The bummer

Powerade Team Philippines bowed out for a top three, fourth or fifth spot in the 25th FIBA Asia World Championship here when they keeled over and died without much of a fight against Qatar 83-65 yesterday. They needed the win if they wanted to avail of a possible seat wild card berth for slots to the World Championships in Istanbul.

The RP Team (damn damn damn) trailed early at 10-2 and never fully recovered. Qatar hit 6 of 11 triples in the first half to go up 49-32.

Should I continue…?

The Philippines attempted a measly six foul shots in the first half and only connected on three. In stark contrast, the Qataris went 13 of 20 aside from picking up an 11-0 advantage in second chance points.

The shooting percentage in the first quarter alone was pathetic – 12 of 38 overall with 15 missed three-pointers. The Philippines finished at an atrocious 8-41 from the airport.

Scores:
QATAR 83 – Ali SA 23, Elsayad 13, Abdulla 11, Mohammed 9, Saeed 9, Salem 9, Abdulla MS 3, Daoud 2, Ali 3, Ismail 1, Abdi 0, Musa 0.

RP 65 – Raymundo 12, Dillinger 9, Baguio 8, Norwood 7, Helterbrand 7, Santos 7, Yap 6, Pennisi 5, Taulava 2, Aguilar 2, Thoss 0.

Quarters: 23-16; 49-32; 66-40; 83-65