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World No. 30 and Asia’s No. 6 Gilas Pilipinas Women opened its bid for an Asian Games podium finish with an 86-58 rout of Asia’s No. 14 Kazakhstan on Thursday, September 17, at Aichi International Arena (IG Arena) in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. [FULL REPLAY VIDEO BY ONESPORTS]
Naturalized Filipino Elizabeth Means, who was born in the United States, led Gilas Pilipinas Women in their opening game of the 2026 Asian Games, scoring 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting, including 3-of-9 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, while adding 4 rebounds and 8 steals in 27 minutes of play. The game marked her 5-on-5 debut for Gilas Pilipinas, having also represented the Philippines in 3x3 basketball.
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The Scores:
PHILIPPINES 86 - Means 23, Berberabe 11, Pastrana 8, Pontejos 8, Joson 8, Yam 7, Bernardino 6, Pingol 6, Surada 6, Malagar 3, Del Carmen 0, Clarin 0
KAZAKHSTAN 58 - Noiok 11, Bezgodova 10, Mustafina 9, Tsukanova 7, Koroleva 5, Kapitonova 5, Amazholova 4, Alishauskaite 3, Petelina 2, Krutevich 2, Nurbayeva 0, Yakovleva 0.
Quarters: 25-9, 49-32, 76-40, 86-58. [FULL REPLAY VIDEO] | [FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS] | [FULL GAME STATS]
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