Post by Admin on Oct 2, 2015 7:37:31 GMT 8
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine men’s national basketball team moved a step closer to attaining gold in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship and booking a ticket to the 2016 Rio Olympics after taking down Lebanon, 82-70, on Thursday, October 1.
Behind the 25 points and 5 3-pointers of Jayson Castro - Jayson William in international play - Gilas stayed on top for most of the game and didn’t let their opponents take control of the momentum until the final buzzer.
Andray Blatche was also impressive, finishing with 24 points and 17 boards while Terrence Romeo accounted for 10 points off the bench. Marc Pingris had 8 points and 4 rebounds.
In the semis, Gilas will take on Japan, who defeated Qatar on Thursday.
Bawji led Lebanon with 17 points and 13 rebounds.