FILE – Francis “LeBron” Lopez leads Gilas Pilipinas vs Singapore within the thirty first SEA Games males’s basketball competitors. SEA GAMES POOL
MANILA, Philippines-The Philippines sustained its unbeaten run within the 31s Southeast Asian Games on Saturday afternoon, dealing Malaysia an 87-44 beatdown at Thanh Tri Gymnasium in Hanoi to maneuver nearer to a 14th straight gold medal.
Gilas just about secures the championship—the Philippines’ nineteenth total—if Indonesia bows to host Vietnam within the 7 p.m. contest.
Thirdy Ravena completed with 17 factors, seven rebounds, and 5 assists within the Nationals’ fifth straight victory within the match.
The Philippines placed on the warmth late within the third quarter and stored its foot flat on the pedal till midway by the ultimate body to forge a 76-36 edge that just about sealed the deal for the defending champions.
Roger Pogoy and Francis Lopez chipped in 9 every in a scoring effort the place every member of the squad was capable of contribute.
A victory by the Perbasi later within the evening units up a digital gold medal match between Indonesia and the Philippines, as each of them will likely be taking Sunday’s courtroom sporting an equivalent 5-0 report.
The scores:
Philippines (87) – Ravena T. 17, Lopez 9, Pogoy 9, Go 8, Montalbo 6, Ravena Okay. 6, Wright 6, Tungcab 6, Tautua’a 6, Rosario 5, Fajardo 5, Navarro 4.
Malaysia (44) – Lee 8, Wee 8, Kuek 8, Wong 6, Tem 5, Liew WY 4, Chang 3, Lew WQ 2, Ong 0, Kwaan 0.
Quarterscores: 19-10, 39-22. 68-33, 87-44.
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