Asian Games: Hollis-Jefferson, Jordan deny Gilas outright q'final berth

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Action between Gilas Pilipinas and Jordan in the 19th Asian Games. POC-PSC Media Pool." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/09/30/0930-gilas-jaymar-perez_psc-poc.jpg"/><figcaption>Action between Gilas Pilipinas and Jordan in the 19th Asian Games. <em>POC-PSC Media Pool</em>.</figcaption></figure></div><p>(<strong>UPDATED</strong>) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Jordan pulled away for an 87-62 triumph over Gilas Pilipinas on Saturday, denying the Philippines an outright quarterfinal berth in the men&#x27;s basketball competition of the 19th Asian Games. </p><p>Instead, it is Jordan that topped Group C after winning all three of their assignments and sealing their place in the knockout round. </p><p>Gilas&#x27; loss at the HOC Gymnasium means that they will play the third-ranked team in Group D -- Qatar -- for a spot in the quarterfinals. The winner of that match will play Iran, the top team in Group A, in the last eight. </p><p>Hollis-Jefferon went 7-of-17 from the field for 24 points along with nine assists and six rebounds, but he got plenty of help as four other Jordan players reached double-digits.</p><p>Fadi Mustafa had 17 points and Sami Bzai added 12, while John Bohannon and Ahmad Al Dwairi each scored 10. </p><p>The Philippines could not sustain a solid start and found themselves trailing big at the half, 42-29, after giving up 26 points to Jordan in the second period.</p><p>But they made a big run in the third quarter, forcing a 52-all deadlock after a CJ Perez bucket with 1:24 left in the frame. Unfortunately for the Philippines, they couldn&#x27;t end the period on a strong note: Jordan scored seven unanswered points to take control of the game heading into the final frame, 59-52.</p><p>Riding the momentum of that scoring burst, Jordan completely dominated the fourth quarter to pull away from the Philippines. </p><p>For Gilas, Justin Brownlee was just 8-of-22 from the field for 24 points, while Scottie Thompson was the only other Filipino in double-digits, with 11 points. The Philippines shot just 33% from the field, including just 4-of-24 from long distance. </p><div><strong>The scores:</strong></div><p>JORDAN 87 - Hollis-Jefferson 24, Ibrahim 17, Bzai 12, Al-Dwairi 10, Bohannon 10, Hussein 7, Alhamarsheh 5, Alhenda 2, Abbas 0, Qarmash 0, Alhammouri 0.</p><p>PHILIPPINES 62 - Brownlee 24, Thompson 11, Aguilar 8, Fajardo 8, Perez 5, Kouame 4, Lassiter 2, Oftana 0, Ross 0, Newsome 0, Tolentino 0.</p><p>Quarters: 16-13, 42-29, 59-52, 87-62.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2794555" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Jordan pulled away for an 87-62 triumph over Gilas Pilipinas on Saturday, denying the Philippines an outright quarterfinal berth in the Asian Games. 

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Asian Games: Hollis-Jefferson, Jordan deny Gilas outright q'final berth

Asian Games: Hollis-Jefferson, Jordan deny Gilas outright q'final berth

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Published Sep 30, 2023 07:26 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 30, 2023 07:48 PM PHT

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