1983 PBA Open Conference finals

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|team1=Crispa Redmanizers |score1=118

|team2= Great Taste Coffee Makers |score2=113

|Q1=22–26 |Q2=38–29 |Q3=28–36 |Q4=30–22

|points1=Billy Ray Bates 29 Larry Demic 28 |points2=Norman Black 43

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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.

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|team1=Crispa Redmanizers |score1=149

|team2= Great Taste Coffee Makers |score2=132

|Q1=35–30 |Q2=34–21 |Q3=36–37 |Q4=44–44

|points1=Billy Ray Bates 63 |points2=Norman Black 45 Ricardo Brown 28

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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.

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date= December 1 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Vintage |referee=E. Cruz, F. Sta. Rina, A. dela Cruz

|team1=Crispa Redmanizers |score1=133

|team2= Great Taste Coffee Makers |score2=113

|Q1=29–31|Q2=35–31|Q3=28–28|Q4=41–23

|points1=Billy Ray Bates 58 |points2=Norman Black 39

|series= Crispa wins series, 3–0

}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.interbasket.net/forums/album.php?albumid=164&attachmentid=9845|title=It's Crispa|publisher=Interbasket.net}}

class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto" !1983 PBA Open Conference Champions

Crispa Redmanizers 12th title

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{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Abet | last = Guidaben | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 180 | college = San Jose-Recoletos | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Fortunato | last = Co, Jr | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 168 | college = Mapua | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Arturo | last = Cristobal | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 170 | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Padim | last = Israel | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 160 | college = Ateneo de Manila | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Freddie | last = Hubalde | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 175 | college = Mapua | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Elpidio | last = Villamin | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 188 | college = | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Tito | last = Varela | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 165 | college = UE | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Bernie | last = Fabiosa | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 160 | college = UE | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Angelito | last = Esguerra | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 180 | college = Letran | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Philip | last = Cezar | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 170 | college = José Rizal | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Ramon | last = Cruz | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 155 | college = UE | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Larry | last = Demic | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 220 | college = University of Arizona | nat = USA | note = I }}

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• {{player||PHI|Tommy Manotoc}}

| asst_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Narciso Bernardo}}

|otherlegend=

(I) Import

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{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Manny | last = Victorino | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 200 | college = José Rizal | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Alejo | last = Alolor | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 160 | college = University of Visayas | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Jaime | last = Manansala | pos = GF | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 160 | college = UE | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Joel | last = Banal | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 163 | college = Mapua | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Dawan | last = Scott | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 230 | college = Seton Hall | nat = USA | note = I }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Eduardo | last = Mendoza |dab=basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 165 | college = University of Visayas | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Florendo | last = Ritualo | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 190 | college = University of Baguio | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Leonardo | last = Paguntalan | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 182 | college = Western Institute | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Ricardo | last = Brown | dab=basketball| pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 175 | college = Pepperdine | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Norman | last = Black | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 190 | college = Saint Joseph's | nat = USA | note = I }}

{{player2 | num = 29 | first = Bernardo | last = Carpio |dab=basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 188 | college = Ateneo de Manila | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Bogs | last = Adornado | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 175 | college = UST | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 66 | first = Joey | last = Marquez | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | college = Angeles University | nat = PHI }}

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| head_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Baby Dalupan}}

| asst_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Jimmy Mariano}}

|otherlegend=

(I) Import

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