Smart Gilas, coached by Serbian Rajko Toroman, bagged third place in the 21st Dubai Invitational after losing to Al Riyadi of Lebanon by 3 points.
The Philippine team leading scorers were Mac Baracael (an ex-FEU Tamaraw player) with 23 pts and Cris Tiu with 17 pts.
The players scoresheet:
SMART GILAS 76—Baracael 23, Tiu 17, Casio 10, Barroca 8, Lassiter 7, Ballesteros 4, Aguilar 4, Ababou 3, Slaughter 0.
AL RIYADI 79—Giles 29, Colson 20, El Turk 9, Mahmoud 8, Freije 7, Vogel 3, Ahmad 3
Quarters: 25-26; 40-38; 57-55; 79-76
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