Gilas Pilipinas defeats NZ Tall Blacks in FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers

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00:00For the first time, Guilas Pilipinas defeated the New Zealand 12 Blacks in their game during

00:05Window 2 of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers held last night at the Mall of Asia Arena.

00:11The National Basketball team only needs one more win to secure automatic qualification

00:16for the FIBA Asia Cup, which will take place next year.

00:20Anna Jane Flores has more.

00:25The Guilas Pilipinas faced the New Zealand 12 Blacks on Thursday night

00:28at the Mall of Asia Arena. Trailing by a wide margin early in the game,

00:32Guilas had a tough start as New Zealand found their touch in the Rainbow Country.

00:37Despite the early struggle, Guilas proved their resilience tying the game at a halftime 45-45.

00:43By the third quarter, the Philippine national team surged ahead with a 16-0 scoring run.

00:49In the final canto, the 12 Blacks attempted a comeback cutting the lead down to just two points.

00:54But Guilas maintained their composure securing the win with a final score of 93-89.

01:00Naturalized player Justin Brownlee led the team with 26 points and 11 rebounds,

01:05while Kai Soto reached his career high 19 points along with 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

01:25Team Cone praised his team as they managed to defeat New Zealand for the first time

01:30despite being shorthanded with several players sidelined due to injuries.

01:46Anna Jane Flores, from the National TV Network, for a new and better Philippines.

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