The Malaysian imports had already contributed a total of 25 points out of 40 accumulated by Malaysia. The first half score was 40-39 in favor of the Malaysians which was coached by Filipino Alex Vanguardia.
The Philippines were struggling during the first half although they lead as many as 10 points during the initial kick-off. The Malaysians powered by two imports was able to catch up against the faster Filipino by playing hard defense and focusing their offense to their reinforcement.
Smart Gilas now regains its lead against Malaysia in the third quarter. The score right now is 55-44 in favor of the Philippine Team. JV Casio is getting hotter this third quarter got another 3 points increasing the lead to 14 points.
PBA reinforcements Dondon Hontiveros provided the points during the first half of the game while Asi Taulava had provided the much needed defense inside the paint.
Smart Gilas now had a commanding lead at 65-49 ending the third quarter. The composure and team work is the main reason why they were able lead against the Malaysians which relies mostly on Chris Ayer and Morrison their two imports.
The score is 53-76 in favor of Smart Gilas, a time-out was called by the Malaysians after back-to-back unanswered plays by the Malaysians. After the time-0ut a slum dunk was given by Aguilar.
A 31 point lead by the Philippines with 4 minutes remaining was their largest lead against the Malaysians. Just waiting for the final score of the games the Philippines now lead a total of 28 points with just more than two minutes remaining in the final quarter.
A time out was called by Smart Gilas the score right now is 90-64 in favor of the Philippine National Basketball team with 1:41 remaining time for the final period.
The final score of the game was 95-64 in favor of the Smart Gilas Pilipinas registering their second straight win of the tournament. Team play enables the Philippines to dominate the Malaysian team.