Saturday, September 16, 1978

Game 59: Crispa 112, Toyota 105 (Sept. 16, 1978)

Crispa repeated over Toyota to enhance its chances of making the semifinals of the 1978 PBA second conference.

Crispa turns back Toyota

Bulletin Today
Published Sunday Sept. 17, 1978

Defending champion Crispa relied on steady foul shooting in the homestretch last night to roll back Toyota, 112-105, and boost its semifinal bid in the PBA second conference.

The victory — a repeat of the Redmanizers’ 129-108 win over the Tamaraws in the first round of eliminations — gave the defending titlists sole possession of third place with a 7-4 record behind pacesetting Tanduay (8-2) and U-Tex (7-4).

The loss dropped the Tamaraws to a tie for fourth place with idle Royal Tru-Orange with identical 6-5 records.