3 in a row: Philippines keeps composure against Vietnam to notch 3rd consecutive win – 125 - 109The Philippines may be undefeated in this tournament but they had to dig themselves out of a rut if they were to continue their winning streak. Vietnam stepped on the gas early and took a 12-3 lead to the surprise of the unsuspecting Filipinos. Vietnam relied on steady scoring from T. Nguyên and X. Duong as they combined to score 19 of the team’s 30 points during the opening quarter.
Florian Ignacio took charge in the second canto, shifting into high gear and doing his damage by opening the scoring and assisting his teammates as the Philippines outscored Vietnam 40 – 22 in the 2nd quarter. He finished with 27 points, 8 assists and had 5 threes in 44 minutes of on-court action.
The Philippines continued to rally and took a 33-32 lead after
Amante Dorola hit a three at the top of the arc with 10:34 to go in the 2nd. He nailed another open jumper from the wing with 9:44 remaining in the 4th which gave the Philippines its biggest lead at 99-81,. He compiled 16 of his 26 points in the second half.
Emerson Tapia, who replaced Madrigal after an apparent eye injury after he was fouled hard 7 minutes into the game, finished the game with 20 points and 9 rebounds.
Vietnam kept the quarter scoring close as both Vietnamese standouts H. Thiên and L. Nguyên and T. Nguyên kept the deficit at a respectable distance the rest of the way. They also out-hustled their Filipino counterparts on the boards with a +12 rebounding edge.
Both teams converted shots at a high rate,
Philippines shot an astounding
60.2% while
Vietnam managed to shoot well above average with
53.8%. But the most telling statistic goes to the Assists department where the Philippines outplayed Vietnam
29 to
18.
Lap "El Capitan" Nguyên played all 48 minutes of the game and had a team high 27 points and 7 assists, wing man
Ha Thiên followed suit with 25 points and 6 rebounds,
Trong Nguyên did a remarkable job on both ends of the floor and double-doubled with 19 points and 15 rebounds.
(https://i.imgur.com/8jCPmPv.png)The Philippines' mettle will be tested again versus rank 17 Iran next week.
Next Game:
Vs. Iran
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