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Asia’s No. 7 Gilas Pilipinas Men opened their title-defense campaign on a winning note, defeating Asia’s No. 25 Malaysia, 83–58, in their first game of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball 5x5 event on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. [FULL REPLAY VIDEO BY ONESPORTS]
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The Philippines (1–0) is now on top of Group A, alongside Malaysia (1–1) and Vietnam (0–1), while Group B features host Thailand (1–0), Indonesia (1–0), Singapore (0–1), and Myanmar (0–1). The top team from each group advances directly to the semifinals, while the second- and third-placed teams (A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2) will compete for the remaining semifinal spots. For the complete schedule, stream info, and standings, click here.
Gilas will try to sweep the elimination round as they take on Vietnam tomorrow, December 15, at 12:30pm, for an outright semifinal spot. [LIVE]
The Scores:
PHILIPPINES 83 - Parks Jr. 18, Bolick 17, Ravena 13, Panopio 7, Erram 7, Malonzo 7, Wright 5, Chua 4, Pessumal 3, Tratter 2, Pre 0, Manzano 0.
MALAYSIA 58 - Ting 21, JK Wong 13, Chin 9, JS Lee 7, Yong 3, Mahadevan 3, JH Lee 2, Wong 0, Chang 0, De 0, Ooi 0.
Quarters: 16-22, 42-26, 62-51, 83-58. [FULL REPLAY VIDEO] | [HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO]