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World No. 34 and Asia's No. 7, Gilas Pilipinas Men, suffered back-to-back blowout losses, falling to undefeated Egypt (3-0), 86-55, in their final game of the four-nation Doha International Cup 2025 early Monday morning, February 17, 2025 (PHL time), at the 5,000-seater Qatar University Sports Arena in Doha.
Gilas held a slim 19-18 lead after the first quarter, but Egypt responded with a commanding 21-9 run to take a 39-28 advantage at halftime. The Philippines struggled to close the gap, trailing 57-45 at the end of the third before Egypt delivered a crushing 29-10 fourth-quarter performance to complete the victory and sweep the mini-tournament.
World No. 38 and Africa's No. 5 Egypt dominated the boards, outrebounding the Philippines 47-32, while Gilas struggled with ball control, committing more turnovers, 16-12. Gilas shot 21-of-56 from the field, while Egypt was more efficient at 32-of-72.
With the loss, Gilas Pilipinas concluded the tournament with a 1-2 record before heading to the third window of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers, where they will face Chinese Taipei on February 20 and New Zealand on February 23. [LIVE]
The Scores:
EGYPT 86 - Saleh 20, Zahran 12, Aboushousha 11, Oraby 10, Mohamed 8, Mahmoud 7, Metwaly 5, Abdelgawad 5, Elmekawi 4, Abdellatif 2, Nasr 2, Shehata 0.
PHILIPPINES 55 - Brownlee 18, Tamayo 9, Thompson 6, Ramos 6, Edu 6, Fajardo 5, Quiambao 3, Newsome 1, Perez 1, Malonzo 0, Oftana 0, Amos 0.
Quarters: 18-19, 39-28, 57-45, 86-55. [FULL REPLAY VIDEO]
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