A Smart Gilas-Pilipinas squad that played its heart out still couldn’t find its range on Saturday and settled for fourth place in the Fiba-Asia Cup after bowing to Qatar, 79-63, at Ota Gymnasium here.
With its outside guns jammed, Smart Gilas-Pilipinas saw an impressive international run come to a halt after Iran picked the Filipinos apart in the second half of their Final Four clash Friday in the Fiba-Asia Cup.
The Philippine men’s basketball squad lost the chance to move through to the gold medal match of the Fiba Asia Cup, after losing 77-60 to Iran Friday.
Rusty at the start and sputtering in the end, Smart Gilas-Pilipinas still found a way to cut down a tall Chinese-Taipei side, 75-68, and march into the Final Four of the fourth Fiba-Asia Cup here.
Owning a perfect record against Chinese-Taipei, Smart Gilas-Pilipinas is still wary as it plunges into the quarterfinal action in the Fiba-Asia Cup Thursday at Ota Gymnasium here.
Chinese Taipei edged Qatar, 75-73, on a last-second slam Tuesday to set up a quarterfinals encounter with Gilas-Pilipinas II in the Fiba Asia Cup in Tokyo, Japan.
Call it the calm before the storm for Smart Gilas-Pilipinas.
Draining the outside shot for a change on a day it pulled most of its punches, Smart Gilas-Pilipinas still flashed sharp form in outclassing Uzbekistan Sunday afternoon.
Smart Gilas Pilipinas did not pull its punches and blasted Uzbekistan 85-50 Sunday for a second triumph in the 2012 Fiba Asia Cup at the Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Marcus Douthit took charge in the stretch Saturday night as the Smart Gilas Pilipinas five bounced back hard after an opening Fiba-Asia Cup loss.
China, represented in the fourth Fiba-Asia Cup by a tall but inexperienced squad, nipped Smart Gilas-Pilipinas, 71-68, Friday night after holding the Filipinos to a measly four points inside the final 6:32 at Ota Gym here.
MANILA, Philippines — Rendered scoreless for at least five minutes in the fourth quarter, Smart Gilas Pilipinas bowed to a youthful China squad, 68-71, Friday in its opening task in the Fiba Asia Cup at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The men’s national squad sputtered towards the end, managing just five points in the final [...]
On paper, Smart Gilas-Pilipinas will be clashing against the tournament’s most feared five at the start of its Fiba-Asia Cup stint here Friday.
