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| 1978 PBA Invitational championship | |
|---|---|
| Duration | November 25 – December 14, 1978 |
| TV partner(s) | GTV |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Toyota Tamaraws |
| Runners-up | Tanduay Esquires |
| PBA Invitational championship chronology | |
< 1977 | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
< 1978 Open 1979 All-Filipino > | |
The 1978 PBA Invitational championship was the third conference of the 1978 PBA season. It started on November 25 and ended on December 14, 1978.
The Toyota Tamaraws retains the Invitational crown with a 3–1 series victory over first-time finalist Tanduay Esquires. [1]
The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament:
| Qualified for finals | |
| Qualified for battle for third |
| # | Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Tamaraws | 4 | 0 | .1000 | – |
| 2 | Tanduay ESQ | 3 | 1 | .750 | – |
| 3 | U/Tex Wranglers | 2 | 2 | .500 | – |
| 4 | Crispa 400 | 1 | 3 | .250 | – |
| 5 | Filmanbank Bankers | 0 | 4 | .000 | – |
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| Dates | December 7 to 14, 1979 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Television | MBS | |||||||||
The 1978 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Invitational Championship finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1979 PBA Invitational Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs.
Toyota Tamaraws won the championship.
The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.
| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota | 129 | 80 | 128 | 108 | 3 |
| Tanduay | 123 | 92 | 118 | 98 | 1 |
† denotes the number of overtimes
December 7 |
| Toyota Tamaraws 129, Tanduay ESQ 123 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 42–36, 27–28, 34–35, 26–24 | ||
| Pts: Francis Arnaiz 31 | ||
December 12 |
| Toyota Tamaraws 128, Tanduay ESQ 118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 38–20, 27–37, 31–35, 32–26 | ||
| Pts: Carlos Terry 41 | Pts: Gene Moore 41 | |
December 14 |
| Toyota Tamaraws 108, Tanduay ESQ 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 28–25, 25–22, 25–36 | ||
| Pts: Carlos Terry 36 | ||
| Toyota wins series, 3–1 | ||
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