Gilas Pilipinas Men dominated Qatar, 80-41, on Monday, October 2, in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Junemar Fajardo and CJ Perez both scored 12 points while Calvin Oftana added 11 points as the Philippines sealed a quarterfinals spot in the men's 5x5 basketball event.
The Filipinos never felt threatened after a three-point play by Justin Brownlee sparked a 15-point scoring run that put them up, 29-8, in the first quarter.
Gilas Pilipinas only scored seven points in the final frame but Qatar cannot close the large gap, which went as high as 43 points.
Only Nedim Muslic, who finished with 12 points, scored double digits for Qatar.
Gilas Pilipinas will seek to book a ticket to the semifinals when the squad faces Iran in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, October 3.
