Qualification
| Crispa Redmanizers | Great Taste Coffee Makers |
| Finished 9–5 (.643), outright semis | Eliminations | Finished 9–5 (.643), outright semis |
| Finished 3–3 (.500) | Semifinals | Finished 3–3 (.500) |
| Won against San Miguel, 130-120 | Playoff | Won against Gilbey's, 126-118 |
Games summary
Game 1
The Redmanizers engaged the Coffee Makers in a nip-and-tuck battle before coming up with a 9-2 windup in the last one minute and 55 seconds to pull off the victory. Behind 109-111, the Redmanizers equalized on a jumpshot by Atoy Co with 1:39 left before Philip Cezar put Crispa ahead for good, 113-111, on a fastbreak pitch by Billy Ray Bates with 59 seconds to go, Ricardo Brown of Great Taste missed a three-point shot and Bates put in what proved to be the winning points on a foul by Brown with 11 ticks remaining.
Game 2
From a 35-30 first period advantage, Crispa poured on the heat and was up by 22 points early in the third quarter, 73-51. The Coffee Makers tried to mount a rally but the closest they got was within eight points twice, the last at 123-131 with 3:25 left, another 14-5 flurry by the Redmanizers wrapped up the contest.
Game 3
Billy Ray Bates hit all of his first five jumpers, including a three-point shot in the last quarter as the black superman unleashed 21 of his 58 points in the final 12 minutes to spark the Redmanizers' runaway victory and a second grandslam. The see-saw encounter turned into a devastating rout through a 25-13 splurge for a 117-103 Crispa advantage. [1]
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- 1982
- Reinforced Filipino Conference
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- Also known as Walk Tall Jeansmakers
- Founded in 1975
- Disbanded in 1984
- Owned by the P. Floro and Sons, Inc.
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