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August 2, 2013. Second day of 27th FIBA Asia Championship 2013 being held at Manila, Philippines. Below are the DAY 2 live updates, live streams, game results, news and scores of today's games.

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China, reeling from a shocking opening day loss in the FIBA Asia Championship, vented its frustration on hapless Malaysia, 113-22, on Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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The Philippine national men’s basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, defeated Saudi Arabia, 78-66, but not before experiencing plenty of struggles against an opponent that was supposed to be an easy opening assignment in the FIBA Asia Championship 2013.

The Philippines’ starting frontcourt of Marcus Douthit and Marc Pingris was a source of strength. Douthit finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Pingris added eight and nine. LA Tenorio and Larry Fonacier led the scoring for Gilas with 12 points apiece.

Kazakhstan cruised to an 81-67 victory over Thailand in a match that ended early Friday morning at the Mall of Asia Arena to open their FIBA Asia Championship 2013 campaign.

Ace forward Anton Ponomarev dominated with 21 points and 13 rebounds for Kazakhstan, which never trailed in the game. Kazakhstan will only have several hours rest as it gears up for a showdown with fellow Group D winner Bahrain at 6 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Thailand will take on India in the final game of the second day of competition at the MOA Arena.

South Korea turned to suffocating defense to put the clamps on defending champion China to pull out a thrilling 63-59 upset on opening day of the FIBA Asia Championship 2013 on Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

China struggled all game against the South Korean defense, which turned the match into a low-scoring struggle using a variety of full-court traps and zone schemes.

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27th FIBA Asia Championship just kicked off today, August 1, 2013. Below are the live updates, live streams, news and scores of today's games.

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