The Philippines' comfortable victory on Monday night gave them a sweep of their assignments in the second qualifying window that was held in a bubble in Bahrain, and put them on top of Group A with a 3-0 win-loss record.The Philippines set the tone by scoring the first 11 points of the game, but had to weather a rally by Thailand early in the second period before pulling away anew late in the quarter. Gilas went on to lead by as much as 28 points in the wire-to-wire victory.
The lone blemish for Gilas Pilipinas was the ankle injury suffered by starting point guard Matt Nieto with seven minutes left in the third quarter. The former Ateneo playmaker had to be helped off the court, and did not return to the contest.
Matt Nieto sprained his ankle in the third quarter, according to Gilas coach Jong Uichico. They're not yet sure of the severity but Nieto wasn't sent back in the game. | via camillenaredo
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