Naturalized Filipino Justin Brownlee stamped his class as Gilas Pilipinas repeated over the Ukraine U-20 group, 84-74, in a tuneup recreation on Sunday night time (Manila time) in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Brownlee scored 21 factors alongside eight rebounds and one help whereas CJ Perez chipped in 14 markers off the bench laced with 4 boards, 4 dimes, and two steals.
The win got here simply hours after the nationals pulled off a 70-61 victory on Saturday in opposition to the identical group.
June Mar Fajardo additionally contributed with 9 factors, 4 rebounds, and two assists as Gilas continued to ramp up their preparations for the 2023 FIBA World Cup set to be hosted by the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan from August 25 to september 10.
This marked Gilas’ fourth recreation overseas earlier than the worldwide competitors because it beforehand fell to Estonia and Finland.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
