FIBA Asia Cup: Chinese Taipei Stuns Gilas Pilipinas with 91-84 Win

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Gilas Pilipinas suffered a 91-84 defeat against Chinese Taipei in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers on Thursday at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium. This marks the first loss in 12 years for the Philippines against Chinese Taipei in men’s basketball.

https://x.com/FIBAAsiaCup/status/1892588663902777522

Brownlee’s Heroics Not Enough

Though the team lost Justin Brownlee delivered an outstanding performance. He scored 39 points with an impressive 8-of-11 three-point shooting. He also added eight assists and six rebounds, but his efforts fell short as Gilas struggled to maintain their comeback.

Match Summary

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final Score
Gilas Pilipinas2124172284
Chinese Taipei2622192491

Top Performers

Gilas PilipinasPointsReboundsAssists
Justin Brownlee3968
Dwight Ramos1552
AJ Edu1062
Chinese TaipeiPointsReboundsAssists/Steals
Ting-Chien Lin2133 Three-pointers
Mohammad Gadiaga2142 Steals
Chun Hsiang Lu1824-of-9 from 3PT

Gilas Pilipinas remains focused on their next qualifier games. Coach Tim Cone and the team will make adjustments and look to bounce back in FIBA Asia Cup journey.

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