FIBA World Cup Results: Croatia defeats Gilas Pilipinas in OT

Croatia defeated Gilas Pilipinas, 81-78
2014 FIBA World Cup Preliminary Round
August 30 – Seville, Spain

Game Highlights:
-Andray Blatche led Gilas Pilipinas with 28 points and 12 rebounds (3/4 from 3)
-Jeff Chan scored 17 points (4/6 from 3) and also with 4 steals
-Marc Pingris with 10 points and 4 rebounds (5/8 from the field)
-Jayson Castro William with 6 points including a 2-pointer that forced OT
-Jimmy Alapag with 4 points and 6 assist
-Bogdanovic led Croatia with 26 points
-Croatia committed 21 turnovers while Gilas Pilipinas with 15 turnovers (7 by Blatche)
-Croatia just shot 28% from the three-point line
-Gary David did not play in this game
-Gilas Pilipinas now with 0-1 record

Game Scores:
Croatia 81 – Bogdanovic 26, Simon 12, Saric 10, Tomic 8, Markota 5, Ukic 5, Lafayette 4, Rudez 4, Zoric 4, Babic 3.

Philippines 78 – Blatche 28, Chan 17, Pingris 10, Castro 6, de Ocampo 4, Alapag 4, Lee 2, Fajardo 2, Norwood 2, Tenorio 2, Aguilar 0.

Quarterscores: 23-9, 37-31, 57-49, 71-71, 81-78