The Philippines was forced to settle for fourth place in the Fiba Asia Cup after falling 79-63 to Qatar, Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.
Trailing by nine at the break, Gilas got within three, 41-38, on a two-pointer by Gary David off his own miss, a little over four minutes into the third. However, the Philippines went silent in the final two minutes of the period as Qatar built their lead back to seven, 55-48.
Two charities by Omer Salem made it an 11-point affair, 59-48, with 8:19 left in the game, and though charities by David off a technical foul called on the Qatar coach had it down to seven anew, four straight triples by Qatar burnt the Philippines. That put the Gilas quintet in an insurmountable hole, 73-56 with three minutes left.
Marcus Douthit shook off an ankle sprain in the second period to lead the Filipinos with 17 points and nine rebounds in 36 minutes of play. Gary David added 15 on 5-of-13 shooting, while Jared Dillinger chimed in 12 markers.
Jones Cup MVP LA Tenorio played just six minutes, and chipped in two points, an assist and a steal off the bench.
Qatar hit just one more field goal than the Philippines, 26-5, but they were 9-of-27 from downtown, compared to a measly 2-of-18. The Smart Gilas five were also out-rebounded 47-31, but they at least controlled their turnovers, committing only 11. - AMD, GMA News
Trailing by nine at the break, Gilas got within three, 41-38, on a two-pointer by Gary David off his own miss, a little over four minutes into the third. However, the Philippines went silent in the final two minutes of the period as Qatar built their lead back to seven, 55-48.
Two charities by Omer Salem made it an 11-point affair, 59-48, with 8:19 left in the game, and though charities by David off a technical foul called on the Qatar coach had it down to seven anew, four straight triples by Qatar burnt the Philippines. That put the Gilas quintet in an insurmountable hole, 73-56 with three minutes left.
Marcus Douthit shook off an ankle sprain in the second period to lead the Filipinos with 17 points and nine rebounds in 36 minutes of play. Gary David added 15 on 5-of-13 shooting, while Jared Dillinger chimed in 12 markers.
Jones Cup MVP LA Tenorio played just six minutes, and chipped in two points, an assist and a steal off the bench.
Qatar hit just one more field goal than the Philippines, 26-5, but they were 9-of-27 from downtown, compared to a measly 2-of-18. The Smart Gilas five were also out-rebounded 47-31, but they at least controlled their turnovers, committing only 11. - AMD, GMA News
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