1978 PBA Invitational championship

Basketball championship event 1978 Invitational championship November 25 – December 14, 1978 GTV Toyota Tamaraws Tanduay Esquires 1977 PBA Invitational championship 1977 1979 PBA Invitational championship 1979 1978 Open 1978 PBA Open Conference 1979 All-Filipino 1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference The 1978 PBA Invitational championship was the third conference of the 1978 PBA season. It started on November 25 and ended on December 14, 1978. The Toyota Tamaraws retains the Invitational crown with a 3–1 series victory over first-time finalist Tanduay Esquires.Toyota timeline (1978) Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament: Top five teams in the first two conferences are qualified in the Invitational championship. The top two teams at the end of the single round eliminations advance to the best-of-five finals. The third and fourth-place finishers play in the best-of-five series for third place. Elimination round Qualified for finals Qualified for battle for third #Team StandingsWLPCTGB1 Toyota Tamaraws 4 0 .1000 –2 Tanduay ESQ 3 1 .750 –3 U/Tex Wranglers 2 2 .500 –4 Crispa 400 1 3 .250 –5 Filmanbank Bankers 0 4 .000 – Battle for third #eee December 7 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City GTV Crispa 400 107 U/Tex Wranglers 96 December 9 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City GTV Crispa 400 121 U/Tex Wranglers 101 #eee December 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City GTV Crispa 400 94 U/Tex Wranglers 82 Crispa wins series, 3–0 Finals 1978 Invitational Championship Toyota Tamaraws Dante Silverio 3 Tanduay ESQ Carlos Loyzaga 1 December 7 to 14, 1979 MBS 1977 1979 1979 All-Filipino 1978 Open The 1978 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Invitational Championship finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1979 PBA Invitational Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Toyota Tamaraws won the championship. Series scoring summary The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers. TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Wins Toyota 129 80 128 108 3Tanduay 123 92 11898 1 † denotes the number of overtimes December 7 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City GTV Toyota Tamaraws 129 Tanduay ESQ 123 42–36 27–28 34–35 26–24 Francis Arnaiz 31 #eee December 9 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City GTV Toyota Tamaraws 80 Tanduay ESQ 92 December 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City GTV Toyota Tamaraws 128 Tanduay ESQ 118 38–20 27–37 31–35 32–26 Carlos Terry 41 Gene Moore 41 #eee December 14 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City GTV Toyota Tamaraws 108 Tanduay ESQ 98 30–15 28–25 25–22 25–36 Carlos Terry 36 Toyota wins series, 3–1 References External links https://edmon1974.wordpress.com/2016/11/17/1978-pba-invitational-championship-part-2/ 1978 PBA Invitational Championship (Part 2) Category:PBA Invitational Championship Invitational Championship