1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals

Last updated
1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals
TeamCoachWins
Crispa Redmanizers Baby Dalupan 3
Toyota Tamaraws Dante Silverio 2
DatesJune 26 – July 7, 1979
Television MBS
Radio network DWXL
PBA All-Filipino Conference finals chronology
<  1978
1980  >

The 1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals is the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference. The Crispa Redmanizers and Toyota Tamaraws battled once again in the finals, this time for the All-Filipino supremacy.

Contents

The Crispa Redmanizers won their finals series against the defending champion Toyota Tamaraws, three games to two, to regain the All-Filipino crown.

Qualification

Crispa Redmanizers Toyota Tamaraws
Finished 14–2 (.875)EliminationsFinished 14–2 (.875)
Finished 5–1 (.833), 1stSemifinalsFinished 4–2 (.667), 2nd

Games summary

MBS
June 26
Crispa Redmanizers 122, Toyota Tamaraws 107
Scoring by quarter: 40–27, 21–28, 28–26, 33–26
Pts: Co 35 Cezar 30Pts: Tuadles 24

The Tamaraws once enjoyed a six-point lead in the third quarter, 75–69, after overhauling a 59–67 deficit.

MBS
June 28
Crispa Redmanizers 114, Toyota Tamaraws 121
Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 28–30, 27–30, 31–33
Pts: Fabiosa 24Pts: Jaworski 25

The Redmanizers lost a 79–72 lead in the third quarter and fell behind by eight points early in the fourth frame, 83–91. [1]

MBS
July 3
Crispa Redmanizers 112, Toyota Tamaraws 109
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 29–29, 37–28, 22–29
Pts: Co 33Pts: Arnaiz 26

The Redmanizers appeared headed for an easy win when they led, 98–89, early in the final period. But Toyota's sensational rookie Arnie Tuadles ignited a searing 18–6 Tamaraw run that wiped out Crispa's lead and put Toyota on top, 107–104, with 2:37 remaining.

Tuadles tied the game at 109-all before Joy Dionisio scored on a long 25-foot shot that proved to be the winning shot for Crispa, 111–109.

MBS
July 5
Crispa Redmanizers 110, Toyota Tamaraws 113
Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 35–34, 28–30, 25–22
Pts: Co 31 Hubalde 30Pts: Fernandez 27

Robert Jaworski delivered the tie-breaking basket on his own interception while Abe King and Francis Arnaiz combined for three points each in a 7–0 blast in the last two minutes for a winning 113–108 Tamaraw lead.

MBS
July 7
Crispa Redmanizers 118, Toyota Tamaraws 111
Scoring by quarter: 32–35, 31–23, 26–28, 29–25
Pts: Co 24Pts: Fernandez 36 Tuadles 29
Crispa wins series, 3–2

The Tamaraws last tasted the lead at 107–106 with 3:11 left, but then Freddie Hubalde ignited the breakaway that turned the tide of the game. Atoy Co scored on a three-point play after a miss by Ramon Fernandez to make it 111–107 and after a Toyota timeout, Philip Cezar completed another three-point play on an assist by Gregorio Dionisio for a 114–107 lead with 1:30 to go. [2]

1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference Champions

Crispa Redmanizers
Seventh title

Rosters

PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
C 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abet Guidaben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Fortunato Co, Jr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa
F 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodolfo Soriano 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE
C 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jaime Javier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) José Rizal
G 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gregorio Dionisio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Adamson
G/F 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Freddie Hubalde 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa
G/F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bogs Adornado 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
G/F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Virgilio Dela Cruz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Luis Varela 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bernie Fabiosa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UE
F 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Philip Cezar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) José Rizal
F 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Filomeno Gulfin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Southwestern-U
G 34 Flag of the Philippines.svg Edmundo Espinosa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Southwestern-U
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ernesto Estrada 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Visayas
F/C 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abe King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda
G 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Robert Jaworski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UE
G 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Francis Arnaiz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo
F/C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ramon Fernandez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Carlos
G/F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Arnie Tuadles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Visayas
G 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pablo Javier 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Far Eastern
G/F 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jesus Sta.Maria 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) José Rizal
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Quirino Salazar 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Letran
F 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Emerito Legaspi 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE
F 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Nicanor Bulaong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Broadcast notes

Game Play-by-play Analyst
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5

References

  1. "Toyota blasts Crispa, evens series". Crispa-Toyota blogspot.
  2. "Crispa downs Toyota, wins All-Filipino crown". Crispa-Toyota blogspot.