For now, Gilas Pilipinas can claim that it is still by far the better Asian squad over China. Jordan Clarkson went supernova in the third quarter, scoring 24 of his tournament-best 34 points as the Philippines ended its FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 slump in style, dominating its continental rival, 96-75 on Saturday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
Gilas Pilipinas will face China on September 2, 8pm at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City for their final game of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Classification Phase.
Dwight Ramos played his best game for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2023 FIBA World Cup as he finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal against South Sudan.
Watch: Dwight Ramos Highlights vs South Sudan Video
South Sudan defeated Gilas Pilipinas, 87-68 in the Classification Phase of the 2023 FIBA World Cup held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last August 31, 2023.
Watch: Gilas Pilipinas vs South Sudan Highlights – FIBA World Cup
Gilas Pilipinas’ dream of making the Olympics through the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 is over.
The Philippines struggled and fell to South Sudan, 87-68 on Thursday in the tournament’s classification phase at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum, even as Japan came from behind to stun Venezuela, 86-77 in Okinawa.
Italy found the perfect time to recover its shooting touch, using a big second quarter run and making 17 threes to fend off Gilas Pilipinas, 90-83 in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 group stage on Tuesday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 Player Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup
-Rhenz Abando
-Japeth Aguilar
-Jordan Clarkson
-AJ Edu
-June Mar Fajardo
-Jamie Malonzo
-CJ Perez
Dwight Ramos averaged 12.4 points, 6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.1 steals in 10 games for Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. His best game was against India scoring 21 points along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals.
Watch: Dwight Ramos Gilas Pilipinas Highlights Video
Mexico defeated Gilas Pilipinas, 84-77 in their final tune-up game before the 2023 FIBA World Cup which starts this Friday, August 25 at the Philippine Arena. Scottie Thompson led Philippines in scoring with 14 points and also finished with 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
