Gilas Pilipinas displayed its full offensive might as it dismantled hapless Qatar, 80-41 on Monday, Oct. 2 to book a quarterfinal spot in the 19th Asian Games men's basketball at the the Hangzhou Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.
The Filipinos were never really threatened after engaging in a 6-6 standoff behind their 27-8 blitz to gain control, 33-14 at the close of the opening quarter.
The national squad sustained its run throughout the second round erecting leads of as big as 43 points en route to a huge bounce back win following Gilas' 87-62 beating at the hands of Jordan last Saturday in group play.The win vaulted Gilas to the quarterfinal face off with Iran, which swept its group stage matches.The Philippines will have a short turnaround as it clashes with Iran on Tuesday at noon time.
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