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.
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 | |
| Nicholas Stoodley/USA | |
| Toyota Tamaraws | Unnur Steinsson |
| U-Tex Wranglers | |
| Walk Tall Jeans | Ma. Felicidad Luis |
Elimination round
| # | Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Nicholas Stoodley | 5 | 3 | .625 | -- |
| 2 | Toyota Tamaraws | 5 | 3 | .625 | -- |
| 3 | Adidas Rubberworld | 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.
Finals
The 1980 Philippine Basketball Association 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.† denotes the number of overtimes
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.