Gilas loses to Angola in overtime

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 10:28:38 +0000

FOSHAN, China – Gilas Pilipinas wasted a golden chance of salvaging a victory in Group D of the FIBA World Cup here after falling short against Angola in overtime, 84-81, at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center here.

The Filipino cagers couldn’t sustain a 76-73 lead early in the extension as they allowed the Angolans to counter with a 10-2 run to trail 83-78 in the final seconds.

CJ Perez put on another good showing for Gilas. (AFP)

Roger Pogoy’s triple and a split by Carlos Morais gave Gilas another opportunity to tie it but Kiefer Ravena failed to convert a game-tying three from the right elbow, leaving the Philippines without after three games in this city.

Gilas finished its Group D assignment having lost all three matches, including a combined margin of 105 points against crack European sides Italy and Serbia.

Coach Yeng Guiao and the rest of the Nationals now head to Beijing for the classification round against Iran and the loser of the Group C match between Puerto Rico and Tunisia in Guangzhou.

A victory would have given Gilas more confidence to keep its slim chance of making the Olympics or secure a berth in next year’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Tight defending allowed Gilas to erase a 61-49 de
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