Asian Games 2010 - Men's Basketball

The Philippines is participating at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Round: 5 (Qualifying Round). Quarterfinalists are known

Quarterfinals: Wednesday, 24 November at the Huangpu Gymnasium

13:15 - Game 35: KOREA vs PHILIPPINES
15:30 - Game 36: CHINA vs QATAR
19:15 - Game 37: IRAN vs JORDAN
21:30 - Game 38: JAPAN vs DPR KOREA


Semifinals: Thursday, 25 November at the Guangzhou Int'l Sport Arena

13:15 - Game 39: Winner of Game 35 vs Winner of Game 38
15:30 - Game 41: Winner of Game 36 vs Winner of Game 37

Finals: Friday, 26 November at the Guangzhou Int'l Sport Arena

16:45 - Bronze Medal Game: Losser of Game 39 vs Losser of Game 41
19:00 - Bronze Medal Game: Winner of Game 39 vs Winner of Game 41


PHL 5 rips Taipei, earns Asiad q'finals berth

GUANGZHOU - The Pilipinas-Smart Gilas national developmental team made it to the quarterfinal round of the 16th Asian Games basketball competition.

The Filipinos advanced into the next round following a hard-earned 82-73 triumph against Chinese Taipei.

The PHL 5 will face South Korea in the quarterfinals starting Wednesday.

Asi Taulava, the oldest player in the Smart-Gilas line-up, teamed up with Marcio Lassiter to give the Taiwanese a double-barrelled headache.

Taulava and Lassiter finished with 18 points each to lead the Filipinos to their third victory against two defeats.

The 6-foot-9, 37-year-old Fil-Tongan also grabbed 12 rebounds in what was easily his most productive game since he joined the team several weeks ago.

Lassiter, a last-minute inclusion, drilled in three triples, the same as team co-captain Chris Tiu.

Tiu tallied 15 points and Mac Baracael contributed 11 for the Filipinos, who won despite being beaten by the Taiwanese on second chance points (18-6) and points inside the paint (48-38).