Philippines wins its 2nd game of the tournament by defeating Japan 78-69. Sonny Thoss led team Pilipinas with 15 pts and Asi taulava contributed 11 pts and 8 rebounds. The Philippines started sluggishly in the game in which they trailed Japan 41 - 35 at the half. They started to come back late in the 3rd and the start of the 4th where Taulava scored 9 of his 11 pts. Next game will be against Korea on August 8, 09 at 9:00pm.
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