Philippines vs. Qatar - 2013 FIBA Asia Championship
Second RoundAugust 6, 2013
8:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. PST
Official Live Stream: LiveBasketball.tv, Live Stats
RALLY IN VAIN: Pugnacious Pinoys hand Qatar their first defeat
source: manila2013.fibaasia.netPhilippines almost blew away a 23-point lead before regaining their bearings just in the nick of time to beat Qatar 80-70 in a needle Group E game, that left the latter with their first defeat in four games in this competition. The win also left the home team with an outside chance of topping Group E, if Qatar beat the red-hot Chinese Taipei on the morrow and force a tie-break on point differential.
All that almost didn’t happen when Qatar forced their way back into the game after trailing by double-digits towards the end of the second quarter, with a scorching run that shocked the hosts who till then had ridden a wave of energy, backed by a vociferous capacity crowd.
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FINAL SCORE
Philippines 80 - 70 QatarPhilippines vs. Qatar Video Highlights
Philippines Lineup
- 4 Jimmy Alapag (G)
- 5 LA Tenorio (G)
- 6 Jeff Chan (G)
- 7 Jayson Castro (G)
- 8 Gary David (G)
- 9 Ranidel De Ocampo (F)
- 10 Gabe Norwood (G)
- 11 Marcus Douthit (C)
- 12 Larry Fonacier (G)
- 13 June Mar Fajardo (C)
- 14 Japeth Aguilar (F)
- 15 Marc Pingris (F)
Qatar Lineup
- 4 Mansour Atif Elhadary (PG)
- 5 Jarvis James Hayes (SG /F)
- 6 Saad Abdulrahman Ali (SG)
- 7 Daoud Musa Daoud PG/(SG)
- 8 Khalid Suliman Abdi (F)
- 9 Ali Turki Ali (F)
- 10 Yasseen Ismail Musa (F)
- 11 Erfan Ali Saeed (F)
- 12 Mohammed Seleem Abdulla (C)
- 13 Mohd Yousuf Mohammed (C)
- 14 Malek Salem Abdulla (SG)
- 15 Baker Ahmad Mohammed (F)
