Gilas Pilipinas continued its mastery over Jordan with a decisive 75-61 victory throughout their pleasant encounter on Sunday on the Al Ahli Sports activities Membership in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The Filipinos held agency after taking an 11-point lead at halftime, retaining Jordan in examine down the stretch because of well timed triples from Scottie Thompson, Calvin Oftana, Dwight Ramos, and Kevin Quiambao within the payoff interval.
The sport served as a rematch between the Philippines and Jordan since their gold medal tussle on the nineteenth Asian Video games in 2023, which the Filipinos dominated by taking a 70-60 triumph to ship the nation’s first gold in additional than 60 years.
It additionally marked the second straight pleasant recreation for Gilas following their 103-98 comeback win over the Macau Black Bears final Monday.
For head coach Tim Cone, these video games function a helpful gauge of the crew’s readiness for the FIBA Asia Cup subsequent week.
“Properly, I am simply on the lookout for a measurement of the place we’re by way of preparedness. So I feel that’s actually the important thing, to see how ready we’re,” Cone mentioned in a report from the PBA web site.
“I do not assume we’re there but, however I feel these video games will go a great distance in serving to us the place we wish to get to.”
The 14-point win over the world no. 35 Jordan was the final tune-up match for Gilas earlier than the Filipinos plunge into Asia Cup motion.
Gilas will open its marketing campaign on early Wednesday in opposition to Chinese language Taipei earlier than locking horns with New Zealand and Iraq on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.
—Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Built-in Information