Gilas Pilipinas downs Senegal in China pocket tourney rematch

After falling to Senegal final Friday, Gilas Pilipinas on Sunday bought the win, 75-63, of their rematch within the 2023 Heyuan WUS International Basketball Tournament in China.

The nationals have been main 65-56 with lower than 5 minutes within the ultimate body earlier than the margin prolonged anew to 10, 70-60, after a triple from AJ Edu with a minute and a half left.

Senegal answered with one other triple however Kiefer Ravena related from past the arc with 1:05 left, then Dwight Ramos sealed the take care of his freebies.

CJ Perez posted 14 factors, whereas Ramos had 12 factors within the win. Edu added 13 markers, whereas June Mar Fajardo chipped in 11 factors for the nationwide squad. Ray Parks had a complete of eight factors, all of which got here from his fourth quarter efficiency.

The Philippines improved to 2-1 within the standings of the pocket match earlier than it wraps its marketing campaign on Monday towards Iran.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News