Gilas Pilipinas, tinalo ang World No. 6 Latvia sa FIBA OQT
Gilas Pilipinas, tinalo ang World No. 6 Latvia sa FIBA OQT
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00:00GILAS PILIPINAS won the World No. 6 Latvia when they sent a surprising upset to Edine Raos from FIBA Olympic Qualifying in Riga, Latvia, to the host country.
00:13Rafael Bandayrel in detail.
00:15Rise and shine, Rafael.
00:17It was a good start for GILAS PILIPINAS after defeating Latvia in their first game in FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga, Latvia on Wednesday morning.
00:36From the start, Filipinos felt their presence when GILAS PILIPINAS scored an 8-0 lead.
00:42GILAS PILIPINAS continued their momentum and advanced to the 3rd quarter when GILAS PILIPINAS won the game by 26 points, 74-48.
00:53Despite this, GILAS PILIPINAS' host team did not give up and GILAS PILIPINAS' lead was gradually reduced to 10 in the last 5 minutes of the game.
01:06But to the rescue, Justin Brownlee scored a 3-pointer with a foul.
01:12The 4-point play was completed by a naturalized player to end Latvia's comeback.
01:20Brownlee finished the game with the most points in his 26 points with 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
01:27Soto surprised the world by scoring 18 points and 8 rebounds.
01:50I'm very blessed and very happy that we got the win tonight and no one got injured and I'm just happy that everyone contributed for the win.
01:58No matter how sweet this victory is, Coach Tim Cohn admitted that they cannot celebrate because he expects that their next game will not be easy.
02:08Like I said, our country is so passionate about the basketball that there is a lot of intense pressure to succeed.
02:16I know it seems like we haven't been successful but that doesn't mean anything to our team.
02:21They want us to be successful all the time.
02:24We have to turn around and play Georgia tomorrow at 3 o'clock, early game.
02:29Our country is going to expect this.
02:32This Thursday at 8 PM, GILAS PILIPINAS' second game in the OQT will be played against Georgia, which ranks 23rd in the FIBA rankings.
02:41GILAS PILIPINAS will be able to enter the semifinals of the tournament if they can win this game.
02:46If they lose, they will still advance as long as Georgia does not reach 18 points.
02:53Rafael Bandayrel for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.