Toyota defeated Crispa in their only meeting in the 1977 PBA Invitational Championship. The Tamaraws improved to 3-0 while dealing the Redmanizers their first loss in the season’s third conference.
Toyota rips Crispa by 11
By Bert Eljera
Bulletin Today
Published Wednesday Dec. 7, 1977
Toyota smashed Crispa’s defense with its searing fasrtbreak plays last night to score a 119-108 victory and grab the solo lead in the PBA Invitational Championship before some 20,000 fans at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Tams, who set the all-time record of 102 points scored on fastbreaks last Thursday, were again unstoppable as they tallied 62 points on fastbreaks alone and were seriously threatened after taking the first quarter by 11 points, 38-27.
“If we keep on playing like this, I think we have a good chance of winning the championship,” said Toyota coach Dante Silverio whose boys had failed to make it to the finals twice this season.
