Canada defeated New Zealand, 78-72 to enter the Finals of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament led by Cory Joseph with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Tristan Thompson with a double-double for Team Canada – 13 points and 10 rebounds
2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila Semifinals: Canada vs New Zealand at 6:30pm and France vs Turkey at 9pm.
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After the loss of Gilas Pilipinas to New Zealand, a lot of Gilas Fans waited for the players outside the Mall of Asia Arena to give support to the team.
Watch: Gilas Leaves With Their Heads Held High
2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila Semifinals on July 9, 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Canada finished No. 1 in Group A while France No. 1 in Group B.
2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila Semifinals Schedule
Saturday, July 9
2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila Day 3 Results
Game 1: Turkey defeated Senegal, 68-62
Top Scorer: Ali Muhammed – 23 points
Watch Senegal vs Turkey in slow motion
Top 5 Plays of Day 3 of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila featuring Charles Kahudi, Nando de Colo, Thomas Heurtel & Mickael Gelabale of France, Semih Erden of Turkey and Maurice N’Dour of Senegal.
Watch: Top 5 Plays Day 3 of FIBA OQT Manila
Terrence Romeo played well for Gilas Pilipinas against France as he scored 19 points against Tony Parker and Nando de Colo in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Watch: Terrence Romeo Full Highlights vs France
That Olympic dream will have to wait yet again.
In need of a win to stay alive in the tournament, Gilas Pilipinas instead found itself on the wrong side of the scoreboard once more, succumbing to the upstart Tall Blacks of New Zealand, 89–80.
Jayson Castro in his official Instagram account announced his retirement from Gilas Pilipinas.