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Smart Gilas 2 Preliminary Round Recap

4th FIBA Asia Cup Smart Gilas Results
Tokyo, Japan

Current Standing: 3-1

Sept 14Philippines loses to China by 3
Top Scorer: Ranidel de Ocampo – 11 points

Sept 15Philippines defeats Lebanon by 10
Top Scorer: Marcus Douthit – 25 points

Sept 16Philippines defeats Uzbekistan by 35
Top Scorer: Jeff Chan – 20 points

Sept 17Philippines defeats Macau by 52
Top Scorer: Jeff Chan – 18 points

Games for the next round will be posted tomorrow after the last game of the preliminary round.

Laban Pilipinas!

Philippines defeats Lebanon by 10

2012 FIBA Asia Cup
Philippines defeats Lebanon, 78-68
September 15, 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Game Highlights:
-Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 25 points and 21 rebounds
-LA Tenorio and Gary David with 11 points each, David with a crucial fastbreak layup in the last 2 minutes
-Gabe Norwood and Jared Dillinger both with 10 points
-Ranidel de Ocampo with 8 points and 5 rebounds
-Great defense by Philippines forcing Lebanon to 17 turnovers, 35% field goal shooting and 20% shooting from 3-point range
-Smart Gilas did not shoot well from 3-point range for the 2nd straight game (2/13 only)
-Philippines now 1-1, with 2 games left Uzbekistan (9/16 at 1pm) and Macua (9/17 at 10:30am) in the preliminary round

Game Scores:

Philippines 78 – Douthit 25, David 11, Tenorio 11, Norwood 10, Dillinger 10, De Ocampo 8, Fonacier 3, Thoss 0, Chan 0.

Philippines loses to China by 3

2012 FIBA Asia Cup
China defeats Philippines, 71-68
September 14, 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Game Highlights:
-Ranidel de Ocampo with 11 points
-Marcus Douthit and Larry Fonacier with 10 points each (Douthit also with 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks)
-Gabe Norwood with 9 points and 8 rebounds
-LA Tenorio with 8 points and 4 assists (also with 3 turnovers)
-Philippines forced China to 22 turnovers and only 6/24 from 3-point range
-Smart Gilas shot 6/35 from three-point range (including 4 missed 3 pointers at the end game)
-Philippines was still leading by 8 with 4 minutes left in the game
-Smart Gilas missed 10 free throws (14/24)
-China with an average height of 6’8 outrebounded Philippines, 58-31

Game Scores:

Philippines 71 – De Ocampo 11, Douthit 10, Fonacier 10, Norwood 9, Tenorio 8, Dillinger 8, David 7, Chan 5, Reyes 0, Thoss 0, Villanueva 0.