Gilas Pilipinas is moving on to the quarterfinal stage of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
The Filipino hoopers overwhelmed Qatar, 80-41, on Monday at the Zhejiang University Zijingang Stadium.
Calvin Oftana also caught fire with 11 points, nine of which came from three-point land, and adding to this are a pair of rebounds and steals. Gilas’ reserves also imposed their might by outscoring the 2027 World Cup hosts in bench points, 43-13, while also limiting their whole squad to shooting only 21% from the field.
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