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 | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 3 - May 30, 1985 |
| TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports (MBS) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Great Taste Coffee Makers |
| Runners-up | Magnolia Ice Cream Makers |
| Awards | |
| Best Import | Norman 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
| Qualified for semifinals | |
| Qualified for quarterfinals |
| # | Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 8 | 4 | .667 | -- |
| 2 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 8 | 4 | .667 | -- |
| 3 | Magnolia Ice Cream Makers | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 |
| 4 | Northern Cement (NCC) | 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 |
Quarterfinal round
| Qualified for semifinals |
| S | Team Standings | Cumulative | QF | Playoff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | GB | W | L | |||
| 3 | Magnolia Ice Cream Makers | 9 | 6 | .600 | -- | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Northern Cement (NCC) | 8 | 7 | .533 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| 5 | Manila Beer Brewmasters | 8 | 7 | .533 | 1 | 3 | 0 |  |
| 6 | Shell Azodrin | 4 | 11 | .267 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
Seeding playoff
Semifinal round
| Qualified for finals | |
| Qualified for battle for third |
| # | Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 5 | 1 | .833 | –- |
| 2 | Magnolia Ice Cream Makers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 |
| 3 | Northern Cement (NCC) | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 |
| 4 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5 |
Results
- The score given first is for the team indicated at the left-most column. Results to the right and top of the black cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games.
| Win | |
| Win via OT | |
| Loss | |
| Loss via OT |
| Left \ Top | GTC | MIC | NCC | TRM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Taste | 113–105 | 97–100 | 114–103 | |
| Magnolia | 99–100 *2OT | 97–95 | 97–91 | |
| Northern | 94–102 | 84–94 | 109–94 | |
| Tanduay | 100–101 | 96–108 | 108–126 |
Battle for third
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 | |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
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 | |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
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 | |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
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 | |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
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 | ||
The ULTRA, Pasig |
Finals
May 30 |
| Great Taste Coffee Makers 122, Magnolia Ice Cream 104 | ||
| Great Taste wins series, 4-2 |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
References
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