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World #31 Gilas Pilipinas Men survives world #34 Tunisia team in overtime thriller 74-73 on Thursday, early Friday morning PHL time, at Prince Hamzah Hall in Amman, Jordan.
Naturalized big man Angelo Kouame led Gilas in scoring with 12 points on 6-for-11 shooting along with 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals including the clutch block in the last 3 seconds of OT.
Belangel added 10 points, Go with 8, Ravena had 7 points including the clutch free throw with 9 seconds left in overtime.
Dwight Ramos finished with 11 points (4/12 FG, 2/6 3PT), with 3 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal in 32 minutes of play while SJ Belangel added 10 points, Go with 8, Ravena had 7 points including the clutch free throw with 9 seconds left in overtime.
Gilas will face world #40 Jordan-A tonight (July 30) at 11:55pm. [Watch here]
The Scores:
PHILIPPINES 74 - Kouame 12, Ramos 11, Belangel 10, Go 8, Ravena 7, Matt Nieto 7, Baltazar 5, Tamayo 5, Suerte 5, Heading 3, Navarro 1, Ildefonso 0, Chiu 0, Abarrientos DNP, Mike Nieto DNP.
TUNISIA 73 - Marnaoui 19, Gannouni 16, Ochi 10, Jawadi 9, Lahiani 6, Chihi 5, Bouallegue 4, Yahia 2, Addami 2, Abada DNP, Channoufi DNP.
Quarters: 15-14, 36-31, 49-53, 66-66, 74-73. [FULL GAME STATS] | [REPLAY VIDEO]
