Big men Asi Taulava and Joachim Thoss combined for 26 points and 16 rebounds while Mick Pennisi and james Yap combined for six three-pointers as the Powerade Team Pilipinas bucked an early 11-point deficit to score a morale-boosting 78-69 win over Japan in the 2009 FIBA Asia Championships.Yap, who didn't play in the Nationals' first game against Sri lanka as he was at the funeral of mother-in-law and former Philippine President Cory Aquino, nailed two threes in the second quarter to spark a rally while Taulava scored 9 of his 11 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter when the team started to pull away to put the Philippines at the top of Group A along with Korea with identical 2-0 win-loss records.
Thoss led Powerade Team Pilipinas with 15 points, Taulava 11 and Willie Miller 10. Yap and Pennisi had 9 each and Cyrus baguio 8.
Japeth Aguilar, who seemed to have suffered a sprain in a bad fall against Sri Lanka, did not see action.
Scores:
Philippines 78 - Thoss 15, Taulava 11, Miller 10, Yap 9, Pennisi 9, Baguio 8, Helterbrand 5, Raymundo 3, Norwood 3, Santos 3, Dillinger 2.
Japan 69 - Yamada 16, T. Takeuchi 14, Igarashi 13, Kashiwagi 12, J. Takeuchi 8, Ito 4, Amino 2, Okada 0, Takdea 0.
Quarterscores: 17-22; 35-41; 56-53; 78-69.
| August 7, 2009 FIBA Asia Championships | ||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| Japan | 22 | 41 | 53 | 69 |
| Philippines | 17 | 35 | 56 | 78 |
2009 Fiba Asia Standing as of Aug. 7
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