1985 PBA Open Conference

The 1985 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the first conference of the 1985 PBA season. It started on March 3 and ended on May 30, 1985. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

1985 PBA Open Conference
DurationMarch 3 - May 30, 1985
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (MBS)
Finals
ChampionsGreat Taste Coffee Makers
Runners-upMagnolia Ice Cream Makers
Awards
Best ImportNorman Black (Magnolia)
PBA Open Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • Double-round robin eliminations; 12 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
  • Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals.
  • The next four teams will qualify to the single round robin quarterfinals. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. The top two teams will advance to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals will be a double round robin affair with the four remaining teams. The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-seven series. [1]

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Great Taste Coffee Makers 8 4 .667 Advance to semifinals
2 Tanduay Rhum Makers 8 4 .667
3 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 7 5 .583 1 Proceed to quarterfinals
4 Northern Cement (G) 7 5 .583 1
5 Manila Beer Brewmasters 5 7 .417 3
6 Shell Azodrin Bugbusters 4 8 .333 4
7 Ginebra San Miguel 3 9 .250 5
Source:
(G) Guest.

Quarterfinals

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
3 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 9 6 .600 Advance to semifinals
4 Northern Cement (G) 8 7 .533[lower-alpha 1] 1
5 Manila Beer Brewmasters 8 7 .533[lower-alpha 1] 1
6 Shell Azodrin Bugbusters 4 11 .267 5
Source:
(G) Guest.
Notes:
  1. Semifinal berth playoff: Northern Cement 98–75 Manila Beer

Semifinal berth playoff

Semifinals

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Great Taste Coffee Makers 5 1 .833 Advance to the Finals
2 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 4 2 .667 1
3 Northern Cement (G) 3 3 .500 2 Proceed to third place playoff
4 Tanduay Rhum Makers 0 6 .000 5
Source:
(G) Guest.

Third place playoffs

May 21
Northern (NCC) 110, Tanduay Rhum Makers 98
Scoring by quarter: 26-19, 21-27, 30-28, 33-24
Pts: Jeff Moore 36 Pts: David Pope 36
May 23
Northern (NCC) 100, Tanduay Rhum Makers 93
Scoring by quarter: 32-20, 19-26, 24-25, 25-22
Pts: Allan Caidic 21 Pts: David Pope 27
May 26
Northern (NCC) 104, Tanduay Rhum Makers 110
Scoring by quarter: 27-27, 29-27, 22-31, 26-25
Pts: Dennis Still 24 Pts: Guidaben 22 Hubalde 22
May 28
Northern (NCC) 113, Tanduay Rhum Makers 82
Scoring by quarter: 20-29, 28-13, 28-23, 37-17
Pts: Samboy Lim 22 Pts: David Pope 22
May 30
Northern (NCC) 121, Tanduay Rhum Makers 110
Scoring by quarter: 39-32, 27-21, 29-32, 26-25
Pts: Samboy Lim 34 Pts: David Pope 40
Northern wins series, 4–2

Finals

May 30
Great Taste Coffee Makers 122, Magnolia Ice Cream 104
Great Taste wins series, 4–2

References

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