Game 87: Toyota 116, Walk Tall 109 (Sept. 4, 1980)

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.

Game 86: Walk Tall 118, Toyota 109 (Aug. 26, 1980)

Import Silvester Cuyler carried Crispa Walk Tall past Toyota in their first round meeting and tie Adidas France for the lead in the 1980 PBA Invitational.

Crispa quint trips Toyota

By Ding Marcelo

Bulletin Today

Published Wednesday Aug. 27, 1980

Crispa gave Toyota one of its most rough beatings in their fabled rivalry last night, 118-109, as the Jeanmakers moved significantly to a share of the lead at the halfway mark of the PBA Invitational at the Araneta Coliseum.

Moving about with the smoothness of a finely tuned orchestra, the Jeansmakers exploded with unbelievable accuracy in the third quarter where they anchored their victory as the Tamaraws never regained their bearings after falling behind, 75-89, going into the last quarter.