World Cup update: Italy defeated the Philippines, the hosts finished bottom, 90-83
The Philippines matches Italy, Dominica is the top of the group, the Philippines needs to beat Italy to qualify, but it is not an easy task, so Italy have to do everything because their position is not secure and Angola did not miss this opportunity.
In the first quarter, the Philippines played very well, with a score of 23-20, far ahead of Italy, in the second quarter, the Philippines relied on free throws, but neither free throw shot, Richie a dunk, Ravena a three-pointer, Bartome a three-pointer, Richie a three-pointer, but this time, the referee's decision was a little outrageous, Paolo Nara did not shoot an empty basket, Maronzo was also a three-pointer, Italy's three-point shot was also not shot, both sides shot normally, but both were causing damage, and Fontecchio's shot did not hit, and the Philippines on the other side was even worse, missing three points.
In the second quarter, Fontecchio finally hit a three-point shot, the Philippines also scored several times, but failed to score, on the contrary, Italy's situation was much better, this quarter both sides shot fiercely, Fagado a mistake, Clarkson a two+one shot, Spiesu three-pointer, Clarkson rushed to the middle, Tonute three-point continue, Abundo shot on the run, at halftime, Italy led 48-39.
In the third quarter, Paolo Nara and Tonute got off to a good start, Tonut took the lead, Ramos completed 2+1, Fontecchio hit two consecutive free throws, Ramos hit 3 points again, Melly showed a dunk, Payola caught 3 points, Clarkson stealed, Edu beautiful layup, Italy is best at three-pointers, Edu and Clarkson constantly want to make free throws, Ritchie seized the opportunity, both teams performed wonderfully, Payola and Maronzo scored 3 points, Ramos was another super explosion, the end of the third quarter, Italy led 73-60.
In the final quarter, Meli stepped up to make a threat, Spisu Dijiao three-point continued to attack, it is clear that Italy's situation improved in the second half, Edu a beautiful pass, Melly a nice dunk, the Philippines' offense stalled, but Clarkson's shot, Ramos's shot, Italy's offense briefly stalled, but after a short break, Richie three-point shot, Fontecchio's shot, Bogoy and Ricci's shot also hit.
Ravena scored again from the outside, the Philippines did not stop there, Clarkson scored twice in a row, one of which was quite controversial 2+1, although the ball did not fly out of the rim, but the referee still decided the score, the score was regained nine points, Spiesu's mistake led to Maronzo's empty basket, Ritchie's steal, Payola's two free throws, Ravena took the lead to two points, the whole game ended, Italy overtook the Philippines 90-83, and the host Philippines lost three consecutive games, The score of the last game ended with the score of three games, and the score of the last game overtook the Philippines by a score of 90-83, while the host Philippines was eliminated with the score of the last game.
