Gilas Pilipinas beat Hong Kong by 39
Gilas Pilipinas defeated Hong Kong, 93-54 in window 2 of the 2024 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers held at the Mall of Asia Arena. Carl Tamayo led Philippines with 16 points while Kai Sotto with 12 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
June Mar Fajardo with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Justin Brownlee contributed 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Kevin Quaimbao and Mason Amos finally saw some action and contributed 8 and 3 points respectively.
Philippines with just a 9 point lead at the end of the 1st quarter but held Hong Kong to just 19 points in the 2nd half. Gilas outrebounded Hong Kong, 56-34 and with 24 team assists compared to only 16 for HK.
Gilas Pilipinas finished window 2 of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers with a 2-0 record and is currently No. 1 B with a 4-0 record.
Game Scores:
Philippines 93 – Tamayo 16, Fajardo 14, Brownlee 13, Sotto 12, Perez 10, Newsome 9, Quiambao 8, Thompson 8, Amos 3, Aguilar 0, Oftana 0, Ramos 0.
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