1980 PBA Invitational championship

1980 Invitational championship August 16 - September 6, 1980 GTV/MBS Nicholas Stoodley Toyota Tamaraws 1979 PBA Invitational championship 1979 1982 PBA Invitational championship 1982 1980 Open 1980 PBA Open Conference 1980 All-Filipino 1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference The 1980 PBA Invitational championship was a short tournament featuring two foreign teams and the top three local squads of the Open Conference. It started on August 16 and ended on September 6, 1980. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament: Two round-robin eliminations; 8 games per team; teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. In case of a tie, a superior quotient will determine a tie-breaker. The top two teams after the two round-robins will advance to the best-of-three finals series. The next two dispute third place also in a best-of-three series. Opening ceremonies The muses for the participating teams are as follows: Team Muse Adidas/France (Miss Young 1980 - France) Nicholas Stoodley/USA Toyota Tamaraws Unnur Steinsson (Miss Young 1980 - Iceland) U-Tex Wranglers (Miss Young 1980 - Austria) Walk Tall Jeans Ma. Felicidad Luis (Miss Young 1980 - Philippines) Elimination round Qualified for finals Qualified for battle for third #Team standingsWLPCTGB1 Nicholas Stoodley (USA) 5 3 .625 --2 Toyota Tamaraws 5 3 .625 --3 Adidas Rubberworld (France) 5 3 .625 --4 Walk Tall Jeansmakers 5 3 .625 --5 U/Tex Wranglers 0 8 .000 5 The end of the eliminations saw a four-way tie, with the application of the Asian quotient system of breaking ties, Stoodley/USA finish first with plus 39 quotient, Toyota finish second with a plus 16, Adidas at third with plus 15 and Crispa Walk Tall was last with plus 11.http://crispatoyota.blogspot.com/1980/09/game-87-toyota-116-walk-tall-109-sept-4.html Toyota, Stoodley win to gain finals crispatoyota.blogspot.com Battle-for-third #eee September 5 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City MBS Adidas Rubberworld W Walk Tall Jeans L September 6 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City MBS OT Adidas Rubberworld 102 Walk Tall Jeans 100 Adidas wins series, 2-0 Finals 1980 Invitational championship Nicholas Stoodley Jerry Webber 2 Toyota Tamaraws Fort Acuña 0 September 5 & 6, 1980 MBS 1979 1982 1982 Open 1980 All-Filipino The 1980 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Invitational championship finals was the best-of-3 basketball championship series of the 1982 PBA Invitational Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Nicholas Stoodley and Crispa Redmanizers played for the 25th championship contested by the league. Guest team Nicholas Stoodley 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 2Wins Nicholas 120 118 2Toyota 112 113 0 † denotes the number of overtimes #eee September 5 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City MBS Nicholas Stoodley 120 Toyota Tamaraws 112 September 6 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City MBS Nicholas Stoodley 118 Toyota Tamaraws 113 Nicholas Stoodley wins series, 2-0 The Tamaraws raced to a 76-62 lead early in the third period, but Larry Pounds, Ollie Matson and Ron Richardson pulled the Americans back into the game at 83-86. Kenny Tyler pushed Nicholas Stoodley ahead for only the second time at 106-105. With the Tamaraws missing easy baskets and connecting two free throws from four attempts, Tyler's back-to-back hits stayed the Americans in front, 112-107. Tyler proved to be the main man for Stoodley, his 15-foot jumper with 30 seconds left preserve their victory. References External links Nicholas Stoodley@nostalgiamanila.blogspot Invitational championship