KOREA’S superior rebounding and shooting was simply too much for the Philippine team, as it lost to the defending champions, 91-82, to enter the semifinal round of the men’s basketball competition of the 2018 Asian Games at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno GBK Basketball Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday.

The Filipinos, however, refused to go quietly, as they put up a fight, even leading by a point, 65-64, in third quarter before the Koreans unloaded their firepower against the Philippine team, led by National Basketball Association’s Jordan Clarkson, with a 27-17 salvo that all but crushed any hope of moving into the semifinal or medal round.

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