Game 32: Crispa 113, Toyota 94 (Oct. 31, 1976)

Crispa's second straight lopsided win over Toyota was marred by an alleged punching incident between Robert Jaworski and Bernie Fabiosa late in their 1976 PBA Second Conference semifinals game.

Crispa routs Toyota anew

Score: 113-94; U-Tex crushes Royal

By Ding Marcelo

Bulletin Today

Published Monday Nov. 1, 1976

Crispa's fired-up Denims tore through Toyota's defense with impunity last night and scored a repeat one-sided 113-94 victory over the Comets to bounce back into contention in the semifinals of the PBA second conference at the Araneta Coliseum.

The Denims' sparkling conquest of the Comets, who played without coach Dante Silverio, came after U-Tex's 134-118 rout of Royal Tru-Orange that gave the Wranglers the undisputed lead in the double robin series with two straight wins.

The Denims, who went into the court toting a 106-101 loss to U-Tex in the semifinal round opener, played with the magnificence of a champion team as they tried to maintain their composure in the face of Toyota's harassing tactics in the closing minutes.

Game 31: Crispa 123, Toyota 97 (Oct. 26, 1976)

Crispa avenged its first round defeat to Toyota with a lopsided victory to cap off the eliminations of the 1976 PBA Second Conference. Their match overshadowed a then-record 75 points by Harry Rogers for 7-Up hours earlier against Fiberlite.

Crispa clobbers Toyota, 123-97

7-Up's Rogers fires 75

By Ding Marcelo

Bulletin Today

Published Wednesday Oct. 27, 1976

Crispa tore Toyota's game to pieces last night, handing its bitter rival a 123-97 shellacking as the Denims gained a psychological edge going into tomorrow's start of the Philippine Basketball Association second conference semifinals at the Araneta Coliseum.

Some 23,000 spectators were on hand to witness the massacre as the Denims, smarting from the absence of ace gunner William Adornado, took control of the game from the second quarter on to avenge a 98-95 loss to the Comets in the first round.

An unanswered 13-point explosion by Crispa at the start of the second quarter set the tone of the evening's one-sided match as the Denims took a 10-point 40-30 lead from a 27-30 first quarter deficit.

Though the Comets narrowed the gap as quickly behind Robert Jaworski and Ramon Fernandez, 42-41, the Denims retaliated swiftly to pull away at the half, 53-45, from where they were never again threatened.