The Philippines secures a spot for the second round of World Cup Asian Qualifiers after beating Japan in what almost became an upset win had Japan won. Japan pulled off an early lead with as much as 18 points during the first quarter but Gilas managed to offset the lead and continued dominating the game until the last few minutes where Japan was trailing by just 4 points making the 11,000 screaming spectators nervous until Jason Castro pulled a score coupled with insurance free throw from Andray Blatche to finally put away the visitors with just five points, 89-84.
Gilas will face with Chinese Taipei on June 29, 2018 in Taiwan and then Australia on July 2 in Manila for the last stretch of Window 2 of the qualifying games for Group D that comprises Japan, Chinese Taipei, Australia and the Philippines.
Other countries assured of spots in the second round are: Australia, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, New Zealand, Jordan and Lebanon.
Results of other games:
New Zealand beat Korea, 93-84
China beat Hong Kong, 111-58
Lebanon beat India, 90-50
Jordan beat Syria, 87-62.
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