Gilas Pilipinas pulled away from a tight contest in the fourth quarter en route to an 85-62 victory over Ivory Coast in a closed-door friendly match Friday night, August 17, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
Gilas hardly needed the big crowd support from Filipino basketball fans as it outscored the visitors, 25-9, in the final period for the huge win.Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson played for Gilas Pilipinas for the first time since the fourth window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers in August 2022 and scored all 13 of his points in the opening quarter.He finished the game with a 4-of-9 shooting to go along with six rebounds, an assist and a steal in 24 minutes of play.
Filipino-Cypriot AJ Edu also continued his strong showing for Gilas in its FIBA World Cup buildup as he finished with 12 points and seven rebounds despite battling Ivory Coast's solid front court.Scottie Thompson was also instrumental in Gilas' morale-boosting triumph, scoring 11 points, issuing five assists and grabbing four boards, while 7-foot-3 slotman Kai Sotto added 10 in his first game for the Philippine team since being cleared to play by doctors a few days ago.
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