Gilas falls to South Sudan as outright Olympic bid ends too

Gilas Pilipinas’ Dwight Ramos tries to dam a layup by South Sudan’s Carlik Jones within the Fiba World Cup classification. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web

MANILA, Philippines-Jordan Clarkson promised that Gilas Pilipinas would go away all of it on the ground on Thursday evening. The Philippines did simply that, solely it was nonetheless not sufficient to beat South Sudan.

Gilas fought again from 21 factors down however crumpled when it mattered most, bowing to the Shiny Stars, 87-68, within the classification spherical of the 2023 Fiba World Cup.

With the loss, Gilas additionally missed out on an outright qualification to subsequent 12 months’s Paris Olympics as Japan claimed its second win of the event following a win over Venezuela in Group O of the classification.

Clarkson delivered 24 factors, whereas Dwight Ramos added 20 extra to go along with 12 rebounds within the shedding stand earlier than 9,250 screaming followers at Good Araneta Coliseum in Quezon Metropolis.

Gilas went on an 11-0 frenzy and pulled inside six factors twice within the last interval, however its offense conked simply because the Shiny Stars’ reasserted themselves.

AJ Edu had 12 factors and 14 rebounds within the stand that saved the Philippines winless in 4 video games.

Carlik Jones had 17 factors, Nuni Omot and Majok Deng 13 every, whereas Marial Shayok had 12 extra for the World Cup debutants who’ve snared their second win within the international showcase.

The Philippines will now set its sights on China, which is coming off a breakthrough 83-76 win over Angola within the earlier sport.

Staff Dragon remains to be in rivalry for the Paris berth, however their path has considerably narrowed following cohost Japan’s 86-77 comeback victory over Venezuela in Okinawa. The Akatsuki continues to tempo the race with two victories.

Gilas and China tangle on Saturday 8 p.m. on the Huge Dome.

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