August 14, 2025 | 12:00am
Gilas’ hopes crushed by sweet-shooting Aussies
MANILA, Philippines — Finish of the highway for Gilas Pilipinas.
Australia buried the Philippines in an avalanche of early three-pointers then deftly saved its rivals caught within the gap to win their FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinal duel with lots to spare, 84-60, in Jeddah final night time.
Jaylin Galloway served because the igniter of the Boomers’ dizzying shock and awe within the first quarter, drilling in three of the two-time defending champions’ seven triples in that stretch en path to a 29-12 separation.
The Filipinos, largely behind Dwight Ramos and Kevin Quiambao, refused to exit quietly within the night time and mounted repeated rallies the remainder of the way in which.
However the Aussies had a solution every time, utilizing a deadly mixture of inside-outside assault to remain at comfy ranges.
Nonetheless undefeated within the match, the world No. 7 blazed into the semifinals in opposition to both Iran or Chinese language-Taipei, whereas shutting the door on Gilas, which made it this far regardless of damage woes and offensive and defensive struggles.
“Australia is among the high groups on this planet. If we need to be within the sport and have an opportunity to win, now we have to organize extra, now we have to be extra sharp in execution and never make so many errors,” Ramos mentioned in an interview on Cignal after the loss.
“I believe it should are available in time. We simply should get extra comfy with the system and with one another. We’ll see them once more in February,” he added.
The sport in Jeddah, which marked the primary for the reason that two international locations’ brawl-marred gig in Bocaue in 2018, served as an appetizer to extra battles within the coming FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
The Filipinos and the Australians are bunched in Group A within the WCQ.
