Pilipinas fell short against the host, Australia, 89-78
Plagued by a poor performance from Kidlat Celebria (0-6 FG, 3 TOs & 6 fouls in 29 minutes), the team's offense was carried by Leorio Lovino (18 pts, 4 ast), Dingdong Fornoles (17 pts, 3 reb) and Royce Cardino (13 pts, 10 reb) against a mighty Australian defense. Pete Libron contributed 6 pts, 13 reb and 5 ast as well.
Pilipinas shot 0 of 16 from the 3pt land while hitting only 39.7% from the field (against Australia's 38.3%). Both teams had a hard time scoring as the game was only 35-42 at the half, in favor of Australia. After the break, Australia decided to widen the margin as they led by as much as 15 before the end of the 3rd quarter and early in the 4th quarter. Pilipinas were able to cut the lead to 2 with 1:10 left on the clock but that will be the closes we can get to the Aussies as we failed to score that point on.
Next game will be against Thailand, our last game in the first round. The tables are pretty much set for the next round, expect tougher opponents as we try to take a spot to reach the semis.
Looking forward to your continuous support. Laban Pilipinas!
Last edited by Raddy at 06/06/2022 09:47:47