An Angola side that played with more purpose narrowed Gilas Pilipinas’ already slim Olympic basketball hopes as it scored an 80-70 upset on Sunday in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
Gilas Pilipinas will face Angola on Day 3 of the 2023 FIBA World Cup on August 27, 8pm at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.
Gilas Pilipinas will face Dominican Republic, Angola and Italy in the Group Phase of the 2023 FIBA World Cup from August 25 to September 10, 2023.
Day 5 Results for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup held last September 4, 2019 in Foshan, Beijing, Wuhan and Guangzhou. All Asian teams (Philippines, Korea, Iran and China) lost in the 5th day of the FIBA World Cup.
2019 FIBA World Cup Day 5 Game Results
Foshan (Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena)
Angola defeated Philippines in OT, 84-81
Day 5 of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup on September 4, 2019 happening in Foshan, Beijing, Wuhan and Guangzhou. Gilas Pilipinas will go up against Angola at 3:30pm.
2019 FIBA World Cup Day 5 Game Schedule
Foshan (Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena)
3:30pm – Angola vs Philippines
7:30pm – Italy vs Serbia
Angola defeated Gilas Pilipinas, 83-74
August 21 – San Sebastian, Spain
Game Highlights:
-Andray Blatche led Gilas Pilipinas with 33 points and 17 rebounds
-Ranidel de Ocampo with 9 points
-Gabe Norwood contributed 7 points
-Jimmy Alapag and Jeff Chan with 6 points each
-Jayson Castro despite the injury played in this game for 15 minutes and scored 2 points