1980 PBA Open Conference finals

1980 Open Conference U/Tex Wranglers Tommy Manotoc 3 Toyota Tamaraws Fort Acuna 2 July 24 – August 2, 1980 MBS DWXL 1979 1981 The 1980 PBA Open Conference finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1980 PBA Open Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. U/Tex Wranglers wins their 2nd PBA title with a 3–2 series victory over Toyota Tamaraws. The deciding fifth game became known as the "last 16 seconds" when U/Tex wiped out a four-point lead by Toyota in regulation and forced the game into overtime.2020-04-02 Ginebra's first title, U/Tex's comeback among notable '80s PBA finals https://www.espn.ph/basketball/pba/story/_/id/28984940/ginebra-first-title-u-tex-comeback-notable-pba-finals-1980s 2025-09-02 ESPN.com en Qualification U-Tex WranglersToyota TamarawsFinished 11–7 (.611), 4th EliminationsFinished 15–3 (.833), 1stFinished 4–2 (.667), 1st SemifinalsFinished 4–2 (.667), tied for 2ndTiebreaker Won against Walk Tall Jeans, 102–100 Games summary Game 1 #eee July 24 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City MBS U/Tex Wranglers |score1=110 Toyota Tamaraws 94 Lim Eng Beng 27 U/Tex leads series, 1–0 Game 2 #eee July 26 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City MBS recap U/Tex Wranglers 102 Toyota Tamaraws |score2=107 Robert Jaworski 28 Series tied, 1–1 Sonny Jaworski scored a finals record eight triples and finished the game with 28 points. The Tamaraws trailed 35–40 when Jaworski flipped his first three-point shot in the second quarter. He followed it with two more triples and his third three-pointer push Toyota ahead by two, 44–42. The Tamaraws went ahead by seven points, 66–59, at the end of the second quarter with Jaworski firing three more three-point shots late in the period. U/Tex twice tied Toyota early in the fourth and actually went ahead, 94–93. A 7–3 blast sparked by Jaworski's last three-point shot of the evening sent the Tamaraws back on top, 100–97. The Big J fouled out with 1:45 left and Toyota up by only three, 102–99. Francis Arnaiz and Abe King put together a five-point cluster that wrapped up the match for the Tamaraws. Game 3 #eee July 29 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City MBS U-Tex Wranglers |score1=103 Toyota Tamaraws 98 U/Tex leads series, 2–1 Game 4 #eee July 31 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City MBS U/Tex Wranglers 92 Toyota Tamaraws |score2=113 Series tied, 2–2 Game 5 #eee August 2 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City MBS U/Tex Wranglers |score1=99 Toyota Tamaraws 98 25–15 27–27 22–28 20–24 5–4 U/Tex wins series, 3–2 Toyota’s 92–87 edge on Jaworski’s triple was wiped out by Lim Eng Beng’s three-point play as he had already released his shot and drew Jaworski’s sixth and final foul. Francis Arnaiz' go-ahead layup gave Toyota a 94–90 edge with 16 seconds left in regulation. The Tamaraws were on their way of clinching the title when a series of mental lapses allowed the Wranglers to come back. With still three fouls away from the penalty, the Tamaraws allowed import Aaron James to drive unmolested towards the basket with an undergoal stab, a timeout was called by Toyota coach Fort Acuna with time down to 11 seconds. As the Tamaraws inbounded, the Wranglers went on a press and anticipated the play, Arnie Tuadles was doubled team by Lim Eng Beng and Matthew Gaston, relayed to Abe King on the other side of the front court, Glenn McDonald intercepted the ball and pounced on for a breakaway with five seconds to go, he was fouled by Arnaiz going to the hoop with two seconds remaining in regulation, McDonald calmly sank the two free throws to extend the game into overtime. A see-saw battle ensued in the extension period with both teams obviously feeling the championship pressure, Bogs Adornado converted on a long attempt with 1:25 left in the ballgame, which later proved to be the winning basket as both teams would commit a series of misses until the final buzzer sounded. https://rpbasketballphotos.blogspot.com/2016/09/trivia-on-big-j.html Trivia on Big J 1980 PBA Open Conference Champions U/Tex Wranglers Second title Rosters n U/Tex Wranglers yellow black #014421 #fdd501 5 Roy Deles F 6 0 San Beda PHI 6 Ricardo Pineda G 5 9 Letran PHI 7 Manuel Pineda G 5 8 Letran PHI 8 Jaime Noblezada F 6 2 San Agustin PHI 9 Jaime Taguines FC 6 3 Holy Angel PHI 12 Reynaldo Pages F 6 1 De La Salle PHI 13 Oscar Rocha GF 6 1 San Sebastian PHI 14 Lim Eng Beng G 5 11 De La Salle PHI 15 Rodolfo Segura F 6 2 Adamson PHI 17 David Regullano FC 6 4 Letran PHI 20 Glenn McDonald basketball F 6 6 Long Beach State USA I 22 Matthew Gaston G 6 1 Ateneo PHI 23 Aaron James basketball FC 6 8 Grambling State USA I 33 Bogs Adornado GF 6 1 UST PHI PHI Tommy Manotoc (I) Import n Toyota Tamaraws #215489 white #215489 white 1 Andrew Fields C 6 8 Cheyney USA I 6 Abe King CF 6 3 San Beda PHI 7 Robert Jaworski G 6 0 UE PHI 8 Francis Arnaiz G 5 10 Ateneo PHI 9 Eduardo Merced G 6 0 JRU PHI 10 Ramon Fernandez CF 6 4 San Carlos PHI 11 Arnie Tuadles GF 6 2 Visayas PHI 12 Pablo Javier G 5 11 FEU PHI 14 Quirino Salazar G 5 9 Letran PHI 18 Emerito Legaspi F 5 11 UE PHI 20 Nicanor Bulaong F 6 3 FEU PHI 41 Leopoldo Herrera F 6 3 Wesleyan University Philippines PHI 43 Bruce King basketball FC 6 8 Iowa USA I 44 Danny Florencio GF 5 10 UST PHI PHI Fort Acuña (I) Import Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play Analyst Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Dick Ildefonso Emy Arcilla and Lauro Mumar References External links The biggest meltdowns in PBA finals history https://web.archive.org/web/20180721103021/https://www.fhm.com.ph/pop-culture/sports/biggest-meltdowns-pba-finals-history-a264-20180407-lfrm 2018-07-21 @FHM.com.ph 1980 Category:1980 PBA season Category:Toyota Super Corollas games Category:U/Tex Wranglers games PBA Open Conference Finals PBA Open Conference Finals