ALLAN THE MAN

SMART Gilas 2.0 finds itself crossing path with Chinese-Taipei yet again as the Taiwanese drew the Filipinos as their quarterfinal opponents in the FIBA Asia Cup championship in Tokyo, Japan Tuesday night.

The Taiwanese banked on a perfectly executed alley-oop play which Lu Cheng-ju converted at the buzzer for a thrilling 75-73 win on the final day of the preliminaries at the Ota gym.

The victory secured the no. 3 berth for Chinese-Taipei (2-2) in Group B, setting a do-or-die showdown with idle Philippine national team in a rematch of their FIBA-Asia Men’s Championship quarterfinals last year in Wuhan, China.

Led by the 37 points of Marcus Douthit, the Nationals ousted the Taiwanese, 95-78, in the qualifier for the London Olympics.

The Filipinos finished at no. 2 in Group A with a 3-1 record.

The loss meanwhile, dropped Qatar in a crossover meeting with Group A topnotcher Lebanon.

With a full second left and the score tied at 73, Lin Chih-Chieh inbounded the ball, threw it in the air, and into the waiting hands of Lu, who dunked in the winning basket to the delight of the Chinese-Taipei bench and supporters.

Qatar had a chance to take the lead just before the game-winner, but Erfan Saeed split his two free throws that leveled the count at 73-73.

GAME SCHEDULES:


Quarterfinals: 
(Sept.20 - Thursday)
QF1: Lebanon vs Qatar (3:30pm)
QF2: Iran vs Uzbekistan (10:30am)
QF3: Philippines vs Chinese Taipei (1:00pm)
QF4: Japan vs China (6:00pm)

Semi-Finals: 
(Sept.21- Friday)
(SF1): Philippines vs Iran
(SF2): QF2 Winner vs QF3 Winner (3:30 pm)

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