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After securing a bronze finish in the mini-tournament in Doha, World No. 34 and Asia's No. 7 Gilas Pilipinas Men (4-1) suffered their first loss in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers Group B, falling to a revamped Chinese Taipei (2-3), 91-84, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium in Taipei City.
It was a historic night for the Taiwanese, as their victory over the Philippines marked their first since the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship in Manila.
(to be updated..)
Gilas will now travel to New Zealand to face the host Tall Blacks at Spark Arena in Auckland for the top spot in Group B. Both Gilas Pilipinas and New Zealand have already qualified for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup in Saudi Arabia this August.
The Scores:
CHINESE TAIPEI 91 - Gadiaga 21, Lin 21, Lu 18, Ma 14, Gilbeck 8, Chen 5, Gao 2, Tseng 2, Liu 0, Chou 0, Lan 0, Yu DNP.
PHILIPPINES 84 - Brownlee 39, Ramos 15, Edu 10, Fajardo 9, Newsome 7, Thompson 4, Perez 0, Oftana 0, Tamayo 0, Malonzo DNP, Aguilar DNP, Quiambao DNP.
Quarters: 22-20, 47-45, 71-61, 91-84. [FULL REPLAY VIDEO] [GAME STATS]
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