Courtesy: Cignal TV
Gilas 3×3 Men and Women both punched their tickets to the semifinals after contrasting victories in the last 8 of the 3×3 basketball competitions of the 20th Asian Games on Thursday at the Kinjo Futo Station Square Venue in Nagoya Japan.
Gilas Men dethroned last edition’s champion Chinese Taipei in a thrilling 21-19 win, assuring the Pinoy quartet of surpassing their predecessors’ eight place finish in the Hangzhou Asiad three years ago.
With the score tied at 19-all, Koji Buenaflor converted a follow-up shot off a miss, before Luis Pablo drained the game-winning basket inside to seal the win for the Philippines.
Pablo finished with six points, six rebounds, and a block, as Buenaflor added two points and 10 rebounds.
Nic Cabañero paced Gilas men with eight points while David Dungo had five points.
Gilas men will face South Korea in the semifinals set at 12:50pm, for a shot to the gold medal match.
Meanwhile, Gilas Women followed the footsteps of their male counterparts, as they dominated Singapore, 22-12, in their quarterfinal clash.
Kennan Ka had seven points and nine rebounds, as Amyah Espanol also scored seven markers for the Philippines. Kacey Dela Rosa added six, while Victoria Pasilang had two points.
Gilas Women will confront Thailand in the semis set at 12:25 noon, Manila time.
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