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How an ex-Toyota Tamaraw spoiled Frigidaire’s MICAA opening day win over the Textilers

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January 9, 2024

The 1978 MICAA tournament got off to an auspicious start on January 8, 1978, when one of the inaugural games, the one between Refrigeration Industries and Imperial Textile Mills (ITM) was marred with controversy.

PBA Flashback: U-Tex’s Miracle Comeback Against Toyota For The 1980 First Conference Crown

Bogs Adornado was the top gun with Crispa in the MICAA and PBA during the 1970s but it was with the U-Tex Wranglers that the UST alum notched his PBA career-high of 64 points against San Miguel Beer in 1980.

August 2, 2023

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For hoop fans, this is best known as the celebrated comeback win of the Wranglers who were trailing by four, 94-90, with 16 seconds left in regulation.

PBA Flashback: Fields Lifts Toyota To 1980 PBA First Conference Finals over Crispa

Jaworski puts the defensive clamp on Alfredo Hubalde in one of the many epic Toyota vs. Crispa encounters.

July 22, 2023

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Toyota import, Andrew Fields, delivered the winning points that night, scoring the last three that shoved the Tamaraws to a 102-100 lead coming from a 99-100 deficit with about seven seconds to go.