Changsha China
FIBA Asia 2015 News: Gilas Pilipinas Basketball bludgeoned India NT, 99-65, courtesy of the fourth quarter all-out Gilas hustle this Tuesday at Changsha China, FIBA Asia 2015. Terrence Romeo bamboozled India with his 20 impressive points, while Andray Blatche and Ranidel “RDO” De Ocampo hauled 15 and 13 points respectively.
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The mercurial battle with dangerous India proved to be true to billing as Pilipinas had a hard time establishing a huge lead opposite India. The South Asians held on for the first three quarters uing their ceiling and impeccable outside shooting. Philippines made headway only in the third using a fifteen-point lead but India held on precariously. RP Five shot 54.5% from the field and 88.95 in charities.
Consecutive Filipino steals in the fourth quarter fueled the RP Five run with Romeo leading the charge in offense and defensive hustle. Several treys made by Romeo and a threepoint bomb by Dondon Hontiveros pushed RP by a whopping 18-point lead, 78-60 the biggest at one point. Yet the Pinoys continued the impenetrable trap and full court defense capped by a Ganuelas highlight dunk off a Romeo alley-oop feed with 23 seconds remaining. India made the last shot but Gilas nevertheless stole the game with a 39-point romp.
Calvin “The Beast” Abueva was again in his usual “beast mode” as he led the team with 7 rebounds. He also finished with 12 markers. RP outrebounded India 50 to 38, and caused 22 turnovers against India. Gilas stole the ball 15 times and spearheaded the 16 fastbreak points total. Marc “Pinoy Sakuragi” Pingris and Jayson “The Blur” Castro also ended-up with 12 points.
In the first half, the court skirmish was a see-saw battle that had several lead changes. India gave the Filipinos headaches with Amjyot and Bhriguvanshi scoring at will from the range. India narrowed the gap to three with 31 seconds to go, 39-36. That is until Ranidel De Ocampo hit a clutch trey in the dying seconds that brought the lead to 42-36.
Pilipinas established the full court press in the third quarter that fueled RP fastbreaks off India turnovers. The all-out hustle and trap defense helped Gilas pull ahead to a big 15-point lead, 65-50.
The Philippines is still waiting for their quarterfinals opponent as of press time.
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1ST QUARTER
1st QTR Starts
TIP-OFF to PHI
Blatch misses jumper
Amjyot fouls Pingris
9:34 Hontiveros trey PHI leads
9:13 Yadwinder scores 3-2 PHI leads
8:38 Amjyot jumper 3-4 IND leads
Blatche misses
Blatche steal
Blatche misses point blank
7:21 Castro fadeaway 5-4 PHI leads
Blatche blocks Amritpal
Norwood misses trey
Castro misses layup
Pingris forces IND turnover
Hontiveros misses trey
Norwood rebound
Castro misses layup
5:13 Blatche fastbreak layup off Castro bounce feed 7-4 PHI leads
4:46 Bhriguvanshi trey 7-7 TIED
Castro misses
4:28 Amjyot scores 7-9 IND leads
Pingris blocked by Amritpal
3:32 Pingris scores 9-9 TIED
3:17 Amjyot powermove plus 1FT 9-12 IND leads
De Ocampo turnover
2:55 Amritpal powermove 9-14 IND leads
De Ocampo misses one hander
Romeo fouled by Bhriguvanshi
1:27 Romeo trey 12-14 IND leads
1:07 Amritpal trey 12-17 IND leads
48secs De Ocampo scores 14-17 IND leads
Abueva steal
Abueva fouled by Yadwinder
17.2secs De Ocampo tip-in Abueva shot 16-17 IND leads
IND misses final shot
1QTR ENDS 16-17 IND leads
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2ND QUARTER
2nd QTR Starts
9:37 Romeo midrange 18-17 PHI leads
Romeo foul
De Ocampo blocks Yadwinder
Abueva misses shot
8:50 Amjyot jumper 18-19 IND leads
Romeo misses trey
Abueva power rebound
Abueva turnover
De Ocampo foul
Intal rebound
7:45 De Ocampo board shot 20-19 PHI leads
7:22 Bhriguvanshi jumper 20-21 PHI leads
7:07 Blatche scores 22-21 PHI leads
Abueva steal
6:38 Abueva scores off Intal feed 24-21 PHI leads
6:21 Bhriguvanshi trey 24-24 TIED
6:08 Blatche fadeaway off Abueva feed 26-24 PHI leads
Intal misses shot
5:11 Romeo 3FTs 29-24 PHI leads
4:53 Bhriguvanshi trey 29-27 PHI leads
4:38 Romeo trey 32-27 PHI leads
Norwood block
Intal misses trey
Castro misses
Amritpal fouls Abueva
Romeo misses trey
Blatche blocked
3:01 Bhriguvanshi scores 32-29 PHI leads
Blatche misses
2:32 Castro trey 35-29 PHI leads
Blatche steal
Romeo misses trey
1:47 Pari trey 35-32 PHI leads
Blatche misses jumper
1:17 Amjyot drive 35-32 PHI leads
58secs Blatche eurostep 37-32 PHI leads
47secs Pari jumper 37-36
31secs De Ocampo scores 39-36 PHI leads
1sec De Ocampo trey 42-36 PHI leads
2QTR ENDS 42-36 PHI leads
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3RD QUARTER
3rd QTR Starts
9:31 Blatche eurostep 44-36 PHI leads
Blatche limping again
Blatche misses trey
Castro foul
Blatche fouled by Amritpal
Blatche turnover
Norwood turnover
De Ocampo foul
7:47 Amritpal power hook 44-38 PHI leads
Castro blocked
Norwood fouls Amritpal
7:07 Amritpal 1FT 44-39 PHI leads
Hontiveros misses trey
Blatche misses tip-in
6:30 Castro trey 47-39 PHI leads
6:15 Amritpal scores 47-41 PHI leads
6:00 De Ocampo spinmove off Castro feed 49-41 PHI leads
Pari fouls Castro
De Ocampo fouled by Yadwinder
Blatche travelling
4:57 Castro fastbreak layup 51-41 PHI leads
4:48 Castro steal and fastbreak layup 53-41 PHI leads
Abueva foul
4:15 Yadwinder jumper 53-43 PHI leads
Abueva misses
Norwood foul
PHI penalty
3:43 Amritpal 2FTs 53-45 PHI leads
Norwood misses trey
2:58 Pingris one hander 55-45 PHI leads
Norwood taps but loses ball
Pingris rebound
2:19 Pingris one hander 57-45 PHI leads
Romeo steal
2:03 Blatche misses then tips-in 59-45 PHI leads
Abueva foul
1:55 Bhriguvanshi 2FTs 59-47 PHI leads
1:43 Pingris one hander 61-47 PHI leads
1:28 Shinde trey 61-50 PHI leads
Taulava misses point blank
57secs Intal fastbreak tapboard 63-50 PHI leads
37secs Pingris one hander 65-50 PHI leads
Ganuelas rebound
India misses last shot
3QTR ENDS 65-50 PHI leads
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4TH QUARTER
4th QTR Starts
Ganuelas misses
Ganuelas fouled after eurostep
9:39 Ganuela Rosser 1FT 65-50 PHI leads
9:28 Bhriguvanshi trey 66-53 PHI leads
Intal misses trey
9:00 Amritpal jumper 66-55 PHI leads
Taulava foul
8:24 Bhriguvanshi trey 66-58 PHI leads
8:03 Romeo trey 69-58 PHI leads
Romeo misses after steal
7:50 Pingris scores 71-58 PHI leads
7:36 Amritpal scores 71-60 PHI leads
Intal misses trey
Pingris rebound
Romeo fouled
6:46 Romeo 2FTs 73-60 PHI leads
Blatche nice coverage over Amritpal
6:16 Hontiveros trey 76-60 PHI leads
Blatche nice steal
5:59 Blatche drive 78-60 PHI leads
18 point PHI lead
5:44 Norwood leaper tip-in 80-60 PHI leads
Norwood steal
Pingris foul
Norwood rebound
4:48 Blatche trey 83-60
Hontiveros steal
4:36 Romeo fastbreak shot 85-60 PHI leads
Abueva foul
Romeo steal
4:24 Romeo fastbreak 87-60 PHI leads
4:19 Abueva steal and fastbreak 89-60 PHI leads
IND turnover
Romeo shooting 50% with 20 points
3:57 Ganuelas layup off Romeo alley-oop pass 91-60
Romeo misses
3:04 Abueva power move 93-60 PHI leads
Intal rebound
2:37 Abueva 2FTs 95-60 PHI leads
Abueva now 10 points
Hontiveros steal
2:04 Amritpal dunk 95-62
1:53 Abueva jumper 97-62
Abueva now 12 points
Thoss misses
Abueva bad pass
23secs Ganuelas Rosser dunk off Romeo alley-oop 99-62 PHI leads
11.3secs Yadwinder trey 99-65 PHI leads
50 to 38 PHI outrebounded IND
10 to 22 PHI turnovers to IND
Abueva 7 total Rebounds
Blatche 15 De Ocampo 13 points
4QTR ENDS 99-65 PHI Wins
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