1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals

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.

1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals
TeamCoachWins
Crispa Redmanizers Baby Dalupan 3
Toyota Tamaraws Dante Silverio 2
DatesJune 26–July 7, 1979
TelevisionMBS
Radio networkDWXL

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 RedmanizersToyota Tamaraws
Finished 14–2 (.875)EliminationsFinished 14–2 (.875)
Finished 5–1 (.833), 1stSemifinalsFinished 4–2 (.667), 2nd

Games summary
June 26
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.

June 28
Crispa Redmanizers 114, Toyota Tamaraws 121
Scoring by quarter: 28-28, 28-30, 27-30, 31-33
Pts: Fabiosa 24 Pts: Jaworski 25

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]

July 3
Crispa Redmanizers 112, Toyota Tamaraws 109
Scoring by quarter: 24-23, 29-29, 37-28, 22-29
Pts: Co 33 Pts: Arnaiz 26

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.

July 5
Crispa Redmanizers 110, Toyota Tamaraws 113
Scoring by quarter: 22-27, 35-34, 28-30, 25-22
Pts: Co 31 Hubalde 30 Pts: Fernandez 27

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.

July 7
Crispa Redmanizers 118, Toyota Tamaraws 111
Scoring by quarter: 32-35, 31-23, 26-28, 29-25
Pts: Co 24 Pts: Fernandez 36 Tuadles 29
Crispa wins series, 3-2

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]

1979 PBA All-Filipino Conference Champions

Crispa Redmanizers
Seventh title

Broadcast notes
GamePlay-by-playAnalyst
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5

References
  1. "Toyota blasts Crispa, evens series". Crispa-Toyota blogspot.
  2. "Crispa downs Toyota, wins All-Filipino crown". Crispa-Toyota blogspot.
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