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| Ella Fajardo |
Chinese-Taipei officially eliminated the Philippines from contention late Wednesday night, securing a 93-52 victory to close out Group Stage play at the FIBA Asia Cup for Women in Amman.
After a game effort in the first half from the Gilas Women keeping them in contention, they were unable to stop an offensive barrage in the 3rd quarter from the East Asian side. In peppering the basket with 31 points in the period, mostly from three pointers coming off effective ball movement, they turned a 45-30 halftime result into an insurmountable 76-41 lead.
Wen-Yu Lin led Chinese-Taipei with 19 points on 5/8 shooting from deep, with Hsi-Yeh Liu adding four more triples on her way to thirteen points. All in all, they managed to convert fifteen three-pointers compared to just two for the Philippines.
Afril Bernardino starred for the Philippines in the defeat with an all-around performance of 24 points, fourteen rebounds, three assists, a couple of steals, and a block. Clare Castro added fourteen points and six rebounds, but she was the only other Filipina in double figures.
The win secures a spot into the crossover quarterfinals for Chinese-Taipei, where they have a shot of earning a spot into the FIBA Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament.
The Philippines will need to win its last game of the tournament late Thursday in order to retain their spot in Division A. Otherwise, relegation to Division B is assured.
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