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ASIA CUP MEN: Opening their Asia Cup quarter final with a "magnificent seven" straight 3-pointers, the Boomers tonight routed unpopular international opponent the Philippines 84-60, advancing to the semi final against Iran in Jeddah, playmaker Owen Foxwell stepping up to orchestrate the lopsided result. 

Australia's tournament revelation Jaylin Galloway started the avalanche rolling with a triple inside the opening 15 seconds, Foxwell following that up with a 3-pointer of his own before Galloway again swished a three, the Philippines already in danger of being buried alive.

Galloway followed a made free throw with his third threeball swish for a 13-4 Boomers buffer at 6:20, the flailing Philippines flagging a time-out.

It made little difference, Jack McVeigh resuming with two threes in succession before Jack White nailed Australia's seventh 3-bomb for a 22-8 lead, the only additional point from Galloway's free throw.

With a further 10 points in 3:40 of action here, Galloway has been the surprise star of this show and must be exciting Sydney Kings NBL fans with what is yet to come.

Boomers captain Will Magnay (10 points at 100 per cent, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and a block) finally broke the 3-ball monopoly with a trademark dunk as Australia sped to a 29-12 quarter-time advantage.

Galloway hasn't been the only Boomers' bonus at the Asia Cup so far, and while Reyne Smith may have endured his first forgettable game, Will "Davo" Hickey was another who stepped up. His all-the-way flying slam dunk in the second quarter was jump-out-of-your-seat stuff.

Come the third term and it was White's turn to grab the spotlight, one particular play the stand-out. Blocking a shot at one end, he trailed up the floor to conclude the play by burying a transition 3-pointer from the top of the key.

White finished with 8 and 8 inside 18 minutes, Xavier Cooks showing off some of his defensive skills as he compiled 10 points and seven boards.

Foxwell was a constant, en route to an equal-team, high 15 points (with Galloway), plus three assists and a steal. Magnay, McVeigh, White, Cooks and Hickey all continued to show their international bona fides as the Boomers marched on into the semi finals.

GROUP A: Australia Boomers 97 (McVeigh 20, Galloway 12, Hickey 11, Cooks 10; White, Magnay 8 rebs; Foxwell 3 assts) d Korea 61 (J Lee 20, H Lee 11, S Lee 9; H Lee 9 rebs; Yang 3 assts); Lebanon 84 d Qatar 80; Korea 97 d Qatar 83, Australia Boomers 93 (Galloway, Smith 18, McVeigh 11; White 10 rebs; Hickey 9 assts) d Lebanon 80 (Khayat 22, Mansour 12, Haidar, Zeinoun 11; Khayat, Mansour 6 rebs; Mansour 5 assts); Australia Boomers 110 (Galloway 24, Smith, Hickey 15, Magnay 11, McVeigh 10; Wessels, Cooks 6 rebs; Hickey 8 assts) d Qatar 82 (Goodwin 24, Harris 15, Dieng14, Bedri, Hadzibegovic 13; Goodwin 7 rebs; Goodwin 5 assts ); Korea 97 d Lebanon 86. Final: 1 Australia Boomers 3-0, 2 Korea 2-1, 3 Lebanon, 4 Qatar 0-3.

GROUP B: Japan 99 d Syria 68, Iran 77 d Guam 52; Iran 78 d Japan 70; Guam 82 d Syria 73; Iran 82 d Syria 43, Japan 102 d Guam 63. Final: 1 Iran 3-0, 2 Japan 2-1, 3 Guam 1-2, 4 Syria 0-3.

GROUP C: Jordan 91 d India 84, China 93 d Saudi Arabia 88; China 100 d India 69, Saudi Arabia 77 d Jordan 73; China 90 d Jordan 68, Saudi Arabia 84 d India 59. Final: 1 China 3-0, 2 Saudi Arabia 2-1, Jordan 1-2, 4 India 0-3.

GROUP D: New Zealand Tall Blacks 100 (Britt 21, King 18, Smith-Milner 13, Davison 12; Davison 8 rebs; Britt 6 assts) d Iraq 78, Chinese Taipei 95 d Philippines 87; Chinese Taipei 87 d Iraq 60, New Zealand Tall Blacks 94 (Ngatai 22, Britt 19, Cameron 12, King 11; Gold 11 rebs; Britt 8 assts) d Philippines 86; Philippines 66 d Iraq 57; New Zealand Tall Blacks 118 (Cameron 28, King 22, Gold, Britt 14; Cameron, Davison 9 rebs; Cameron 8 assts) d Chinese Taipei 78. Final: 1 New Zealand Tall Blacks 3-0, 2 Chinese Taipei 2-1, 3 Philippines 1-2, 4 Iraq 0-3.

QUALIFICATION TO QUARTER-FINALS: Chinese Taipei 78 d Jordan 64, Philippines 95 d Saudi Arabia 88, Korea 99 d Guam 66, Lebanon 97 d Japan 73.

QUARTER FINALS: Australia Boomers 84 (Galloway, Foxwell 15, McVeigh 12, Magnay, Cooks 10; White 8 rebs; Hickey 4 asst) d Philippines 60 (Quiambaio 17, Ramos 15, Brownlee 10; Edu 8 rebs; Brownlee 4 assts). Iran 78 d Chinese Taipei 75. China v Korea, New Zealand Tall Blacks v Lebanon.

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