MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines continued its unbeaten run and crushed Indonesia, 76-51, in the group stage of the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers Friday at Angeles University Foundation.
Gilas Pilipinas, already qualified to the main tournament, hiked its record to 5-0 to reign atop Group A.
Indonesia, meanwhile, remained at third with a 1-4 card but is still qualified for the competition by virtue of it being the host of the Asia Cup.
Despite leading 30-22 at the end of the first half, Gilas wasn’t in a position to put Indonesia away just then, until the third quarter happened.
Gilas mounted a 13-0 run that SJ Belangel capped off with a triple for 48-31 lead. Carl T…
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