karim said:
philipinos are philosophizers thats y they say korea is better than leb...just cuz philipines won leb in a friendly game on their own court it doesnt matter now that leb has beaten korea 2 out of 3 times , even in our 2nd team we lost by only 2pts......anyway daniab are the games of riyadi and blue stars in arab and asian championship for clubs broadcasted on TV , if yeah on which channels and what time ?
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RP team beats Lebanon, enters semis
05/19/2007 | 04:49 PM
Games Saturday
(All times local - Tehran)
4:15 p.m. - Qatar vs Iran (Semifinals)
6:30 p.m. - Blue Stars vs India
8:45 p.m. - San Miguel-RP vs Syria (Semifinals)
San Miguel-RP Team posted a long-shot 94-83 victory over highly-favored Blue Star of Lebanon on Friday to enter the 18th FIBA Asia Champions Cup semifinals that is being held at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran.
According to a statement Saturday, the Nationals dominated both ends of the court to post the surprise victory that kept the RP squad in contention for the title.
Working for the Filipinos were their quickness to adjust to international kind of basketball.
"We were playing our fifth game in five days and lacking one player (injured Tony de la Cruz), yet we found a way to win. All of these are the result of our fighting heart," said RP coach Chot Reyes.
Mark Caguioa's 25 points led four other Nationals in double figures but the fiery offensive touch was not the only factor that played a big role in the win.
Dondon Hontiveros, Caguioa and Danny Seigle anchored the defense on Blue Star's explosive import William Pippen while Kerby Raymundo, Rico Villanueva and Ranidel de Ocampo alternated on stifling the Lebanese's most feared player, Fadi El Khatib.
Khatib still wound up with game-highs of 28 points and 10 rebounds but his impact was only felt during the third quarter and considered inconsequential in the last. Pippen, meanwhile, was held to just eight points, 17 less than his tournament average.
As a direct result, the Nationals led by as many as 18 points before repeatedly quashing the Lebanese uprisings in the second half.
The Nationals and Syria's Al Jalaa, a 102-79 winner over lowly Young Cagers of India also Friday, collide in a semis game set at 8:45 p.m. Saturday (1:15 a.m., Manila time).
The other semis pairing pits early qualifier Saba Battery of Iran and Qatar's Al Rayyan.
The scores:
San Miguel-RP (94) Caguioa 25, De Ocampo 12, Alapag
11, Seigle 10, Hontiveros 10, Taulava 7, Helterbrand
7, Villanueva 6, Pennisi 6, Raymundo 0, Ritualo 0.
Lebanon (83) Khatib 28, Fahed 22, Carter 17, Pippen 8,
Nour 5, Balaa 2, Samaha 0, Akl 0.
Quarterscores: 27-26; 57-39; 70-63; 94-83.
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