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Korean national basketball team defeated the 10-man Gilas Pilipinas Men, 106-102 in the second tune-up game at the 2022 KB Kookmin Bank Invitational on Saturday, June 18 at the Anyang Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea hosted by the Korea Basketball Association (KBA).
Naturalized center Ra Gun-Ah (Ricardo Ratliffe) led the Koreans with another solid double-double perfromance of 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting along with game-high 18 rebounds, to go with 3 assists and a steal in 31 minutes of play. Heo Hoon with a solid game of 21 points including five 3-pointers, 8 assists, one rebound and one steal.
Dwight Ramos paced Gilas with game-high 31 points (10/12 2pt, 3/5 3pt, 2/2 ft), eight rebounds and three assists while Rhenz Abando added 19 points (2/4 2pt, 4/6 3pt), 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
The Scores:
KOREA 106 - Ra 27, Heo W 21, Yeo 17, Lee DS 14, Choi 9, Kang 8, Heo H 2, Kim 2, Song 0, Lee DH 0.
PHILIPPINES 102 - Ramos 31, Abando 19, Abarrientos 17, Tamayo 12, Belangel 7, Ravena 6, Navarro 4, Chiu 2, Quiambao 2, Lopez 2.
Quarters: 25-29, 47-53, 82-74, 106-102.
