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Philippine men's national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas demolished Myanmar in the last day of the men's basketball 5x5 preliminary round in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games on Saturday, December 7 at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Matthew Wright led Gilas with 29 points on 8-of-16 from behind the arc, grabbed 6 rebounds, one block and a steal in 24 minutes of play. Vic Manuel finished the game with a double-double of 24 points (11/16 FG), 11 boards and five assists.
Gilas will resume its campaign on Monday, December 9 at 8:15pm against Indonesia in the semifinal round at the Mall of Asia Arena while Thailand will face Vietnam in the other semifinal duel at 3:45pm.
The scores:
PHILIPPINES 136 - Wright 29, Manuel 24, Rosario 16, Lassiter 15, Ravena 15, Aguilar 12, Slaughter 10, Tenorio 9, Standhardinger 6, Ross 0, Fajardo DNP, Pringle DNP.
MYANMAR 67 - Myint 28, Ta 14, Justin 6, Aung 5, Laja 4, Sar 4, Tun Tun 4, Zaw 2, Wine 0, Oo 0, Zaya 0, Htut 0.
Quarters: 32-24, 77-36, 104-49, 136-67.
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Gilas Pilipinas sweeps the group stage after routing Myanmar, 136-67, in the #SEAGames2019 men’s 5x5 basketball tournament.#SamaSamaSaSEAGames #WeWinAsOne pic.twitter.com/uExjRcGxBE
— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) December 7, 2019
Philippines vs. Myanmar (REPLAY) Men's 5x5 Basketball
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Matthew Wright and Marcio Lassiter combined for eight three-point shots in Gilas Pilipinas' dizzying second quarter offensive as the Filipinos routed Myanmar, 136-67, to sweep their group stage in the #SEAGames2019. https://t.co/KRGTA0f24T
— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) December 7, 2019
