1980 PBA Invitational Championship

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.

1980 PBA Invitational Championship
DurationAugust 16 - September 6, 1980
TV partner(s)GTV/MBS
Finals
ChampionsNicholas Stoodley
Runners-upToyota Tamaraws
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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 robin 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 StandingsWLPCTGB
1 Nicholas Stoodley (USA)53.625--
2 Toyota Tamaraws53.625--
3 Adidas Rubberworld (France)53.625--
4 Walk Tall Jeansmakers53.625--
5 U/Tex Wranglers08.0005

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. [1]

Battle-for-third
September 5
Adidas Rubberworld W, Walk Tall Jeans L
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
September 6
Adidas Rubberworld 102, Walk Tall Jeans 100 (OT)
Adidas wins series, 2-0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals
September 5
Nicholas Stoodley 120, Toyota Tamaraws 112
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
September 6
Nicholas Stoodley 118, Toyota Tamaraws 113
Nicholas Stoodley wins series, 2-0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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.

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References
  1. "Toyota, Stoodley win to gain finals". crispatoyota.blogpsot.com.
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