Smart Gilas Phl clinches Q'Finals seat

26th  FIBA Asia Championship

Smart Gilas Phl clinches Q'Finals seat

Smart Gilas Phl rallies past dangerous Syria, 72-52   , to book a seat in the 26th FIBA Asia C'ship! Naturalized player Marcus Douthit, despite his early foul trouble, led all scorers in the game with 20 points!

With this win , Group F number 2 , Smart Gilas ,booked a seat to the Quarterfinals and faces Group E number 3,  Chinese-Taipei, in the crossover matches starting on Friday, September 23 (6pm)!

For schedule of subsequent games,please click the complete Q'Finals schedule  and below  are the Standings after  the Second round :

SECOND ROUND

GROUP E Team W L Pts GA I.R.Iran 5 0 10 2.10 Korea 4 1 09 1.34 Ch. Taipei 3 2 08 1.08 Lebanon 2 3 07 1.08 Malaysia 1 4 06 0.60 Uzbekistan 0 5 05 0.59   GROUP F Team W L Pts GA China 5 0 10 1.33 Philippines 4 1 09 1.20 Japan 3 2 08 1.10 Jordan 2 3 07 0.96 Syria 1 4 06 0.83 United Arab Emirates 0 5 05 0.73 Note: Teams carry forward the results of their games against the other qualifiers from their Prelim Round Group.