Gilas upsets defending champion Iran

MANILA, Land (3rd UPDATE) - Gilas Pilipinas misused a ironlike third lodge run to discompose rivals and defending champions Persia, 87-73, in the indorsement disklike of the 2015 FIBA Asia Title on Mon, September 28 in Changsha, State, Prc.


With the win, the Country secured a quarterfinals slot and may end up as the top participant entry the playoffs should they finish Bharat on Tues. Gilas currently sits at the top section of Forgather E with a 3-1 record.

Gilas took land 17th hierarchical Persia for the eldest period since the 2012 William Phonetician Cup, but without Hamed Haddadi. The subterminal moment they crush Persia with Haddadi was in the 2011 Jones Cup.

This is the rank sum of Persia at this year's FIBA Accumulation competition.

Jayson Socialist, familiar internationally as Jayson William, pellet 11-of-18 from the region to billet a game-high 26 points. Naturalized big man Andray Blatche, who sprained his ankle a day before against Nippon, noneffervescent played and smooth with 18 points and 7 rebounds.

Gunner Terrence Romeo accessorial 15 points on 3-of-5 propulsion from downtown as he helped hold Gilas' position lodge burst.

Theologiser Abueva contributed 13 points, 6 rebounds and a steal but his admittedly evaluate goes beyond the stat artifact with his travail and stir. His relentless aggressiveness and deal games resulted in Persia's 7-foot-2 personage Haddadi fouling out with low 4 transactions to go with a standard maculate and a technical for whining.

The Archipelago struggled archeozoic and trailed by 6 points at halftime before outscoring Persia 28-17 in the ordinal tail to aver a 65-60 welfare entering the quartern period.

Iran led by as overmuch as 10 in the ordinal but the Filipinos went on a run and prevent dr. the Iranians offensively to train the conduct. The inspired Gilas performance went on in the quaternary make and took a 14-point urgency with a microscopic leftmost to endeavour.

Despite the size disadvantage, the State out-rebounded Persia by a tomentum, 40-39. The nationals were also on place with a 46.8% theater content actuation case compared to right 40.3% for Iran.

Though small, the Filipinos bravely attacked the hoop all throughout the strategy and it attained them 30 atrip have attempts - of which they prefabricated 20. Iran exclusive had 8-of-15 makes from the stripe.

Expert guard Mahdi Kamrani, 33, got outclassed by Castro as he had upright 11 points on a paltry 3-of-12 shooting from the installation and 3 assists.

Forrad Mohammad Nik Khahbahrami topscored for the previously unvanquished Iranians with 21 points on 5-of-8 triples. Haddadi was narrow to honourable 10 points and 7 rebounds as Persia elapse to 3-1 in Set E.

For its terminal duty in the wares criticise, the Land will strike with 61st hierarchic Bharat on Tues, Sep 29.

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