Gilas Pilipinas lost their 1st game in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup against Chinese-Taipei, 95-87 held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese-Taipei Recap
–Justin Brownlee led Philippines with 19 points and also with 7 rebounds and 2 assists
–Kevin Quiambao with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
-Hot shooting by Ying-Chun Chen as he led Chinese-Taipei with 34 points (6/8 from 3)
–Dwight Ramos and Scottie Thompson with 16 points each for Gilas
-Chinese-Taipei shot 12/27 from 3 (44.4%) while Gilas shot 8/28 from 3 (28.6%)
-Brandon Gilbeck with 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winning team
-Solid game by AJ Edu with 8 points and 12 rebounds
-Next game of Gilas Pilipinas will be against New Zealand later at 11pm. View Gilas Pilipinas Schedule for 2025 FIBA Asia Cup
Game Scores:
Chinese Taipei 95 – Chen 34, Gilbeck 16, Lin 14, Hinton R. 14, Gadiaga 5, Hinton A. 4, Tseng 4, Ma 3, Hu 1, Liu 0, Gao 0, Chen 0.
Philippines 87 – Brownlee 19, Quiambao 17, Ramos 16, Thompson 16, Edu 8, Oftana 6, Newsome 3, Fajardo 2, Perez 0, Aguilar 0, Tamayo 0.
Quarterscores: 16-27, 34-43, 62-73, 87-95.
Photos from fiba.basketball