FIBA Asia 2013: Gilas Pilipinas defeats Hong Kong

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2013 FIBA Asia Championship Second Round
Philippines defeats Hong Kong, 67-55
August 7, 2013 – Mall of Asia Arena

Game Highlights:
-Marcus Douthit despite sustaining an injury last night led Gilas Pilipinas with 13 points along with 8 rebounds
-Gabe Norwood with a double-double performance – 11 points and 10 rebounds
-Jeff Chan contributed 12 points, 3/5 from three point range
-Jayson Castro William with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
-LA Tenorio with 9 points including 2 three-point plays
-Hong Kong had the advantage in rebounding, 45-36
-Philippines shot 21% only from the three-point line (5/24)
-Hong Kong led at halftime, 33-38
-With Qatar winning earlier against Chinese-Taipei, Philippines now on top of Group E and will face No. 4 of Group F, Kazakhstan in the Knockout Quarterfinals on Friday, August 9 at the Mall of Asia Arena

Game Scores:
Philippines 67 – Douthit 13, Chan 12, Norwood 11, William 11, Tenorio 9, Pingris 6, de Ocampo 2, Fonacier 2, Alapag 1, Aguilar 0, David 0, Fajardo 0.

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