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| Sam Dahglas filled the stat-sheet in Jordan's escape over Smart-Gilas Pilipinas. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
JORDAN over SMART-GILAS PILIPINAS, 76-72
JOR 76 - Zaghab 17, Dahglas 16, Abbas 14, Wright 12, Sobzokov 8, Ruqayah 4, Abu Quora 3, Abbaas 2
PHL 72 - Barroca 13, Douthit 10, Lutz 10, Baracael 10, Tiu 8, Hontiveros 7, Casio 6, Lassiter 4, Aguilar 2, Taulava 2
QS: 21-18, 34-32, 56-53, 76-72
- Ayman Idais's replacement at the slot, Ali Zaghab, stepped up big time in this one. He helped limit Marcus Douthit to just 10 points while making 17 himself. He established himself early in the game and played solid all throughout.
- The Pinoys were able to stick with Jordan for the whole game, but some miscues at the end, and leaving Enver Soobzokov wide open too may times, sealed the loss.
- Coach Tab Baldwin played a tight 8-man rotation, making sure that only his best players would go up against the Pinoys.
- It's clear that one of coach Rajko Toroman's challenges will be to find other ways to score inside in case Douthit gets checked again.
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| Zaid Abbas outplayed Gilas's naturalized player Marcus Douthit. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
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| Asi Taulava and the Pinoys committed some crucial miscues in the endgame. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
JAPAN over UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 92-85
JPN 92 - Okada 33, Matsui 18, Arao 11, Hinkley 8, Ito 7, Sakai 6, Noguchi 5, Kamata 4, Nishimura 0, Hashimoto 0, Togashi 0, Watanabe 0
UAE 85 - Al-Zaabi 18, Al-Braiki 13, Ahmad 12, Omar 9, Abdalla 8, Al-Ameri 7, Al-Sari 6, Ahmed 5, Salem 5, Mebarak 2, Al-Hattawi 0
QS: 21-14, 38-39, 56-58, 92-85
- Yusuke Okada and Keijuro Matsui led a furious 4th quarter comeback to thwart the Arabs.
- Despite being only a "B" team, Japan showed great speed and shooting in beating UAE.
- This game just goes to show that UAE still has a long way to go to make a dent in the 2011 FIBA-Asia.
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| Yusuke Okada exploded for a tournament-high 33 points in the comeback win. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
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| Keijuro Matsui takes the charge against UAE. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
S. KOREA over I.R. IRAN, 77-59
KOR 77 - Stevenson 27, Yang DG 15, Kang 12, Ha 10, Oh 4, Lee 3, Kim YH 3, Kim JS 3, Yang HJ 0, Cho 0, Kim JK 0
IRN 59 - Haddadi 15, Kamrani 9, Davari 8, Sahakian 7, Veisi 7, Davoudi 4, Kardoust 4, Davarpanah 3, Sohrabnejad 2, Barogh 0, Rouzbahani 0
QS: 19-21, 31-28, 53-43, 77-59
- Jarod Stevenson hit 5 triples to lead the charge for Korea, who exploited the absence of Iran's top wing players to the hilt.
- Hamed Haddadi outplayed Ha Seung-JIn in the battle of the giants, but he was not as effective as he was two days ago against the Philippines. He seems to have slowed down a bit, though his shooting touch is still there.
- This is Iran's 2nd loss already, and, considering they haven't played Jordan and Taiwan yet, it means they're in bad shape to reach the Jones Cup semifinals.
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| Saman Veisi and the rest of Iran found the going tough against the spirited Koreans. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
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| It was a rare battle of the giants between Ha Seung-Jin and Hamed Haddadi. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
TAIWAN over MALAYSIA, 104-54
TPE 104 - Chang 21, Lu 15, Chou 15, Chien 14, Chen SH 12, Creighton 9, Ho 8, Tseng 3, Chen SN 3, Yang 2, Su 2, Hung 0
MAS 54 - Chee 17, Loh 10, Ooi 6, Kwaan 5, Chin 4, Wee 3, Batumalai 3, Kuek 2, Ng 2, Ho 2, Ong 0, Soo 0
QS: 31-8, 53-23, 78-34, 104-54
- This is just the win Taiwan needed to get back on track after getting whipped by the Pinoys.
- The Malaysians were visibly outclassed from the get-go, and they should expect more rough seas as the days go by.
- Taiwan was able to give some of its younger and inexperienced players some burn to prep them for the remaining games.
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| BYU-Hawaii alum Jet Chang led Taiwan's balanced attack. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
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| Chou Yi-Hsian was Taiwan's chief gunner throughout their rampage over Malaysia. (image from Basketball-tpe.org) |
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