HIGHLIGHTS: Philippines vs China – 19th Asian Games basketball semifinal

Gilas Pilipinas completed a huge comeback from 20 points down as Justin Brownlee knocked in the game-winning triple with 24 seconds left to steal the game from China, 77-76, and tow the Philippines to the gold-medal match in the Asian Games.

Brownlee erupted for 33 points, including Gilas’ last 8 points, as the Filipinos stunned the Chinese in their homecourt.

The Philippines will fight for the men’s basketball gold against Jordan on Friday, October 6.

Fourth quarter

FINAL: Gilas Pilipinas steals the game from China, 77-76, to advance to the gold-medal match!
GILAS PILIPINAS 77-76: Another clutch Justin Brownlee triple! The Philippines takes the lead!
CHINA 76-74: Clutch Justin Brownlee triple, China lead down to 2 points
CHINA 76-71: Justin Brownlee with a hook shot, 1:31 minutes left
CHINA 76-69: CJ Perez lays it in
CHINA 76-67: Hu Jinqiu scores underneath
CHINA 74-67: Du Runwang connects from beyond the arc after Scottie Thompson misses both free throws
CHINA 71-67: Zhao Jiwei scores but Kevin Alas answers
CHINA 69-65: Kevin Alas buries a three to cut China’s lead to 4 points
CHINA 69-62: Chris Newsome free throw
CHINA 69-61: Zhao Rui trey
CHINA 66-61: Justin Brownlee knocks in his third straight triple
CHINA 66-58: Zhu Junlong free throws
CHINA 64-58: Gilas strings up 8 straights points off an Ange Kouame bucket and back-to-back Justin Brownlee triples
CHINA 64-50: Wang Zhelin opens the quarter for China

Third quarter

END OF 3Q: China lead down to 62-50 as Justin Brownlee takes over in the quarter
CHINA 62-50: Wang Zhelin putback
CHINA 60-50: Justin Brownlee left open for the triple
CHINA 60-47: CJ Perez gets the jumper to go
CHINA 60-45: Zhao Rui corner triple
CHINA 57-45: Scottie Thompson scores
CHINA 57-43: Wang Zhelin dunks it past Ange Kouame
CHINA 55-43: CJ Perez scores off a fastbreak
CHINA 55-41: Justin Brownlee layup is good
CHINA 55-39: Justin Brownlee leans in for the midrange jumper
CHINA 55-37: Zhu Junlong for three
CHINA 52-37: June Mar Fajardo cleans it up
CHINA 52-35: Justin Brownlee finally hits a trey
CHINA 52-32: Hu Jinqiu slams it home
CHINA 50-32: Zhao Rui attacks the basket
CHINA 48-32: CJ Perez opens the third-quarter hostilities

Second quarter

END OF 2Q: Calvin Oftana ends the first half with a layup, but China leads 48-30
CHINA 48-28: Hu Mingxuan again
CHINA 46-28: Scottie Thompson off a Justin Brownlee feed
CHINA 46-26: Hu Jinqiu with the split
CHINA 45-26: Cui Yongxi makes the second after missing his first free throw
CHINA 44-26: Hu Mingxuan 2/2 at the line
CHINA 42-26: Zhao Rui with another layup
CHINA 40-26: Hu Mingxuan back-to-back
CHINA 38-26: Hu Mingxuan fastbreak layup
CHINA 36-26: Scottie Thompson cuts the Philippines’ deficit to 10 points
CHINA 36-24: Chris Newsome ends the scoring drought for the Philippines with an and-one
CHINA 36-21: Zhang Zenlin layup makes it a 15-point lead
CHINA 34-21: Zhu Junlong splits his foul shots
CHINA 33-21: Zhao Jiwei banks in the triple
CHINA 30-21: Scottie Thompson with the putback
CHINA 30-19: Zhao Rui dials up from deep
CHINA 27-19: Wang Zhelin scores underneath
CHINA 25-19: Zhu Junlong sinks his charity shots
CHINA 23-19: Justin Brownlee attacks and scores
CHINA 23-17: Wang Zhelin inside
CHINA 21-17: Zhang Zenlin opens the second quarter with a jumper

First quarter

END OF 1Q: China stays ahead 19-17 after blowing a double-digit lead
CHINA 19-17: Zhao Jiwei 2/2 at the stripe
17-17: June Mar Fajardo hits the jumper
CHINA 17-15: Zhao Jiwei regains the lead for the hosts
15-15: Scottie Thompson beats the double team to tie the game
CHINA 15-13: June Mar Fajardo ices his freebies
CHINA 15-11: June Mar Fajardo passes it to Scottie Thompson, who converts a three-point play
CHINA 15-8: Justin Brownlee 2/2 at the line
CHINA 15-6: CJ Perez finds June Mar Fajardo for the hook shot
CHINA 15-4: Hu Mingxuan cans his free throws
CHINA 13-4: Zhu Junlong powers his way inside
CHINA 11-4: Calvin Oftana cuts the deficit
CHINA 11-2: Du Runwang cans the three-pointer
CHINA 8-2 Hu Jinqiu completes the and-one
CHINA 5-2: Zhao Rui again, this time with the short stab
CHINA 3-2: Justin Brownlee with the first bucket for the Philippines
CHINA 3-2: Zhao Rui for three

Starters

GILAS PILIPINAS: Justin Brownlee, June Mar Fajardo, Scottie Thompson, Calvin Oftana, Chris Newsome
CHINA: Hu Mingxuan, Zhao Rui, Du Runwang, Hu Jinqiu, Zhu Junlong

Preview

Can Gilas Pilipinas go any further?

The Nationals aim to reach the Asian Games men’s basketball final for the first time in over three decades as they battle host China in the semifinals at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on Wednesday, October 4.

Facing each other for the second time in a month, the Philippines looks to reassert its mastery after giving Team Dragon a 96-75 beating for its lone win in its co-hosting of the FIBA World Cup in September.

This time, though, the Filipinos are without NBA veteran Jordan Clarkson, the hero of that breakthrough win as he torched the Chinese to the tune of 34 points.

And while China is also missing NBA forward Kyle Anderson and star big man Zhou Qi, it now enjoys homecourt advantage.

Team Dragon have won all of their four games as they swept the group stage with dominant victories over Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, and Mongolia then claimed an 84-70 win over South Korea to advance to the final four.

Gilas Pilipinas, meanwhile, needed to survive a fourth-quarter scare from Iran before it hacked out a nail-biting 84-83 win to make the semifinals for the first time since 2002.

Justin Brownlee did most of the heavy lifting for the Filipinos, putting up 36 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists against the Iranians, including the go-ahead bucket inside the final 45 seconds.

Brownlee hopes to tow the Filipinos further even as he huffs and puffs as they play their third straight game in as many days.

The Philippines last reached the final in the 1990 edition, where a star-studded cast that featured PBA legends Ramon Fernandez, Alvin Patrimonio, Allan Caidic, Benjie Paras, Samboy Lim, and Ronnie Magsanoc captured silver.

A win over China will guarantee the Nationals their first Asian Games medal since they bagged bronze in 1998, also won under the guidance of current head coach Tim Cone.

Game time is 8 pm. – Rappler.com