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