The Philippine nationwide males’s basketball staff suffered a setback within the males’s basketball competitors after shedding to the hometown Cambodia staff, 78-68, within the thirty second Southeast Asian Games on Thursday.
Cambodia fielded a number of naturalized gamers within the sport, together with Darrin Dorsey, Sayeed Pridgett, and Brandon Peterson, who had been a part of Cambodia’s gold medal-winning 3×3 basketball staff.
Dorsey led the way in which for Cambodia with 22 factors whereas Pridgett added 17.
Christian Standhardinger led Gilas Pilipinas with 14 whereas Chris Newsome scored 11.
Dorsey kicked issues off as he scored eight of the primary 10 of Cambodia’s factors. Pridgett then took over as he completed with 10 first quarter factors, together with 5 unanswered late within the interval that allowed the hosts to carry a commanding 26-14 lead after one.
Gilas mounted a problem within the second interval, staying inside placing distance at a 10-point deficit earlier than some late triples from Pridgett and Dorsey opened the sport again up, 47-31, on the half. The two naturalized gamers scored 16 factors apiece within the first half whereas Standhardinger led the Philippines with 12 factors.
In the third, Justin Brownlee tried to spark the Filipinos as he scored seven of the staff’s first 9 factors to steer a cost that acquired Gilas again to inside 10, 50-40. But Cambodia responded with an 11-0 run to make it a 21-point sport, 61-40.
The Philippines once more tried to rally within the fourth, with Brownlee and Newsome main an 8-2 run that made it a 13-point contest. Gilas continued to battle however some massive three-pointers from Cambodia’s Oscar Lopes saved them at bay. The Filipinos had been solely in a position to come to as shut as 10 late within the sport.
There had been some tense moments late as one assistant coach from Cambodia figured in a verbal alternate with Chris Ross.
The scores:
Cambodia 78 – Dorsey 22, Pridgett 17, Lopes 13, Peterson 11, Henderson 11, Hoeup 3, Morgan 2.
Philippines 68 – Standhardinger 14, Newsome 11, Brownlee 10, Perez 9, Tolentino 5, Ganuelas-Rosser 4, Lastimosa 4, Lassiter 4, Philips 4, Amos 3, Ross 0.
Quarters: 26-14, 47-31, 66-47, 78-68.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
