Toyota earned a finals berth at Crispa Walk Tall’s expense for the second straight conference and arrange a best-of-three duel with guest team Nicholas Stoodley for the 1980 PBA Invitational title.
Toyota, Stoodley win to gain finals
Bulletin Today
Published Friday Sept. 5, 1980
Toyota came through with just the needed winning margin last night in pulling off a 116-109 win over Crispa to arrange a best-of-three series with Nicholas Stoodley for the PBA Invitational championship at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Fashionmakers, scoring practically at will in the fourth quarter that saw them lead by as many as 24, routed Adidas, 103-87, in the first game.
Toyota and Nicholas Stoodley start their championship series at 7:30 p.m. today with the second match set tomorrow at the same time.
