The Philippine national men’s basketball team rode on a hot start for a rousing 88-58 victory in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Championship on Friday. With the victory, Gilas Pilipinas marched into the final four of the tournament, which serves as qualifier to the FIBA World Cup. The Philippines only needs to win one of its last two games to book its first appearance in the world basketball stage in four decades. [Read Full Article on interaksyon.com]
Photo Credit: Gilas Pilipinas/Paul Ryan Tan
Philippines 88 - David 22, Castro/William 13, Aguilar 11, Norwood 10, Chan 7, De Ocampo 6, Pingris 6, Douthit 5, Fonacier 3, Tenorio 3, Alapag 2, Fajardo 0.
Kazakhstan 58- Klimov 14, Ponomarev 8, Jonson 8, Yevstignetev 6, Lapchenko 5, Murzagalinev 5, Bondarovich 4, Zhigulin 3, Sultanov 3, Yargaliyev 2, Bazhkin 0.
Quarters: 32-15, 51-40, 67-49, 88-58
