Game Today (Mall of Asia Arena) 7 p.m. – Philippines vs Turkey Gilas Pilipinas will face a team still mourning the death of 42 people in a horrific terror attack last Tuesday, but the national side does not expect a less than stellar performance from Turkey when they collide in a tune up match today at the Mall of Asia Arena. Game time is 7 p.m. as both teams prepare for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) which gets underway on Tuesday with Gilas facing France and Turkey taking on Canada. Turkey will be a familiar foe for Gilas as the two played against each other in a pocket tournament in Italy last week with Turkey winning easily, 103-68. On the way to Manila, both Gilas and the Turkish team were on the same flight and the two teams arrived Tuesday evening. They later learned the news that the Ataturk airport [...]
