GILAS Pilipinas hung tough against a tall and hot-shooting Turkey side before dropping an 84-73 decision in their tune-up game early Friday morning (Philippine time) in Istanbul.
GILAS Pilipinas hung tough against a tall and hot-shooting Turkey side before dropping an 84-73 decision in their tune-up game early Friday morning in Istanbul.Trailing by as many as 10 points in the final period, naturalized player Justin Brownlee sealed a searing 11-2 run with a three-pointer to push Gilas Pilipinas to within 66-68.But Turkey , ranked 24th in the world, just proved too much in the final minutes when it uncorked a 16-7 windup to outlast a fighting Philippine team.
Dwight Ramos, who has been given a bigger responsibility in setting up the offense, had a good all around performance with eight rebounds and seven assists but struggled with his scoring as he netted only four points.EuroLeague veteran and 2023 NBA draftee Tarik Biberovic led Turkey with 23 points behind a 5-of-9 shooting from the three-point range.
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