FIBA Asia U16: PHL trips Iraq, arranges Final 4 duel with South Korea

 Pilipinas-Energen scored an 82-69 victory over Iraq Wednesday night in the 2nd FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship at the Khanh Hoa Sports Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Tomas Gabriel Ramos scored 15 points to lead Team Pilipinas' balanced scoring as the Olsen Racela-coached squad arranged a semifinals date with Asian rival South Korea on Thursday.
South Korea earned a semis berth after drubbing Indonesia, 107-48.
Defending champion China cruised to a 100-19 win over Saudi Arabia and will face Japan, a 71-52 conqueror of Lebanon, in the other Final Four match-up.
The top two teams that emerge from the competition will qualify for the FIBA U17 World Championship in Lithuania in 2012.