Gilas Pilipinas lost to Croatia by 3 in overtime in the 1st game of the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Watch out for one of the plays of Marc Pingris as the crowd goes wild after faking a defender and making a reverse layup and also Jeff Chan for 3!
Read recap at FIBA World Cup Results: Croatia defeats Gilas Pilipinas in OT
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Croatia defeated Gilas Pilipinas, 81-78
2014 FIBA World Cup Preliminary Round
August 30 – Seville, Spain
Game Highlights:
-Andray Blatche led Gilas Pilipinas with 28 points and 12 rebounds (3/4 from 3)
-Jeff Chan scored 17 points (4/6 from 3) and also with 4 steals
-Marc Pingris with 10 points and 4 rebounds (5/8 from the field)
-Jayson Castro William with 6 points including a 2-pointer that forced OT
2014 FIBA World Cup Group B Teams (FIBA Rankings)
Argentina (#3)
Greece (#5)
Croatia (#16)
Puerto Rico (#17)
Philippines (#34)
Sanegal (#41)
2014 FIBA World Cup Group B Teams Player Roster
Argentina Player Roster
Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni, Pablo Prigioni, Matias Bortolin, Facundo Campazzo, Marcos Delia, Tayavek Gallizzi, Leo Gutierrez, Walter Herrmann, Nicolas Laprovittola, Marcos Mata, Salem Safar
Average Height: 6’6
Average Age: 28 years old
Croatia Player Roster
Dario Saric, Roko Ukic, Oliver Lafayette, Kunoslav Simon, Bojan Bogdanovic, Mario Hazonja, Luka Babic, Damjan Rudez, Damir Markota, Luka Zoric, Ante Tomic, Luksa Andric
Average Height: 6’6″
Average Age: 28 years old
Gilas Pilipinas lost to Dominican Republic, 86-79
Leading Scorer: Gabe Norwood – 17 points
Read recap: Dominican Republic defeats Gilas Pilipinas in last Tune-up game
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Gilas Pilipinas defeated Egypt, 74-65
Leading Scorer: Jeff Chan – 20 points
Read recap: Gilas Pilipinas defeats Egypt in Tune-up game
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Gilas Pilipinas lost to Angola, 83-74
Leading Scorer: Andray Blatche – 33 points
Read recap: Angola defeats Gilas Pilipinas in Tune-up game
Photos of Gilas Pilipinas players and coaching staff in Seville, Spain getting ready for the FIBA World Cup from the Instagram/Twitter Accounts of Jimmy Alapag, LA Tenorio, Paul Lee, Assistant Coach Josh Reyes and Coach Chot Reyes.
This is it! pic.twitter.com/wNpPa3IBpQ
— Chot Reyes (@coachot) August 27, 2014
Watch Gilas Pilipinas players Japeth Aguilar, Gabe Norwood, Ranidel de Ocampo and other FIBA Basketball World Cup players sing and dance to the tune of “Sube la copa”, the Official song of the 2014 FIBA World Cup performed by Huecco.
2014 FIBA World Cup Full Schedule
Preliminary Round
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Group B – 12:30 – Croatia vs Philippines (6:30pm PH Time)
Group C – 12:30 – Ukraine vs Dominican Republic
Group D – 12:30 – Angola vs South Korea
Group A – 15:30 – Egypt vs Serbia
Group C – 16:00 – New Zealand vs Turkey
Group D – 16:30 – Australia vs Slovenia
Group B – 17:30 – Puerto Rico vs Argentina
Group A – 18:00 – France vs Brazil
Group D – 19:00 – Mexico vs Lithuania
Group B – 20:00 – Greece vs Senegal
Group C – 21:30 – USA vs Finland
Gilas Pilipinas lost to Dominican Republic, 86-79 in their last tune-up game before the FIBA World Cup in Spain. Gabe Norwood led Gilas Pilipinas with 17 points and Andray Blatche with 16 points. Read recap at Dominican Republic defeats Gilas Pilipinas in last Tune-up game
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Gilas Pilipinas defeated Egypt, 74-65 led by Jeff Chan with 20 points in a tune-up game last August 24, 2014 in Guadalajara, Spain. Read recap at Gilas Pilipinas defeats Egypt in Tune-up game
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