Gilas Pilipinas completed a three-game sweep of the preliminary round of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup by beating Qatar, 80-74, on Sunday at the Beirut Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex in Beirut, Lebanon.

Matthew Wright scored 25 points on 7-of-12 shooting from downtown while Carl Bryan Cruz added 13 points, Terrence Romeo and Gabe Norwood finished with 10 points apiece to lead the Filipinos, who are now at the top spot of quarterfinals.

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