Justin Brownlee, Gilas Pilipinas naturalized centre-back, made his Gilas Pilipinas debut brilliantly. –FIBA BOOTBALL
BOCAUE – Playing superbly on both ends throughout Friday night, the Philippines beat Lebanon 107-96 to claim their first of two home stands in the Fiba World Cup Asia Qualifiers at the Philippine Arena at This.
Gilas Pilipinas used precise three-pointer play to set the tone early and then maintained stingy defensive play the rest of the way to a convincing win over an enjoying old tormentor. seven games torn and also looking to end his campaign on a high note.
naturalized player Justin Brownlee had a memorable debut with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Teen Mason Amos also played spectacularly in his first game against the men’s team with 13 points — most of which were scored in a thrilling third half that left the visitors quite a fight.
Jamie Malonzo scored 15 points while return AD carry Jordan Heading and the cornerstone of the program Dwight Ramos both scored 10 in an attempt to give the Nationals a 6-3 lead and reach the threshold of the pass. elimination round, qualifying round.
Ray Parks Jr. also got 10 points, while World Cup veterans June Mar Fajardo and CJ Perez combined 17 points in the match in front of a cheering crowd including the newly chosen World Cup ambassador. Carmel Anthony.
The victory extended the Philippines’ winning streak in the continental tournament to 4 matches and defeated the away team 5 matches.
Only player Gilas Pilipinas could not score in a match where the Philippines led by 23 points.
Without top shooters Wael Arajki and Ali Haidar, Lebanon relies on veterans Amir Saoud’s 27 points, Hayk Gyokchyan’s 21 points and Sergio El Darwich’s 19 points. Karim Zeinoun added another 14 as the Cedars dropped to 7-2.
The Philippines’ next is Jordan. The two nations duel on Monday, 6 p.m., at the cave site.
The Falcons also entered the competition with plenty of inspiration after booking a World Cup spot following New Zealand’s conquest of Saudi Arabia.
Scores
PHILIPPINES 107 — Brownlee 17, Malonzo 15, Amos 13, Parks 10, Heading 10, Ramos 10, Fajardo 9, K. Ravena 8, Perez 8, Thompson 5, T. Ravena 2, Oftana 0.
LEBANON 96 — Saoud 27, Gyokchyan 21, El Darwich 19, Zeinoun 14, Khoueiry 6, Mansour 6, Hadidian 3, Khalil 0, Rabay 0, Salibi 0, Mezher 0.
A quarter–scores: 25-19, 53-41, 82-64, 107-96.
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