Photo credit: FIBA Asia
The Chot Reyes-mentored Gilas Pilipinas (world #34, Asia #6) defeated winless India (world #82, Asia #14), 101-59 to grab their first win in the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup on Friday, July 15 at the Istora Senayan Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.
William Navarro led the Gilas in scoring with game-high 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting including two 3-pointers along with 1 assists and a block in 17 minutes of play. Thirdy Ravena with a solid game of 17 points (7/8 fg, 1/1 3pts, 2/2 ft) to go with five rebounds, two steals and one assist while Bobby Ray Parks Jr added 12 points, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 rebounds.
Gilas will face New Zealand on July 17, 2022 (Sunday, 9:00PM PHL time).
The Scores:
PHILIPPINES 101 – Navarro 18, Thirdy Ravena 17, Parks 12, Abando 10, Tamayo 9, Abarrientos 8, Lopez 8, Erram 6, Quiambao 6, Belangel 4, Kiefer Ravena 3, Chiu 0.
INDIA 59 – Hafeez 14, Prince 11, K Singh 8, Tomar 7, Rawat 6, Sekhon 5, Krishnan 4, Aryan 2, A Singh 2, Nayak 0, Goti 0.
Quarters: 20-13, 51-33, 82-43, 101-59.