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3x3 basketball: Pinays advance to quarterfinals in FIBA U18 World Cup

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/06/05/20190605-3x3-basketball-3.jpg"/><figcaption>Camille Izabel Clarin and the Philippines beat the Czech Republic 15-14 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup in Mongolia. FIBA website</figcaption></figure></div>The Philippines national women&#x27;s team defeated the Czech Republic 15-14 in overtime on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup in Mongolia.Angelica Marie Surada scored the winning basket to lift the Filipinas, who saw a 5-point lead late in regulation go up in smoke at Sukhbaatar Square in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.The Philippines finished the preliminaries with a 3-1 record, which assured it of second place in Pool C and a berth in the next round.The top 2 teams in each of the four 5-team brackets advance to the last 8.The Filipinas, whose lone loss came at France&#x27;s expense, next face top seed China on Friday, June 7.The other members of Team Philippines are Camille Izabel Clarin, Ella Patrice Fajardo and Karl Ann Pingol.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/05/19/3x3-basketball-dramatic-win-for-filipinas-in-fiba-u18-world-cup">Filipinas pull off dramatic upset win vs Netherlands</a></li></ul>With the game knotted at 13-all against the Czech Republic, Surada broke the deadlock with a follow-up basket off her own miss.Pavlína Tabačková leveled the score on a free throw after a foul by Clarin.On the final possession, Surada secured victory with a bucket similar to her previous one, a recovery after her shot was blocked.In 3x3 basketball, the game clock is switched off in overtime and the first team that scores 2 field goals wins.It would&#x27;ve been a less nerve-racking win by the Filipinas had they finished the job in regulation.A 2-pointer by Clarin gave her team a 13-8 lead with 2:34 remaining.But Sára Kocourková scored in the paint and drilled a 2-pointer, and Tabačková buried one from behind the arc at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

The Philippines national women's team has defeated the Czech Republic 15-14 in Mongolia, on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals.

The Philippines national women's team has defeated the Czech Republic 15-14 in Mongolia, on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals.