Gilas kisses Olympic hopes goodbye after loss to Dominican Republic
BusinessWorld
15 hrs ago
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
The Philippine national men’s basketball team will not be making the trip to the Tokyo Olympics later this month after it failed to advance beyond group play in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Serbia.
Gilas Pilipinas lost to the Dominican Republic, 94-67, in their win-or-go home match in Group A of the tournament early Friday morning (Manila time) for a spot in the crossover semifinals.
The Dominican Republic used a strong third-quarter push to create a considerable distance from the young Gilas crew from which the latter could not recover from.