The Philippines were 20 points behind China, but came back on 77-76 and won the semi-final in the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
This was the second time they beat the China team after the World Cup. This wasn’t the strongest team of the Philippines.
The best player in the Philippines Jordan Taylor Clarkson wasn’t in the team list.
The 12 players list wasn’t completed until the game started. It was even impossible to get 12 players to participate.
In the end, they overcame all difficulties and made it all the way to the finals.
This was the second time entering the finals after 1990. The legendary coach Robert Jaworski led the team to win the silver medal.
The last time the Philippines won the gold medal was back in 1962.
In this game, Brownlee scored 17 points out of total 33 points and 7-for-12 from 3-points during the 4th quarter.
Thompson scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. June Mar Fajardo and CJ Perez each scored 8 points. Kevin Alas came on as a substitute in the last five minutes and scored 5 points.
The Philippines will face Jordan this Friday for the finals. Jordan defeated Taiwan with the score 90-71 in the semi-final.
