1978 PBA Invitational championship

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.

1978 PBA Invitational championship
DurationNovember 25 – December 14, 1978
TV partner(s)GTV
Finals
ChampionsToyota Tamaraws
Runners-upTanduay Esquires
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The Toyota Tamaraws retains the Invitational crown with a 3–1 series victory over first-time finalist Tanduay Esquires.[1]

Format

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

  • Top five teams in the first two conferences are qualified in the Invitational championship.
  • The top two teams at the end of the single round eliminations advance to the best-of-five finals. The third and fourth-place finishers play in the best-of-five series for third place.

Elimination round

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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

Battle for third

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December 12
Crispa 400 94, U/Tex Wranglers 82
Crispa wins series, 3–0

Finals

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1978 PBA Invitational Championship finals
TeamCoachWins
Toyota Tamaraws Dante Silverio 3
Tanduay ESQ Carlos Loyzaga 1
DatesDecember 7 to 14, 1979
TelevisionMBS
PBA Invitational Championship finals chronology
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1979 >
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1979 All-Filipino >

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.

Series scoring summary

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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

References

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  • "1978 PBA Invitational Championship (Part 2)".