Gilas Pilipinas Youth found its range when it mattered most, firing its way into the quarterfinals of the FIBA U18 Asia Cup in India with a 72-63 victory over Syria on Thursday.
It was a tale of two Gilas teams, with the senior women’s squad taking a beating in Mexico while the U23 3x3 crew hoisted the Philippine flag high at Stop 3 of the FIBA tournament in Malaysia.
Alex Eala had the perfect opening act in the Round of 32 in Cincinnati. Unfortunately for the Filipina tennis trailblazer, Amanda Anisimova had a better idea for the ending.
It was a tale of two halves for Gilas Pilipinas, which started brightly but could not finish the job, falling to host Mexico, 61-58, in its opening game of the FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Guadalajara.