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FIBA 2nd Round: Philippines defeats Jordan
2011 FIBA Asia Championship Second Round
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Jordan
Wuhan, China
Philippines defeats Jordan, 72-64
Game Highlights:
– Jordan led by as much as 16 points, 27-11 in the 1st quarter
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 19 points and 15 rebounds, Douthit injured in his ankle in the 3rd quarter but came back after a few minutes
– Marcio Lassiter played big in his 1st game in the FIBA Asia Championship scoring 14 points with 4 rebounds and 2 assists
– Jimmy Alapag scored in double figures with 11 points
– Chris Tiu scored 9 points, 7 in the 1st half
– Jordan had the edge in rebounding, 53-43
– Jordan placed the game under protest due to both teams being informed before the game that Lutz and Lassiter cannot play and then in the 1st quarter were already allowed to play already.
Game Scores:
Philippines 72 – Douthit 19, Lassiter 14, Alapag 11, Tiu 9, Williams 6, de Ocampo 4, Lutz 4, Casio 3, Taulava 2, Barroca 0, Aguilar 0, Baracael 0
Jordan 64 – Daghles 18, Wright 16, Z.Abbas 10, Abuqoura 7, I.Abbas 6, Al-Sous 5, Zaghab 2, Hussein 0
Quarters: 11-20, 26-31, 47-47, 72-64
Lutz and Lassiter cleared to play
Here’s the tweet from Noli Eala – “Great news! Fiba has cleared Lassiter and Lutz to play. Letter already being transmitted to Fiba Asia and SBP. God bless Gilas.” – http://twitter.com/NoliEala
Complete Team starting tomorrow against Jordan at 3:30pm. Good luck to Smart Gilas!
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Asi Taulava – http://twitter.com/mrlava_lava5
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Kelly Williams – http://twitter.com/silentkels
Smart Gilas FIBA Asia Championship Photos
Smart Gilas Pilipinas Players and Coaching Staff
Philippines vs UAE
More pictures at http://wuhan2011.fibaasia.net/FIBA_Asia_AlbumPhotos.aspx?alb=100&pIDX=0
Philippines vs China
More pictures at http://wuhan2011.fibaasia.net/FIBA_Asia_AlbumPhotos.aspx?alb=107&pIDX=0
Philippines vs Bahrain
More pictures at http://wuhan2011.fibaasia.net/FIBA_Asia_AlbumPhotos.aspx?alb=109&pIDX=0
* All pictures are from The official FIBA Asia Championship website at http://wuhan2011.fibaasia.net
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