Gilas Pilipinas Basketball

27th FIBA Asia Championship
Second Round Day 1 Results

August 5 Game Results
– Qatar defeats Jordan, 75-61
– Iran defeats India, 102-58
– Chinese Taipei defeats Hong Kong, 94-55
– China defeats Kazakhstan, 71-67
– Philippines defeats Japan, 90-71
– Korea defeats Bahrain, 96-51
– Thailand defeats Malaysia, 71-56 (Malaysia 15th place)

Group E Standings
Qatar 3-0
Chinese-Taipei 3-0
Philippines 2-1
Japan 1-2
Jordan 0-3
Hong Kong 0-3

Group F Standings
Iran 3-0
Korea 2-1
Kazakhstan 2-1
China 1-2
Bahrain 1-2
India 0-3

Highlights of the Day
– Close game by China vs Kazakhstan
– Philippines shot 60% from three-point range
– Qatar, Chinese-Taipei and Iran still undefeated

Top 5 Scorers for the day
1 – Marcus Douthit – 19 points (Philippines)
2 – Jr Sakuragi – 19 points (Japan)
3 – Soo Eng Heng – 19 points (Malaysia)
4 – Ahmed Ismaeel – 19 points (Bahrain)
5 – Kosuke Takeuchi (Japan) / Peng Zhou (China) – 17 points