PHNOM PENH, May 16, 2023 (AFP) – The Philippines avenged the disappointment of an opening-game defeat and reasserted their Southeast Asian Games dominance beating hosts Cambodia on Tuesday to clinch men’s basketball gold. They beat Cambodia 80-69 in a pressure-cooker final in Phnom Penh, with 23 points from star man Justin Brownlee. Coach Chot Reyes hoped the public pressure on him might ease in the basketball-mad Philippines, which prizes its traditional SEA Games dominance. […]
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PHL men’s, women’s 3×3 basketball teams clinch gold medals at the 30th SEA Games
(Eagle News)–The Philippines’ men’s and women’s 3×3 basketball teams added more golds to the country’s medal tally after defeating their opponents in the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Monday, Dec. 2. The men’s basketball team routed Indonesia, which settled for a silver finish in the games held at the FilOil V Arena in San Juan. The final score was 21-9. The women’s basketball team, on the other hand, defeated Thailand, which put up a fight […]





