# 1985 PBA Reinforced Conference

The 1985 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1985 PBA season. It started on September 8 and ended on November 28, 1985. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

## Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:
* Double-round robin eliminations; 12 games per team; Teams were then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
* Team with the worst record after the elimination round was eliminated. The top two teams advanced outright to the semifinals.
* The next four teams qualified to the single round robin quarterfinals. Results from the eliminations were carried over. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals.
* Semifinals were a double round robin affair with the four remaining teams. The top two teams in the semifinals advanced to the best-of-seven finals. The last two teams disputed the third-place trophy in a best-of-seven series.

## Elimination round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Manila Beer Brewmasters | 9 | 3 | .750 | — | Advance to semifinal round |
| 2 | Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 3 | Magnolia Quench Plus | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 4 | Northern Cement (G) | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 5 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 6 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 4 | 8 | .333 | 5 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 7 | Shell Azodrin Bugbusters | 2 | 10 | .167 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.033, Ginebra 1.000, Northern 0.967; semifinal berth playoffs: Ginebra 99–96 Northern, Ginebra 106–98 Magnolia

## Semifinal round berth playoffs

With the three-way tie for second and the last outright semifinal round berth, a two-round playoff was held to determine which team will qualify to the semifinals outright; the losers in each round proceed to the quarterfinals.

### First round

* Vintage
* October 22
Ginebra San Miguel 99, Northern Cement 96 :
* Scoring by quarter: 23-22, 23–28, 22–24, 31-22 ||
* Pts: Michael Hackett 34
* The ULTRA, Pasig
With 4:52 left in the second period, Jaworski caught a wayward elbow from Jeff Moore during a rebound play. This opened a big cut on Big J's upper lip. He had to be rushed at the Medical City hospital for treatment. The cut lip allegedly required nine stitches.
Jaworski return to the game late in the third quarter. The Gins were only down by six, 68–74, at the end of the quarter. Teaming up with Francis Arnaiz, the Big J put Ginebra ahead, 89–86, after completing a three-point play with 6:08 left. From there, it was nip and tuck, Jaworski nailed Ginebra's final basket for the final count.

### Second round

* Vintage
* October 24
Ginebra San Miguel 106, Magnolia Quench Plus 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27-26, 23-21, 25–27, 31-24 |||
| Pts: Michael Hackett 48 Rebs: Michael Hackett 25 | Pts: Norman Black 45 |
* The ULTRA, Pasig
Ginebra took a commanding 12-point advantage, 63-51, in the early going of the third period. The lead was narrowed to a solitary point by the Thirst Quenchers at the end of the third quarter.

## Quarterfinal round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 3 | Northern Cement (G) | 9 | 6 | .600 | — | Semifinal round |
| 4 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 8 | 7 | .533 | 1 | Semifinal round |
| 5 | Magnolia Quench Plus | 8 | 7 | .533 | 1 | |
| 6 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Semifinal berth playoff: Great Taste 99–95 Magnolia

## Semifinal round berth playoff

* Vintage
* November 3
* The ULTRA, Pasig

## Semifinal round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Manila Beer Brewmasters | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | Advance to the finals |
| 2 | Northern Cement (G) | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | Advance to the finals |
| 3 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 4 | Ginebra San Miguel | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff, Northern 123–107 Great Taste

### Results

| Teams | GIN | GTC | MB | NCC |
| Ginebra San Miguel | — | 117–124 | 121–107 | 101–97 |
| Great Taste Coffee Makers | 138–130 | — | 126–130 | 102–97 |
| Manila Beer Brewmasters | 127–117 | 117–105 | — | 95–130 |
| Northern Consolidated Cement | 115–108 | 125–102 | 93–99 | — |

## Second seed playoff

* Vintage
* November 19
* The ULTRA, Pasig

## Third place playoffs

* Vintage
* November 21
Great Taste Coffee Makers 168, Ginebra San Miguel 197 :
| Scoring by quarter: 36–53, 28-32, 42–57, 62–55 |||
| Pts: Ricardo Brown 42 Abe King 40 | Pts: Michael Hackett 103 |
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* November 24
Great Taste Coffee Makers 133, Ginebra San Miguel 139 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–34, 29–31, 39–38, 41–36 |||
| Pts: Ricardo Brown 57 | Pts: Arnie Tuadles 42 Michael Hackett 35 |
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* November 26
Great Taste Coffee Makers 126, Ginebra San Miguel 155 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–34, 32–38, 23–39, 42–44 |||
| Pts: Ricardo Brown 22 | Pts: Michael Hackett 52 |
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* November 28
Great Taste Coffee Makers 124, Ginebra San Miguel 145 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–34, 25–34, 33–45, 37–32 |||
| Pts: Abe King 28 | Pts: Michael Hackett 40 Joey Marquez 26 |
| Ginebra wins series, 4–0 |||
* The ULTRA, Pasig

## Finals

* Vintage
* November 21
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* November 24
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* November 26
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* November 28
Northern Cement 138, Manila Beer Brewmasters 106 :
* Northern wins series, 4–0 ||
* The ULTRA, Pasig