James Yap started the fireworks and Willie Miller finished off their combined shooting display of 11 treys as Team Pilipinas got their revenge on Chinese-Taipei 77-70 at the the 25th FIBA Asia Men’s Championship.
The win, their third in four outings, sent the Philippines to the quarterfinals.
Yap dropped 6 of 11 attempts from beyond the arc with four in the pivotal third quarter where Team Pilipinas wrested the lead from their foes who dealt them a stinging loss in the recently completed Jones Cup. Miller was perfect as he nailed 5 of 5 including the buzzer beater with 13 seconds remaining to pad the Philippines’ 72-70 lead to five.
The Taiwanese on the other hand, had a miserable time rom the three-point arc as they only converted 1-15.
RP 77 – Yap 23, Miller 17, Thoss 8, Pennisi 8, Baguio 6, Helterbrand 6, Raymundo 5, Dillinger 3, Taulava 2, Norwood 2, Aguilar 0, Santos 0.
Taipei 70 – Tseng 21, Lee 8, Chang 8, Lin 7, Wu 6, Chang TH 6, Tien 6, Wang 4, Su 2, Yang 2, Chen 0, Wu CL 0.
Quarters: 16-21; 33-35; 62-54; 77-70
The win, their third in four outings, sent the Philippines to the quarterfinals.
Yap dropped 6 of 11 attempts from beyond the arc with four in the pivotal third quarter where Team Pilipinas wrested the lead from their foes who dealt them a stinging loss in the recently completed Jones Cup. Miller was perfect as he nailed 5 of 5 including the buzzer beater with 13 seconds remaining to pad the Philippines’ 72-70 lead to five.
The Taiwanese on the other hand, had a miserable time rom the three-point arc as they only converted 1-15.
RP 77 – Yap 23, Miller 17, Thoss 8, Pennisi 8, Baguio 6, Helterbrand 6, Raymundo 5, Dillinger 3, Taulava 2, Norwood 2, Aguilar 0, Santos 0.
Taipei 70 – Tseng 21, Lee 8, Chang 8, Lin 7, Wu 6, Chang TH 6, Tien 6, Wang 4, Su 2, Yang 2, Chen 0, Wu CL 0.
Quarters: 16-21; 33-35; 62-54; 77-70
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