The 1980 PBA Invitational championship was a short tournament featuring two foreign teams and the top three local squads of the Open Conference.
The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament: The muses for the participating teams are as follows: 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.
† 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.
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.