# 1985 PBA Open Conference finals > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1985_PBA_Open_Conference_finals > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1985_PBA_Open_Conference_finals.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_PBA_Open_Conference_finals > Source revision: 1216590932 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1985 PBA Open Conference finals Team Coach Wins Great Taste Coffee Makers Baby Dalupan 4 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers Norman Black 2 Dates May 19–30, 1985 Television Vintage Sports (MBS) Radio network DZRP/DZFM PBA Open Conference finals chronology 1986 > The **1985 PBA Open Conference finals** was the [best-of-7](/source/Best-of-seven_playoff) basketball championship series of the [1985 PBA Open Conference](/source/1985_PBA_Open_Conference), and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The [Great Taste Coffee Makers](/source/Great_Taste_Coffee_Makers) and [Magnolia Ice Cream Makers](/source/San_Miguel_Beermen) played for the 30th championship contested by the league. The [Great Taste Coffee Makers](/source/Great_Taste_Coffee_Makers) captured their third straight PBA title with a 4–2 series win against [Magnolia Ice Cream](/source/San_Miguel_Beermen). ## Qualification Great Taste Magnolia Finished 8–4 (.667), tied for 1st Eliminations Finished 7–5 (.583), tied for 2nd Outright semis Quarterfinals Finished 9–6 (.600) Finished 5–1 (.833), 1st Semifinals Finished 4–2 (.667), 2nd ## Series scoring summary Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Wins Great Taste 108 105 103 93 121 122 4 Magnolia 99 111 97 95 95 104 2 Venue ULTRA ULTRA ULTRA ULTRA ULTRA ULTRA ## Games summary ### Game 1 Vintage May 19 Great Taste Coffee Makers 108, Magnolia Ice Cream 99 Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 24–22, 37–21, 22–34 Pts: Ricardo Brown 27 Pts: Norman Black 32 The ULTRA, Pasig Great Taste were only up by five points at halftime, 49–44, Ricardo Brown got the Coffee Makers to a 6–0 start in the opening minutes of the third period, by the end of the quarter, the Coffee Makers erected a 21-point lead at 86–65. Magnolia were able to narrowed down the gap with barely three minutes remaining in the game when Great Taste coach Baby Dalupan pulled out his starters with the Coffee Makers still enjoying a 19-point bubble, a finishing 11–2 run by the Ice Cream Makers in the last 60 seconds made their defeat a more respectable tally. ### Game 2 Vintage May 21 Great Taste Coffee Makers 105, Magnolia Ice Cream 111 Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 28–26, 24–23, 30–35 The ULTRA, Pasig From an 81-all deadlock with 9:41 to go in the final period, Norman Black scored five straight points that started several eight-point margins by Magnolia, just before the last two minutes of the ballgame, the Coffee Makers were able to close within 98–101, on Willie Pearson's jumper. Biboy Ravanes scored the last 11 points for Magnolia, six of which from the foul line during the final 56 seconds. ### Game 3 Vintage May 23 Great Taste Coffee Makers 103, Magnolia Ice Cream 97 Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 26–23, 27–25, 21–22 Pts: Joe Binion 38 Pts: Norman Black 35 The ULTRA, Pasig Marte Saldaña racked up seven consecutive points at the start of the fourth period to spark a Magnolia rally, the game remain close until the last five minutes, Abe King scored on a follow-up which gave the Coffee Makers a 100–93 lead for good. ### Game 4 Vintage May 26 Great Taste Coffee Makers 93, Magnolia Ice Cream 95 Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 25–29, 27–20, 21–21 Pts: Joe Binion 30 Pts: Norman Black 37 The ULTRA, Pasig Magnolia established their biggest lead of 13 points at 58–45, early in the third period, Great Taste rallied to within two points, 72–74, after three quarters, the Coffee Makers grab the lead twice in the fourth period, the last at 83–82 with 6:51 left. Magnolia simply wouldn't buckle under pressure, Rudy Distrito hit a triple and Noli Banate converted on the assist by Joey Loyzaga to give the Ice Cream Makers more breathing room, Magnolia went ahead by eight points, 95–87, with two minutes remaining, and just when they had the game in the bag, the Coffee Makers answered with Joel Banal hitting a three-pointer, Ricardo Brown converting two free throws and Joe Binion's split charities makes it 95–93 for Magnolia with 1:09 left, Dante Gonzalgo of Magnolia missed a jumper with 22 seconds to go but they prevent Great Taste from making a field goal by fouling and the Ice Cream Makers not yet in penalty situation, Ricardo Brown missed his final attempt and Biboy Ravanes came down with the rebound at the buzzer. ### Game 5 Vintage May 28 Great Taste Coffee Makers 121, Magnolia Ice Cream 95 Scoring by quarter: 32–15, 24–19, 31–28, 34–33 Pts: Ricardo Brown 41 Pts: Black 21 E. Loyzaga 21 The ULTRA, Pasig Great Taste took an early 21-point lead in the first quarter, 32–11, the Coffee Makers padded that margin to as large as 32 points, 78–46 in the third quarter, the closest Magnolia could get within was 17 points at 80–97. Ricardo Brown had a conference-high of 41 points for Great Taste while Norman Black of Magnolia was held down to his conference low of 21 points. ### Game 6 Vintage May 30 Great Taste Coffee Makers 122, Magnolia Ice Cream 104 Scoring by quarter: 37–29, 19–23, 30–28, 36–24 Pts: Ricardo Brown 39 Pts: Norman Black 44 Great Taste wins series, 4–2 The ULTRA, Pasig The Coffee Makers unveiled its superiority and withstood the pressure, after being threatened twice in the game, Magnolia came back from an eight-point deficit in the third quarter to grab the upper hand, 70–68, the Ice Cream Makers last tasted the lead at 87–86, when Great Taste came up with a 9–0 blast to take a 95–87 advantage, another 10–3 run by the Coffee Makers stretched their lead to 105–90 as the sell-out crowd on hand smells victory for Great Taste.[1] 1985 PBA Open Conference Champions Great Taste Coffee Makers Third title ## Rosters Great Taste Coffee roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. C 1 Manny Victorino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) José Rizal G/F 2 Alejo Alolor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas G/F 3 Oliveros Dalman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Visayas G 4 Frankie Lim 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda F 6 Abe King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda C 7 Joel Banal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mapúa G 11 Jaime Manansala 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE F 14 Chito Loyzaga 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda G 18 Lawrence Merced 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Adamson C 20 Teodicio Alfarero 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) De La Salle G 23 Ricardo Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Pepperdine F 29 Bernardo Carpio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo C 30 Joe Binion (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) North Carolina A&T F 33 William Pearson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Chaminade Head coach Baby Dalupan Assistant coach(es) Jimmy Mariano Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured Magnolia Ice Cream roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 5 Biboy Ravanes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu F 6 Jesus Migalbin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Agustin G 7 Marte Saldaña 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Far Eastern C 8 Noli Banate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mindanao F 9 Renato Lobo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern G/F 10 Dante Gonzalgo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Lyceum F 13 Manny Paner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Visayas G 14 Joey Loyzaga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Beda C 20 Carlson Samlani 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian F/C 24 Norman Black (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Saint Joseph's G 37 Bokyo Lauchengco 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern G 44 Rudy Distrito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE Head coach Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Derrick Pumaren Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured ## Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play Analyst Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Joe Cantada Andy Jao ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Great Taste by walkover"](http://rpbasketballphotos.blogspot.com/2014/03/great-taste-four-straight-championships.html). v t e 1985 PBA season 1985 draft 1985 Open Conference (finals) 1985 All-Filipino Conference (finals) 1985 Reinforced Conference (finals) Team seasons Ginebra San Miguel Great Taste Coffee Makers Magnolia Quench Plus Manila Beer Brewmasters Shell Azodrin Bugbusters Tanduay Rhum Makers Guest team/s Northern Cement basketball team (Open Conference, Reinforced Conference) Succession 1984 Seasons 1986 1983 Open Conference 1986 1984 2nd All-Filipino Conference 1986 Reinforced Conference 1986 v t e San Miguel Beermen Founded in 1975 Owned by San Miguel Brewery, Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation Formerly the Royal Tru Orangemen, Gold Eagle Beermen, Magnolia Ice Cream Makers, Magnolia Beverage Masters and Petron Blaze Boosters Franchise Franchise 3x3 team All-time roster Draft history Seasons Current season Head coaches Ramos Ocampo Manotoc D. Pumaren Black Jacobs P. Pumaren Uichico Reyes Tanquingcen Agustin Racela Abanilla Ravanes Austria Gallent Retired numbers 8 9 12 14 17 19 29 Championships (31) 1979 Open 1982 Invitational 1987 Reinforced 1988 Open 1988 Reinforced 1989 Open 1989 All-Filipino 1989 Reinforced 1992 All-Filipino 1993 Governors' 1994 All-Filipino 1999 Commissioner's 1999 Governors' 2000 Commissioner's 2000 Governors' 2001 All-Filipino 2005 Fiesta 2009 Fiesta 2011 Governors' 2014–15 Philippine 2015 Governors' 2015–16 Philippine 2016–17 Philippine 2017 Commissioner's 2017–18 Philippine 2019 Philippine 2019 Commissioner's 2022 Philippine 2023–24 Commissioner's 2025 Philippine 2025–26 Philippine Runner-up finishes (16) 1982 Reinforced Filipino 1985 Open 1992 First 1993 All-Filipino 1995 Governors' 1998 All-Filipino 1998 Commissioner's 2001 Commissioner's 2001 Governors' 2003 Reinforced 2006–07 Philippine 2010 Fiesta 2010–11 Philippine 2013 Governors' 2018 Commissioner's 2024 Philippine Rivals TNT Culture and lore El Presidente The Skywalker The Director 1989 Grand Slam Spiderman Crunchman Petron-novela The Kraken Beeracle Philippine Cup 5–peat: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019 Jun Bernardino Trophy --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1985 PBA Open Conference finals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_PBA_Open_Conference_finals) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_PBA_Open_Conference_finals?action=history)). 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