Smart Gilas was outscored by the United States in the early minutes of the game by unleashing a 6-0 run but the Smart Gilas responded with 7-0 run to take the lead. The first half ended with the score at 12-13 in favor of the United States.
In the second half it’s a different story as the United States buried the Philippines with a double-digit lead but at the end of the second quarter, Jeff Chan unleashed a 3 pointer to put the score at 23-34 in favor of the United States.
Jeff Chan led the Filipinos attacked against the US team with his 11 points productions including his 3 three-pointers in the first half. Chan was followed in scoring by big man Marcus Douthit with a total of 6 points while the remaining Gilas’ players were struggling on their offense.
The US led the rebounding department with a total of 27 compared to the Philippines 15 rebounds in the first half. Smart Gilas made 4 (–foul word(s) removed–)ists compared to the US 3 (–foul word(s) removed–)ists. In turn-overs two teams were almost even with 9 turn-overs for US while 10 turn-overs given by the Gilas Team.
The US Team’s scoring leaders was led by Arnold with 9 points, followed by Barnes with 6 points.
As both teams goes to their dug-out, Gilas Coach Chot Reyes reminded his boys with their aim in the competition as they prepare for the FIBA Asia Championship to be held in Japan.
