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By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Jayson Castro scored on a difficult floater with 12 seconds left in the game to stave off a late rally by Japan and to lift the Philippines to a frantic 89-84 win at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Gilas Pilipinas improved to 3-1 while Japan is still winless at 0-4 and drops to the bottom of Group B of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Only […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines fell to second place in the group stages of the Fiba World Cup qualifiers after it was defeated by Australia on Thursday. With their 16-point win over the white shirts, 84-68, the Boomers effectively ended Gilas’ unbeaten run. But it didn’t seem like the Philippines was headed for the loss in the beginning. Gilas had a hot start, taking the advantage midway through the second quarter. The Boomers, however, suddenly […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas bucked a slow start to claim a 90-83 win over Chinese Taipei on Monday night. June Mar Fajardo delivered a stellar performance coming off from the bench, and taking Gilas out of the rut that saw Chinese Taipei leading with as much as 13 points in the first quarter. Jayson Castro, who scored a career-high 20 points against Japan, again took up the cudgels for the national team, delivering a […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas took home the bacon on Sunday night after beating Thailand in a nail-biting Southeast Asian Games opener. The two national teams were neck-and-neck from the start, with Gilas gaining a slight advantage over the white shirts by the end of the first quarter. Thailand took the lead in the second quarter with good shooting, but Gilas lagged closely behind. The third quarter continued to be a close game between the […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas ended their Fiba Asia journey in seventh place, after beating Jordan in a nail-biting match that saw both teams fighting tooth and nail in the last seconds. The white shirts mostly had the lead in the game, but the Jordanians quickly gained their footing in the fourth quarter, as they made their shots from the paint and from the three-point line. With only one minute remaining, the red shirts led […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas took a beating from Lebanon on Saturday, dashing hopes of finishing fifth in the prestigious Fiba Asia Cup. The Lebanese proved too physical for the white shirts, who struggled to score points in the first few minutes of the game. The Filipinos managed to reduce the lead in the next quarters, after adjusting their defensive strategy, and shooting back to back baskets. But the Lebanese proved to be quite a […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas’ Fiba Asia Cup journey came to an end on Wednesday after the South Korean team crushed the white shirts with their impressive three-point shooting and fast-paced game. The Philippine team lagged at a striking distance from the South Koreans by the end of the first quarter, with the blue shirts already making their shots from practically everywhere. There was a glimmer of hope in the second quarter though after Terrence […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas stormed to yet another victory in the Asia Cup on Sunday, beating Qatar who never said die but fell short nonetheless. The Philippine national team–which had secured a slot in the quarterfinals even before Sunday’s match— swept Group B with its six-point win against the Qataris, who did not disappoint with their outside shooting, especially in the later part of the game. The threes were what essentially put the Qataris […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas took home the bacon on Friday night, crushing the Iraqi team with double digits, and getting a free pass to the quarterfinals. The Philippine team was off to a rough start, though, lagging behind the Iraqi team during most of the first quarter. The national team picked up their game slightly in the first part of the second quarter, but led the Iraqi team by only single digits. It was […]
(Eagle News) – Gilas Pilipinas won over defending champion China in the 2017 FIBA-Asia Cup on Wednesday, August 9, in Lebanon. With a 96-87 win, Philippines scored big over China which beat the Philippines two years ago, in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship with a score of 78-67. It was also a vindication for the Philippines which had also experienced successive defeats from China in the Asian Games of 2014, and the FIBA Asia […]
(Eagle News) –A misfiring Gilas Pilipinas bowed to Korea on Wednesday night, ending a winning streak that saw them defeat a number of teams in the Jones Cup. The Korean team held a solid lead over the Philippine contingent by the end of the third quarter, their lead going to as high as 15 points. Gilas managed to cut down the lead in the last quarter despite a below par outside shooting, with Mike Myers […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas took home the win against team B of Chinese Taipei on Monday in a close game that saw the Philippine contingent trailing its opponent at one point. The first quarters saw both teams fighting tooth and nail for the lead, prompting an apparently irritated Chot Reyes to dish out a few words to his men, who had singlehandedly beaten a stronger Chinese Taipei team the day before. The second half […]
