In front of an incredible Filipino crowd inside the Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Gilas Pilipinas capped of their preliminary round with a slim 80-74 win over Qatar. Playing without big men June Mar Fajardo and Christian Standhardinger, both of who are nursing injuries, Gilas saw their wing guys step up. But that’s when Wright teamed up with Terrence Romeo to buy some cushion and seal the win for the Philippines. After the game, the Filipino fans hosted a dinner for Gilas Pilipinas. As they await the winner of the qualifying match between Korea and Japan, Gilas Pilipinas will take two days off.

Source: The Standard August 14, 2017 05:48 UTC