France defeated Gilas Pilipinas, 93-84 led by Nando de Colo with 27 points and Tony Parker with 21 points while Andray Blatche led Gilas with 21 points and Terrence Romeo scored 19 points.
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1st Quarter
Battle of the Point Guards: Tony Parker vs Jayson Castro and Tony Parker vs Terrence Romeo in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila as France beat Gilas Pilipinas by 9 points.
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France defeated Philippines by 9 points, 93-84 in the opening day of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila held at the Mall of Asia Arena.
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One of the highlights of the Gilas Pilipinas vs France game was the buzzer beater by Terrence Romeo to end the 1st half. Romeo finished with 19 points.
Watch: Terrence Romeo buzzer beater to end the 1st half
Gilas Pilipinas lost to France, 93-84 in their 1st game of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Andray Blatche led Gilas with 21 points and 8 rebounds while Terrence Romeo scored 19 points (3/5 from 3). Jayson Castro with 14 points and 3 assists. Gilas led in the 1st quarter, 30-22 but France took the lead at halftime.
Gilas Pilipinas vs France on July 5, 2016, 9pm in Day 1 of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila at the Mall of Asia Arena.
France will face Gilas Pilipinas in their 1st game of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament on July 5, 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena.
France Final Player Roster for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
#4 Thomas Heurtel
#5 Nicolas Batum
#6 Antoine Diot
Day 1 of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia and Turin, Italy Game Results held last July 4, 2016 (Italy and Serbia Time).
FIBA OQT Belgrade and Turin Day 1 Results
FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Belgrade
Group A: Serbia defeated Puerto Rico, 87-81
Group B: Latvia defeated Japan, 88-48
Gilas Pilipinas vs France live at 9pm on TV5. 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila at the Mall of Asia Arena. 1st game will be Turkey vs Canada at 6pm.
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