1982 PBA Open Conference Finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Toyota Super Corollas	Edgardo Ocampo	3
Gilbey's Gin	Arturo Valenzona	0

Dates

December 11–14, 1982

Television

Vintage Sports (City2)

Radio network

DWXL

The 1982 PBA Open Conference Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1982 PBA Open Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs.

Toyota Super Corollas scored a 3-0 sweep over first time finalist Gilbey's Gin, to capture their second championship of the season and 9th PBA title.

Qualification

Gilbey's Gin
Finished 13–5 (.722), tied for 1st	Eliminations	Finished 8–10 (.444), tied for 4th
Outright semis	Quarterfinals	Finished 2–1 (.667)
Finished 4–2 (.667), 1st	Semifinals	Finished 3–3 (.500), tied for 2nd
Finished 4–2 (.667), 1st	Tiebreaker	Won against N-Rich, 114-97

Games summary

Game 1

Vintage

December 11

Toyota Super Corollas 108, Gilbey's Gin 100

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Game 2

Vintage

December 12

Toyota Super Corollas 121, Gilbey's Gin 107
Pts: Abe King 34 Donnie Ray Koonce 31		Pts: Larry McNeill 34

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Francis Arnaiz and Abe King combined for an 8-0 blast late in the second half to bail the Corollas out of trouble, 114-103, with time down to 2:13.^[1]

Game 3

Vintage

December 14

Toyota Super Corollas 122, Gilbey's Gin 109
Toyota wins series, 3-0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Gilbey's led by 17 points late in the second quarter, Donnie Ray Koonce scored six straight points to cut down the Gin's lead to 57-66 at halftime. The tide went in Toyota's favor in the second half with Arnie Tuadles powering a 13-2 run to give Toyota the lead for good, 70-68, the Super Corollas' fastbreaks worked wonders and they steadily pulled away and were ahead, 96-83, at the end of the third period. Toyota posted their biggest lead at 106-90 in the last quarter.^[2]

1982 PBA Open Conference Champions
Toyota Super Corollas 9th title

Rosters

**Toyota Super Corollas**
#	Player	Position
1	Andrew Fields	Center
6	Abe King	Center-Forward
7	Robert Jaworski	Guard
8	Francis Arnaiz	Guard
10	Ramon Fernandez	Center-Forward
11	Arnie Tuadles	Forward-Guard
13	Tim Coloso	Guard-Forward
15	Ricky Relosa	Forward-Center
17	Terry Saldaña	Forward-Center
18	Emer Legaspi	Forward-Guard
20	Nicanor Bulaong	Forward
22	Danny Florencio	Guard-Forward
30	Donnie Ray Koonce	Guard-Forward
41	Leopoldo Herrera	Center-Guard
88	Edgardo Cordero	Center-Forward

**Gilbey's Gin**
#	Player	Position
1	Joseph Herrera	Guard
5	Rudy Garcia	Forward
6	Conrado Pasco	Guard
8	Marlowe Jacutin	Forward
10	Eduardo Ducut	Center-Forward
12	Valerio delos Santos	Forward
15	Alex Clariño	Forward
17	Eusebio del Rosario	Center-Forward
18	Nat Castillo	Center-Forward
20	Rolando Buhay	Forward
21	Jerry Pingoy	Guard
23	Lew Massey	Guard-Forward
24	Willie Generalao	Guard
31	Larry McNeill	Center

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside reporters
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3

References

1982 PBA season

Team seasons

Guest teams

South Korea national basketball team (Invitational Championship)

Succession

1981
Reinforced Filipino Conference
1983

1980
Invitational Championship
1984

1982
Open Conference
1985

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Owned by Ginebra San Miguel Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation
Formerly the Gilbey's Gin Tonics, Añejo Rum 65ers and Gordon's Gin Boars

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