Gilas Pilipinas completed a three-game sweep of the preliminary round of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup by beating Qatar, 80-74, on Sunday at the Beirut Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex in Beirut, Lebanon. Wright nailed a three-pointer and followed up by Romeo’s jumper for an 80-72 lead with only 31 ticks left remaining. Forward Calvin Abueva left the court with a sprained left foot after he accidentally slipped twice in the second quarter with 2:01 left. The Filipinos successfully defeated early opponents China (96-87) and Iraq (84-68) previously in the preliminary round. Mansour Elhadary led Qatar with 23 points and Abdulrahman Saad had 18 points.

Source: Manila Times August 14, 2017 01:30 UTC