Nokia Pilipinas U18 beats Syria, 61-60 (FIBA Asia U18)

SEABA U18 champions Philippines survived a serious, severe and spirited Syrian rally to scrape through 61-60 in a needle Group C encounter on Thursday.

Philippines thus notched their second win in a row, and line up against China in the Group C decider, in a virtual repeat clash of the semifinal encounter between the two at last year’s FIBA Asia U16 Championship.

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