It was a sweet come back in two years in the making, despite blowing a
14-point halftime lead, Terrence Romeo led all scorers with 26 points,
as he hit 9-of-14 attempts from the field, including five of his seven
looks from three-point range.
China would respond in the second half, hitting seven triples in the
third period to close the gap, 70-76. The Chinese side seized the led
with less than six minutes remaining in the game at 83-82, but the
shooting went cold from there, as China scored just four points the rest
of the way.
Romeo filled the gap and tied the game at 87-87 with a three-pointer at
the 3:55 mark and then put the Philippines back on top for a good layup
one minute later.
Gilas regain on 2:12 to go, as Jimmy
Alapag to bury a deep triple to hand the Philippines a 92-87 lead.
Castro added 13 points, three rebounds, and seven assists. Gilas has
jumped all over China early to seize a 26-16 lead after the first
quarter, and it continued advance in the second.
Now Gilas Pilipinas will take on Iraq next on Friday for 1-0 in Group B.
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