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MANILA, Philippines – Terrence Romeo led all scorers and Marc Pingris finally had a breakout game as Gilas Pilipinas trounced India, 99-65, to wrap up the second round of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship on Tuesday, September 29.
Romeo made 6 of his 13 field goals that included 3 triples to finish with 20 points. He also had 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals as Gilas was +25 in his close to 23 minutes on the floor.
(WATCH: Gilas sweeps FIBA Asia 2nd round with rout of India)
Pingris got his rhythm going offensively with 12 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and two steals as Gilas used a 23-14 third quarter and a 34-15 final frame to shut down the Indians ranked 61st in the world by FIBA. (HIGHLIGHTS: Gilas vs India – 2015 FIBA Asia second round)
Four other Filipinos made it to double figures with Andray Blatche and Ranidel de Ocampo added 15 and 13 points, respectively. Jayson Castro and Calvin Abueva chipped in 12 points each. (WATCH: Romeo to Rosser for the alley-oop slam vs India)
The Philippine national men’s basketball team moves on to the quarterfinals as the top seed and will face whoever ends up as the fourth seed from Group F after today’s games. (READ: The secret to Hontiveros and Taulava’s playing longevity)
Check out photos from the game below!
– Rappler.com
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