Gilas Pilipinas fell brief in opposition to New Zealand, 94-86, remaining winless within the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup on Thursday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
With the loss, the Philippines dropped to 0-2 within the standings and now faces a do-or-die match in opposition to Iraq (0-2) on Saturday.
If the Philippines wins, it’s going to have an opportunity to safe a quarterfinal spot by means of a playoff in opposition to the No. 2 group from Group C. In any other case, the Philippines’ journey within the FIBA Asia Cup will come to an finish.
Listed here are the field scores:
New Zealand 94 – Ngatai 22, Britt 19, Cameron 12, King 11, Darling 8, Smith-Milner 8, Gold 6, Davison 5, Andrew 3, Murray 0.
Gilas Pilipinas 86 – Brownlee 37, Ramos 19, Fajardo 11, Newsome 8, Quiambao 5, Tamayo 4, Thompson 2, Edu 0, Oftana 0.
Listed here are the summaries of stats:
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information