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.

The Esquires clinched at least a tie for a semifinal slot with a 133-97 drubbing of Filmanbank in the first game.

Taking advantage of Toyota’s getting into the penalty situation in the last two minutes, the Redmanizers scored 11 of their last 15 points from the charity lane.

Five of those charities came in a decisive 7-0 blast that gave Crispa a 106-98 margin with one minute and 14 seconds left from a slim 99-98 lead.

Alfredo Hubalde ignited that explosion with a drive and a pair of charities off Ramon Fernandez, 103-98. Tito Varela free threw off Carlos Terry and after a Robert Jaworski miss, Alberto Guidaben, who was celebrating his birthday, charitied twice off Abe King, 103-98.

The scores:

Crispa — 112

Hubalde 20

Truitt 20

Co 12

Mills 12

Guidaben 11

Varela 8

D.L. Cruz 6

Dionisio 6

Fabiosa 6

Adornado 6

Cezar 5

Toyota — 105

Terry 28

Fernandez 22

Jaworski 16

Arnaiz 13

A. King 10

Salazar 7

B. King 6

Bulaong 2

Estrada 0

Legaspi 0

Quarterscores: 27-29; 53-55; 81-all; 112-105

Crispa  27  26  28  31  —  112

Toyota  29  26  26  24  —  105