MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas’ steely nerves down the stretch against South Korea was not something the team pulled out of thin air.
You can ask SJ Belangel, the very player who sank a bold, off-balanced, off-the-glass triple fo upend bitter rival South Korea, 81-78.
“That’s the purpose of coach Tab’s preparations,” the diminutive playmaker said in a video interview released to media outlets.
Gilas, composed of several Baldwin guys at Ateneo, came back from 17 points down to bring the heat back to South Korea.
The Filipinos regained the lead, 78-75, with 10 ticks remaining. But faithful to this rivalry’s storied history, the visitors tied the game just roughly leav…
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