1979 PBA Invitational Championship

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1979 PBA Invitational Championship
DurationNovember 20 – December 15, 1979
TV partner(s) MBS
Finals
Champions Toyota Tamaraws
Runners-up Walk Tall Jeansmakers
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The 1979 PBA Invitational Championship was the third conference of the 1979 PBA season. It started on November 20 and ended on December 15, 1979.

Contents

Toyota Tamaraws won the Invitational crown for the third straight year, defeating arch rival Crispa Walk Tall Jeans, three games to one.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament:

Elimination round

Qualified for finals
Qualified for battle for third
#Team StandingsWL PCT GB
1 Walk Tall Jeans 41.800--
2 Toyota Tamaraws 41.800--
3 Gilbey's Gin 32.6001
4 U/Tex Wranglers 23.4002
5 Royal Tru-Orange 14.2003
6 Great Taste Discoverers 14.2003

Battle for third

GTV
December 8
U/Tex Wranglers 129, Gilbey's Gin 123

Finals

1979 PBA Invitational Championship finals
TeamCoachWins
Toyota Tamaraws Dante Silverio 3
Walk Tall Jeansmakers Baby Dalupan 1
DatesDecember 8 to 15, 1979
Television MBS
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The 1979 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 and Crispa Redmanizers played for the 25th championship contested by the league.

Toyota Tamaraws won the championship.

Series scoring summary

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.

TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Wins
Toyota101123107983
Walk Tall12995102871

† denotes the number of overtimes

GTV
December 8
Toyota Tamaraws 101, Walk Tall Jeans 129
Scoring by quarter: 22-33, 25-25, 31-32, 23-39
Pts: Robert Jaworski 23Pts: Bernard Harris 38

Fortunato Co shot 22 points and Abet Guidaben added 10 as half of the players fielded by Crispa coach Baby Dalupan hit in double figures. Philip Cezar also starred with 18 points for the Jeansmakers, nine in the second quarter as Walk Tall took the half by 11 points, 58-47. [1]

GTV
December 11
Toyota Tamaraws 123, Walk Tall Jeans 95
Scoring by quarter: 34-26, 32-14, 28-27, 29-28
Pts: Francis Arnaiz 25Pts: Harris 18 Hubalde 18

Walk Tall Jeans faced an intact Toyota lineup by virtue of a management decision to reactivate three players suspended at the start of the third conference by coach Dante Silverio. Ramon Fernandez, Abe King and Estoy Estrada reported for their first game but the Tamaraws found themselves without a coach as Dante Silverio resigned earlier in the day as both manager and coach.

Crispa played with only one import as Irvin Chatman was in sick bay. Toyota led by 10 points, 36-26 at the end of the first quarter. The Tamaraws went full steam in the second quarter and posted a 22-point lead at the half. With Andy Fields and Bruce King running rings around the lone Walk Tall Jeans import Bernard Harris, the Tamaraws upped their lead to 27 at the close of the third quarter, 94-67. Early in the fourth, Crispa coach Baby Dalupan went All-Filipino to signify he was throwing in the towel. With still 6:30 to go, Toyota held its biggest lead in the game at 37 points, 107-70.

GTV
December 13
Toyota Tamaraws 107, Walk Tall Jeans 102
Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 31-20, 32-29, 23-31
Pts: Andrew Fields 29Pts: Philip Cezar 30

The Tamaraws outscored the Jeansmakers, 31-20, in the second quarter for a 52-42 halftime lead from which Crispa never recovered. The defending champions went on to post their biggest lead, 82-63,and then held off a rally by the Jeansmakers in the closing minutes. [2]

GTV
December 15
Toyota Tamaraws 98, Walk Tall Jeans 87
Scoring by quarter: 21-17, 29-28, 17-14, 31-28
Pts: Robert Jaworski 30Pts: Bernard Harris 19
Toyota wins series, 3-1

Robert Jaworski lobbed in seven straight points as Toyota tried to breakaway, 83-75, midway in the final quarter. The Tamaraws were up by four points when Andrew Fields capped a 9-4 binge with a towering dunkshot that took out the pressure, 94-85, with 1:54 to go. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Harris, Chatman shine as Crispa wins by 28". CrispaToyota.blogpot.com.
  2. ↑ "Toyota subdues Crispa". CrispaToyota.blogspot.com.
  3. ↑ "Toyota whips Crispa, retains PBA crown". CrispaToyota.blogspot.com.
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