/Tex Wranglers 104
U/Tex wins series, 2–0

Bogs Adornado scored four straight points in the final 30 seconds, including two charities to seal the win and eliminated the Gins.

(4) Toyota vs. (5) Yco-Tanduay

June 12
Toyota Super Corollas 128, Yco-Tanduay 120
Toyota wins series, 2–0

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]

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (6) U/Tex

June 22
San Miguel Beermen 118, U/Tex Wranglers 99
Pts: Norman Black 45 Pts: Julius Wayne 32
San Miguel wins series, 3–1

(2) Crispa vs. (4) Toyota

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]

Finals

July 13
Toyota Super Corollas 101, San Miguel Beermen 95
Toyota wins series, 4–3

References

  1. "Toyota in semis". Interbasket.net.
  2. "Toyota tops Crispa". crispatoyota.blogspot.com.
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