1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals Team | Coach | Wins |
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Crispa Redmanizers | Baby Dalupan | 3 | Toyota Tamaraws | Dante Silverio | 2 | |
Dates | June 26 – July 7, 1979 |
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Television | MBS |
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Radio network | DWXL |
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PBA All-Filipino Conference finals chronology |
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< 1978 |
The 1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals is the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference. The Crispa Redmanizers and Toyota Tamaraws battled once again in the finals, this time for the All-Filipino supremacy.
The Crispa Redmanizers won their finals series against the defending champion Toyota Tamaraws, three games to two, to regain the All-Filipino crown.
Qualification
Crispa Redmanizers | Toyota Tamaraws |
Finished 14–2 (.875) | Eliminations | Finished 14–2 (.875) |
Finished 5–1 (.833), 1st | Semifinals | Finished 4–2 (.667), 2nd |
Games summary
Crispa Redmanizers 122, Toyota Tamaraws 107 |
Scoring by quarter: 40–27, 21–28, 28–26, 33–26 |
Pts: Co 35 Cezar 30 | | Pts: Tuadles 24 |
The Tamaraws once enjoyed a six-point lead in the third quarter, 75–69, after overhauling a 59–67 deficit.
The Redmanizers lost a 79–72 lead in the third quarter and fell behind by eight points early in the fourth frame, 83–91.[1]
The Redmanizers appeared headed for an easy win when they led, 98–89, early in the final period. But Toyota’s sensational rookie Arnie Tuadles ignited a searing 18–6 Tamaraw run that wiped out Crispa’s lead and put Toyota on top, 107–104, with 2:37 remaining.
Tuadles tied the game at 109-all before Joy Dionisio scored on a long 25-foot shot that proved to be the winning shot for Crispa, 111–109.
Robert Jaworski delivered the tie-breaking basket on his own interception while Abe King and Francis Arnaiz combined for three points each in a 7–0 blast in the last two minutes for a winning 113–108 Tamaraw lead.
The Tamaraws last tasted the lead at 107–106 with 3:11 left, but then Freddie Hubalde ignited the breakaway that turned the tide of the game. Atoy Co scored on a three-point play after a miss by Ramon Fernandez to make it 111–107 and after a Toyota timeout, Philip Cezar completed another three-point play on an assist by Gregorio Dionisio for a 114–107 lead with 1:30 to go.[2]
Rosters
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | # | POB | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) | From | C | 5 | | Guidaben, Abet | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | | | USJ–R | G | 6 | | Co, Jr, Fortunato | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | | | Mapúa | F | 7 | | Soriano, Rodolfo | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | | | UE | C | 8 | | Javier, Jaime | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | | | José Rizal | G | 9 | | Dionisio, Gregorio | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | | | Adamson | G/F | 10 | | Hubalde, Freddie | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | | | Mapúa | G/F | 11 | | Adornado, Bogs | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | | | UST | G/F | 12 | | Dela Cruz, Virgilio | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | | | Mapúa | G | 14 | | Varela, Luis | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | | | UE | G | 15 | | Fabiosa, Bernie | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | | | UE | F | 18 | | Cezar, Philip | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | | | José Rizal | F | 24 | | Gulfin, Filomeno | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | | | Southwestern-U | G | 34 | | Espinosa, Edmundo | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | | | Southwestern-U | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- Injured
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Players | Coaches |
Pos. | # | POB | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) | From | F | 5 | | Estrada, Ernesto | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | | | Visayas | F/C | 6 | | King, Abe | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | | | San Beda | G | 7 | | Jaworski, Robert | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | | | UE | G | 8 | | Arnaiz, Francis | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | | | Ateneo | F/C | 10 | | Fernandez, Ramon | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | | | San Carlos | G/F | 11 | | Tuadles, Arnie | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | | | Visayas | G | 12 | | Javier, Pablo | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | | | Far Eastern | G/F | 13 | | Sta.Maria, Jesus | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | | | José Rizal | G | 14 | | Salazar, Quirino | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | | | Letran | F | 18 | | Legaspi, Emerito | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | | | UE | F | 20 | | Bulaong, Nicanor | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | | | Far Eastern | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- Injured
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Broadcast notes
References
- ^ "Toyota blasts Crispa, evens series". Crispa-Toyota blogspot.
- ^ "Crispa downs Toyota, wins All-Filipino crown". Crispa-Toyota blogspot.
External links
Crispa Redmanizers |
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- Also known as Walk Tall Jeansmakers
- Founded in 1975
- Disbanded in 1984
- Owned by the P. Floro and Sons, Inc.
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No All-Filipino tournament were held for the 1981 and 1982 seasons. |