1985 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals

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.

1985 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals
TeamCoachWins
Northern (NCC) Ron Jacobs 4
Manila Beer Brewmasters Edgardo Ocampo 0
DatesNovember 21–28, 1985
TelevisionVintage Sports (MBS)
Radio networkDZRP/DZFM

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), 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
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Wins
Northern 1391331301384
Manila Beer 1021171131060
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
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 26 Pts: 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 25 Pts: 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 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
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) UE
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) UE
F 20 Gutierrez, Benjie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Cris Calilan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Manila Beer roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
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) UE
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
  • Injured

Broadcast notes
GamePlay-by-playAnalyst
Game 1Pinggoy PengsonNorman Black
Game 2Pinggoy PengsonSteve Kattan
Game 3Joe CantadaJoaquin Henson
Game 4Joe CantadaNorman Black

References
  1. "A sweep by NCC".
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