Gilas Pilipinas 79-79 China / Tuneup Game (VIDEO) June 23

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Gilas Pilipinas and China tuneup game ends in a draw, 79-79, on Wednesday, June 23, at the AUF Sports and Cultural Center in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines.

Kai Sotto led Gilas with 13 points, Angelo Kouame scored 12 while Jordan Heading with 12.

World #31 Team Philippines leaves on Thursday for Belgrade and scheduled to play world #5 Serbia on July 1 (2:15am PHL time) and world #19 Dominican Republic on July 2 (2:30am PHL time) in Belgrade for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall in Belgrade, Serbia. While world #29 China will play world #21 Canada and world #6 Greece in Victoria Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Gilas Pilipinas settled for a 79-all draw with China in an untelevised tune-up game before flying out for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Belgrade.

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The scores:

Gilas Pilipinas 79 - Sotto 13, Kouame 12, Heading 12, Abarrientos 9, Baltazar 8, Navarro 8, Nieto 6, Belangel 4, Chiu 4, Lopez 3, Go. (Carl Tamayo DNP - sprain, Dwight Ramos DNP - groin strain)

China 79 - Hu, J Zhao, Shen, Ren, Liu, Zhou, Zhang, P Zhou, Y Zhao, Wu, Xu, Lu

Quarters: 18-16, 41-35, 63-59, 79-79.

Gilas Pilipinas' tune-up with China ended in a 79-all stalemate after a tip-in at the buzzer from the visiting team.

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Gilas will now head to Belgrade, Serbia for the 2021 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, where they will take on the hosts and Dominican Republic on June 30 and July 1, respectively.

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Gilas Pilipinas vs Cina / Tuneup Game (Highlights)


Live Play-by-Play Updates (by Sir Carlo Pamintuan: @carlo_pamintuan)

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RJ Abarrientos rebounding his own miss and dishing it to Jordan Heading for another triple.

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Gilas takes the lead at the end of the first after a layup from Abarrientos. 18-16 PH.

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Gilas Pilipinas arrives at AUF for their 4:30 pm tune-up game versus China. #ParaSaBayan #Puso pic.twitter.com/7Up9LWsI21

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