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Philippines beats Chinese-Taipei, now in Final Four

2011 FIBA Asia Championship Quarterfinals
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese-Taipei
Wuhan, China
Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei, 95-78

Game Highlights:
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 37 points and 10 rebounds
– Ranidel de Ocampo had a great game with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
– Marcio Lassiter also had a sold game with 13 points and 8 rebounds
– Only 9 turnovers by Smart Gilas
– Philippines shot 39% from the three-point line (7/18)
– With Jordan upsetting Iran in the other game earlier, Philippines will now face Jordan in the semifinals tomorrow
– Chinese-Taipei led in the 1st quarter 23-19 and most of the 2nd quarter but Smart Gilas came back at the end of the 2nd quarter to take the lead at halftime, 45-42
– Japeth Aguilar and Mac Baracael did not play this game

Game Scores:
Philippines 95 – Douthit 37, de Ocampo 18, Lassiter 13, Casio 8, Alapag 8, Taulava 4, Tiu 4, Barroca 2, Williams 1, Lutz 0.

Chinese Taipei 78 – Tseng 20, Chen 14, Lu 12, Lin 10, Wu 9, Mao 6, Chang 3, Chien 2, Li 2, Su 0.

Quarters: 19-23, 45-42, 70-57, 95-78

Philippines with a big win over Japan

2011 FIBA Asia Championship 2nd Round
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Japan
Wuhan, China
Philippines defeats Japan, 83-76

Game Highlights:
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 25 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists ad 3 blocks
– Jimmy Alapag had a great 4th quarter and contributed 15 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds (3/5 from three-point range)
– 4 players with double figures including Marcio Lassiter with 15 points and Kelly Williams with 12 points who also had a big 4th quarter
– Rebounding edge by Philippines, 44-31
– Japan missed 8 free throws (16/28)
– Smart Gilas with 52 points in the paint
– Japan made 12 three pointers (36% from three-point range)
– Chris Lutz fouled out at the end of the 3rd quarter
– Japeth Aguilar and Mac Baracael did not play this game

Game Scores:
Philippines 83
– Douthit 25, Alapag 16, Lassiter 15, Williams 12, Barroca 6, de Ocampo 4, Casio 4, Taulava 2, Tiu 0, Lutz 0

Japan 76 – Takeuchi J 22, Shonaka 14, Hirose 13, Kawamura 12, Takeuchi K 6, Ishizaki 5, Amino 4, Matsui 0, Takeda 0, Sakurai 0, Kashiwagi 0, Ota 0

Quarters: 18-23, 34-40, 60-52, 83-76

FIBA 2nd Round: Philippines defeats Jordan

2011 FIBA Asia Championship Second Round
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Jordan
Wuhan, China
Philippines defeats Jordan, 72-64

Game Highlights:
– Jordan led by as much as 16 points, 27-11 in the 1st quarter
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 19 points and 15 rebounds, Douthit injured in his ankle in the 3rd quarter but came back after a few minutes
– Marcio Lassiter played big in his 1st game in the FIBA Asia Championship scoring 14 points with 4 rebounds and 2 assists
– Jimmy Alapag scored in double figures with 11 points
– Chris Tiu scored 9 points, 7 in the 1st half
– Jordan had the edge in rebounding, 53-43
– Jordan placed the game under protest due to both teams being informed before the game that Lutz and Lassiter cannot play and then in the 1st quarter were already allowed to play already.

Game Scores:
Philippines 72
– Douthit 19, Lassiter 14, Alapag 11, Tiu 9, Williams 6, de Ocampo 4, Lutz 4, Casio 3, Taulava 2, Barroca 0, Aguilar 0, Baracael 0

Jordan 64 – Daghles 18, Wright 16, Z.Abbas 10, Abuqoura 7, I.Abbas 6, Al-Sous 5, Zaghab 2, Hussein 0

Quarters: 11-20, 26-31, 47-47, 72-64

Lutz and Lassiter cleared to play

Chris Lutz

Here’s the tweet from Noli Eala – “Great news! Fiba has cleared Lassiter and Lutz to play. Letter already being transmitted to Fiba Asia and SBP. God bless Gilas.” – http://twitter.com/NoliEala

Marcio Lassiter

Complete Team starting tomorrow against Jordan at 3:30pm. Good luck to Smart Gilas!

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Smart Gilas beats Jordan

Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Jordan National Team
Exhibition Game – September 10, 2011
Arena, San Juan
Smart Gilas defeats Jordan, 80-71

Game Highlights:
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 17 points even though he played limited minutes due to foul trouble and fouling out in the 4th quarter
– Marcio Lassiter (16 points) and Chris Tiu (10 points) both scored in double digits
– JV Casio, Mac Baracael and Jason Ballesteros did not play this game

Game Scores:
Smart Gilas 80 – Douthit 17, Lassiter 16, Tiu 10, Barroca 8, Taulava 6, Alapag 7, Lutz 6, Williams 4, De Ocampo 4, Aguilar 2, Ababou 0

Jordan 71 – Daghles 14, Al-Sous 12, Zaghab 12, Wright 11, I.Abbas 8, Soobsokov 6, AbuQura 4, Z.Abbas 4

Quarters: 16-15, 35-29, 51-48, 80-71

All Smart Gilas players picked in the 1st round of the PBA Draft

Congratulations to the Smart Gilas players who were all drafted in the 1st round in the 2011 PBA Rookie Draft. Congratulations to JV Casio who was the 1st overall draft pick and will be teammates with Marcio Lassiter while Chris Lutz will go to recent champion Petron. Point Guard Mark Barroca was picked by new team Shopinas Clickers while Alaska gets Mac Baracael. Meralco picked Jason Ballesteros while Dylan Ababou was picked last in the 1st round by Barako Bull (Former Air 21).

PBA Draft 1st Round
1. JV Casio (Powerade)
2. Paul Lee (Rain or Shine)
3. Chris Lutz (Petron)
4. Marcio Lassiter (Powerade)
5. Mark Barroca (Shopinas)
6. Mac Baracael (Alaska)
7. Jason Ballesteros (Meralco)
8. Allein Maliksi (Barako)
9. Reil Cervantes (Ginebra)
10. Dylan Ababou (Barako)

Smart Gilas players joins PBA Draft

Smart Gilas Pilipinas players who joined the PBA Rookie Draft
– JV Casio
– Marcio Lassiter
– Chris Lutz
– Mark Barroca
– Mac Baracael
– Dylan Ababou
– Jason Ballesteros

2011 PBA Rookie Draft will be held on August 28 at Robinsons Place, Manila. The Smart Gilas players will still play in the FIBA Asia Championships in September and will go back to the PBA team that drafted them.

The Powerade Tigers will have the 1st pick overall and may select JV Casio.

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Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei

2011 William Jones Cup Invitational Tournament Battle for 3rd Place
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese-Taipei
Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City
Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei, 82-72

Game Highlights:
– With the win, Philippines finished 3rd overall in the 2011 Jones Cup
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 28 points and 11 boards (12/18 from the field)
– 4 players scored in double figures: Marcio Lassiter (16), Dondon Hontiveros (13) and Mark Barroca (10)
– JV Casio (Knee) and Chris Lutz (Elbow) did not play due to injuries

Game scores:

Philippines 82 – Douthit 28, Lassiter 16, Hontiveros 13, Barroca 10, Baracael 5, Taulava 5, Aguilar 4, Ababou 0

Chinese-Taipei 72 – Chien C. 26, Chen S. 13, Su 9, Lee 6, Chen H. 4, Lu 4, Creighton 3, Chang 2, Ho 2

Quarterscores: 22-16; 43-34; 62-49; 82-72