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MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas played lackadaisical basketball for the most part, but still did enough to beat Hong Kong, 67-55, to close its 2013 FIBA Asia Championship second round campaign on Wednesday, August 7 at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Struggling through the first 3 quarters, the Philippine team trailed for most of the game before pushing ahead just before the final canto as guard LA Tenorio began to gather steam with 8 straight points.
Despite Tenorio’s burst, though, Gilas was still unable to break the game open as Hong Kong made difficult shots with the shot clock winding down.
Five consecutive points by Gabe Norwood gave the Philippines a 63-54 lead with 2:32 remaining, before Jayson Castro and Marc Pingris settled the final score.
Marcus Douthit overcame his injury to post 13 points, 8 rebounds and two blocks, Jeff Chan fired 4 triples for 12 markers while Norwood and Castro combined for 22 points, 16 boards and 6 assists.
On the other hand, Duncan Reid typified the hustle that kept Hong Kong in the game and crashed the party with 12 points and 19 rebounds.
Gilas tied Qatar and Chinese Taipei with a 4-1 record but got the top seed via a superior quotient. They will face Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals on Friday, 8:30pm. – Rappler.com
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