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| Tseng Wen-Ting held his own against Gilas's Marcus Douthit. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
SMART-GILAS PILIPINAS over TAIWAN, 90-78
PHL 90 - Douthit 23, Aguilar 12, Casio 10, Lutz 9, Hontiveros 9, Lassiter 9, Baracael 8, Tiu 8, Barroca 2, Taulava 0, Ababou 0
TPE 78 - Chen HA 17, Tseng 14, Lin 12, Lu 9, Ho 8, Su 7, Yang 6, Chien 2, Chang 2, Lee 0, Chou 0, Creighton 0
QS: 21-17, 49-36, 72-58, 90-78
- The Pinoys showed clear dominance over the Taiwanese. The superior size and athleticism of the Filipino frontline gave headaches to the home team, especially when star center Tseng Wen-Ting was tagged with 2 quick fouls in the opening period.
- Gilas outshot, outrebounded, and outdefended their Taiwanese counterparts, showing good composure even if their foes were threatening to get close.
- There were some questionable calls in this one, but those didn't dampen the Pinoys' conquest of the home squad. This augurs well for Gilas, since they'll need the confidence and momentum to be able to handle a dangerous Jordan squad later.
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| Sniper Chen Hsin-An led the Taiwanese effort. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
JORDAN over MALAYSIA, 93-63
JOR 93 - Abbas 21, Dahglas 17, Wright 15, Zaghab 11, Soobzokov 10, Abbaas 8, Abu Quora 6, Abu Ruqayah 5, Al-Faraj 0, Al-Khas 0
MAS 63 - Chee 13, Loh 12, Ooi 11, Ng 7, Batumalai 6, Kuek 5, Kwaan 4, Wee 3, Soo 2, Chin 0, Ong 0, Ho 0
QS: 24-18, 45-31, 73-51, 93-63
- Jordan flexed their muscle early and didn't let up in destroying the Malaysians. Jordan showed superior size, athleticism and defense in systematically dismantling their Southeast Asian opponents.
- One bright spot for Malaysia, though is they outshot Jordan from beyond the arc. The Malaysians hit 9 threes, which, if they continue to utilize properly, can help them get past some of the weaker teams in this tournament, namely Japan and UAE.
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| John Ng and the rest of Malaysia were just swamped against Jordan. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
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| Sam Dahglas was his usual effective self for Jordan. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
S. KOREA over UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 102-54
KOR 102 - Oh 14, Lee 13, Kang 12, Stevenson 12, Kim JK 11, Cho 9, Yang HJ 9, Kim YH 6, Yang DG 4, Kim JS 4, Ha 4, Park 2
UAE 54 - Omar 11, Salem 10, Al-Sari 8, Ahmad 6, Al-Zaabi 5, Al-Hattawi 5, Abdalla 3, Al-Braiki 2, Ahmed 2, Mubarak 2, Al-Ameri 0
QS: 28-10, 54-17, 79-34, 102-54
- This wasn't much of a contest. The Koreans were merciless from the opening tip and just humiliated the luckless Arabs. Korea held the advantage in every statistical category and made an emphatic statement about their strength.
- Despite leaving out some important players for their NT, it seems the Koreans will still be a powerful force to reckon with in this tourney and in the 2011 FIBA-Asia.
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| Khalifa Salem was one of the few bright spots for UAE. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
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| Kang Byung-Hyun had a good all-around game for Korea. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
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| Former NBA player Ha Seung-Jin was used sparingly against UAE. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
I.R. IRAN over JAPAN, 77-58
IRN 77 - Davari 12, Sahakian 10, Kamrani 10, Kardoust 10, Rouzbahani 9, Veisi 9, Haddadi 7, Barogh 6, Davarpanah 4, Davoudi 0, Nabipoor 0, Sohrabnejad 0
JPN 58 - Matsui 11, Nishimura 8, Hashimoto 7, Ito 7, Noguchi 6, Togashi 6, Kamata 4, Okada 3, Hinkley 2, Arao 2, Watanabe 2, Sakai 0
QS: 22-13, 37-21, 67-45, 77-58
- It was clear that Iran was simply coasting in this game, but it was noteworthy how Japan really tried to compete. The East Asians definitely had no answer to Iran's height and heft, but they tried to counter with speed and shooting.
- Haddadi and Kamrani didn't play much in this game. They were probably being preserved since the schedule is just grueling. This gave a chance for Iran's other reliables like Oshin Sahakian and Javad Davari to strut their wares.
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| Seldom-used Reza Barogh got some burn against Japan. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
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| Japan's Keijuro Matsui is a young gun who could be Japan's next big star. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
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