It’s the fourth day of competition in Tokyo for the 2012 FIBA Asia
Cup and the Smart Gilas Pilipinas got their third consecutive win, after
fumbling to China on the tournament opener last Friday. Even though the
Philippine National team were impressive during their Sunday match against
Uzbekistan, the game against Macau proved to be an even more lopsided match.
Smart Gilas Pilipinas ends up no. 2 in the Group A ranking after
they routed Macau in a 98-46 game. Hence, they will be facing No. 3 in Group B
for the quarterfinals match on Thursday. Depending on how the rankings will go
at Group B, they could either be facing Chinese Taipei or Qatar.
Meanwhile, Lebanon defeated China during their own match last
Sunday, allowing them to place number one in the group. Since three teams
(Philippines, Lebanon, and China) end up tied at 3-1 after the first round of group
elimination, the quotient tie break system pushed Lebanon to the top of the
group.
The game against Macau was a breeze for the team that coach Chot
even brought the team to another round of practice at a nearby venue following
the match. In fact, he opted not to play Marcus Douthit in the game at all. Coach
Chot Reyes also did not use a single time out in the game.
The
scores courtesy of www.pba.ph:
Philippines
98 – Chan 18, Reyes 12, David 12, Dillinger 11, Ganuelas 11, Norwood 9, Tenorio
7,
Thoss
6, Fonacier 6, De Ocampo 4, Villanueva 2.
Macau
46 – Lao 14, Cheong 12, Lo 10, Cai 6, Lai 4, Wong 0, Iong 0.
Quarterscores:
33-14, 55-33, 83-41, 98-46
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