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Batang Gilas booked a spot in the Fiba World Under-17 championships after surviving Japan, 72-70, in the quarterfinals of the Fiba Asia U-16 qualifying on Friday in Foshan, China.
The top four teams in the Asian qualifiers will advance to the World Cup slated in June in Argentina.
RC Calimag scored the game-winner with 2.3 seconds left to give the Philippines a return trip to the world stage after 2014.
In the semifinals, the Philippines will tackle the winner of the China-Lebanon quarterfinal match.
Chikara Tanaka, who scored 11 straight points for Japan in the last 3:24, missed a jumper that could’ve sent the game into overtime. —BONG LOZADA, INQIURER.NET
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