Game 90: Crispa 143, Toyota 114 (Dec. 2, 1980)

Crispa continued its unbeaten run in the 1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference, this time beating Toyota in the semifinals behind 45 points from Freddie Hubalde.

Redmanizers crush Tamaraws, 143-114

By Bert Eljera

Bulletin Today

Published Wednesday Dec. 3, 1980

Defending champion Crispa, displaying devastating form, crushed Toyota last night, 143-114, to virtually capture the first finals berth in the PBA All-Filipino conference at the Araneta Coliseum.

It was the 16th straight win for the Redmanizers and it came the easy way as they practically toyed with the outclassed Tamaraws in a manner that stunned some 12,000 fans.

The Redmanizers are now only four games short of a 20-game sweep.

The Redmanizers raced ahead by 22 points, 43-21, in the first quarter and went on to erect leads of 35 points twice, the last at 91-56, as the Tams looked like lost kids.

It was the Tamaraws’ worst loss in their running series with the Redmanizers, who are now ahead 47-43 in wins.

“We played well while they played badly. We kept up the pressure because I told the boys that we could not afford to relax against a team such as Toyota,” said coach Virgilio “Baby” Dalupan.

“They have terrific offense. We found no way to stop them and the boys were off tonight,” lamented Toyota mentor Fortunato Acuna.

Freddie Hubalde played his best game as a pro and came through with a game-high 45 points, 17 of them in the first quarter while Bernard Fabiosa set a record of seven steals while banging 14 points.

Fortunato Co, Jr. had 32 points and Philip Cezar 28 and so torrid was Crispa’s scoring that top forward Alberto Guidaben went scoreless without the Redmanizers feeling it. Hubalde, Co and Cezar combined for 105 points, only nine points less than Toyota’s team total.

Robert Jaworski still played with a slight limp while Nicanor Bulaong continued to miss action with a foot injury, giving Toyota added handicaps.

Tanduay, leading from start to finish, downed Gilbey’s Gin, 117-105.

The individual scores:

Crispa — 143

Hubalde 45

Co 32

Cezar 28

Fabiosa 14

Mamaril 12

Javier 6

Gulfin 4

D.L. Cruz 2

Carpio 2

Varela 0

Guidaben 0

Toyota — 114

Legaspi 21

Fernandez 18

King 17

Herrera 16

Jaworski 13

Tuadles 13

Arnaiz 6

Florencio 5

Salazar 5

Javier 0

Quarterscores: 43-25, 65-44, 97-71, 143-114

Crispa  43  22  32  46 — 143

Toyota  25  19  27  43 — 114

Refs: R. Bartolome, F. Santarina, W. Mateo