included in the list. Purefoods center Jerry Codinera was originally named in the 12-man line-up but was stricken with hepatitis weeks before the Games and eventually replaced by Zaldy Realubit. Nelson Asaytono and Paul Alvarez were part of the pool as alternates though they did not join the team to Beijing. Asian Games The Philippines won their first three assignments against Pakistan, Japan and North Korea by an average of 24 points. However, the Filipinos lost in their fourth assignment against host China with a score of 125-60. The team came from behind to beat United Arab Emirates and repeated against Japan in the semifinals, 94-90, to set up a rematch against China in the championship game. In the championship, China defeated the Philippines 90-74, a far better performance from their 65-point blowout in their first meeting. The silver medal finish was the Philippines' best since winning the 1962 Asian Games. Another consolation the team got were the inclusion of Allan Caidic and Samboy Lim in the tournament's mythical five selection. Aftermath The Philippines sent another all-pro squad in the next three Asian Games. The 1994 team was made up mostly of the San Miguel Beer squad, an incentive for winning the All-Filipino Cup championship. However, depleted by injuries, San Miguel acquired players from other teams along with amateur such as Alvin Patrimonio, Jerry Codiñera, Johnny Abarrientos, Marlou Aquino and Kenneth Duremdes. But the country went home without a medal finishing fourth behind China, South Korea and Japan. In 1998, the a third all-PBA squad was sent and was dubbed as the Philippine Centennial Team coached by Tim Cone. Led by Abarrientos, Duremdes, Aquino, Patrimonio and Vergel Meneses, the country failed to win the gold medal after losing by nine points to China with future NBA player Wang Zhizhi in the semifinals. The country was relegated to a third-place game against Kazashztan and won the bronze medal in close-fought match. Four years later in Busan, the country went home empty-handed after a disappointing fourth-place finish. The Filipinos, mostly led by Filipino-American players, were handed a heart-breaking loss to host South Korea in the semis thanks to a Lee Sang-Min buzzer-beating three-pointer. The next day, the Philippines lost to the Kazazhs for the bronze medal. Jong Uichico coached the 2002 squad. The PBA was supposed to abandon the Asian Games for the FIBA-Asia Championships, which at stake is a World Championship