HANGZHOU – The Gilas men’s 3x3 team made it two wins in a row, scoring a 17-12 win over Chinese Taipei to remain undefeated in the 19th Asian Games on Tuesday.
Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 vs Chinese Taipei Asian Games recap
The Filipinos led from start to finish behind the six points of JB Sajonia.
John Ray Pasaol and Justin Sanchez added four each and Bismarck Lina had three for the Filipinos, who are on top of Pool A with a 2-0 record.
The team meets Hong Kong on Wednesday and then Mongolia on Friday as it looks to sweep its group assignment for an outright spot in the quarterfinals.
"Pag ma-sweep namin, top na (sa group)," said coach Lester del Rosario.
The no. 1 team to emerge in the four groups will qualify outright to the quarterfinals, while the nos. 2 and 3 teams in each group will play in a pre-qualification to determine the other four quarterfinal tickets.
The scores:
Philippines (17) - Sajonia 6, Sanchez 4, Pasaol 4, Lina 3.
Chinese Taiper (12) - Chang 4, Yu 3, Lin 3, Wang 2.
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