Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Riding the crest of its second round sweep, Gilas Pilipinas eyes a semifinals berth as it takes on Lebanon in the quarterfinals of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China.
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Gametime is set at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday (October 1) at the Changsha Social Work College Gymnasium.
The Filipinos are coming off a major upset of defending champion Iran and a convincing 99-65 victory over India at the end of the second round.
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If the Philippines advances to the penultimate stage, it will face the winner of the Qatar-Japan quarterfinal matchup. During the second round, Gilas had to bleed to score a 73-66 win over the Japanese.
Heavyweight teams Iran, China and South Korea duke it out in the other bracket.
