Gilas Pilipinas will face host country Saudi Arabia as each groups battle for a spot within the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals.
The Philippines vs Saudi Arabia match will tip off on August 12, 12:00 a.m. (Philippine time).
Gilas head coach Tim Cone acknowledged that the path for the Philippines to the crown is a tough one, particularly after opening their marketing campaign with back-to-back losses towards Chinese language Taipei and New Zealand.
“We all know the street goes to be robust, we all know we picked a more durable street to go however we’re prepared to just accept that problem,” Cone beforehand stated.
Saudi Arabia head coach Ricard Casas, in the meantime, stated going against the Philippines will not be easy.
“We want extra. We now have our subsequent match, it’s not [gonna be] straightforward, it’s very troublesome. However on a regular basis is troublesome so we’ll give our greatest.” he stated.
The Philippines is ranked thirty fourth on this planet whereas Saudi Arabia is at no. 65.
This is a have a look at the bracket of the FIBA Asia Cup remaining part:
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Listed below are stay updates of the stated recreation:
This is a recap of the 2 groups’ earlier video games within the FIBA Asia Cup:
Gilas Pilipinas
- Gilas Pilipinas 87-95 Chinese Taipei
- Gilas Pilipinas 86-94 New Zealand
- Gilas Pilipinas 66-57 Iraq
- Group phase record and standing: 1-2 (3rd)
Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia 88-93 China
- Saudi Arabia 77-73 Jordan
- Saudi Arabia 84-59 India
- Group part document and standing: 2-1 (2nd)
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information