Gilas Pilipinas exits Asia Cup as hot-starting Australia coasts to semis

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Gilas Pilipinas permits Australia to go 7-of-8 from three-point land within the first 5 minutes because the two-time defending champion Boomers show why they haven’t misplaced in FIBA Asia Cup historical past

MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas’ bid to assert the FIBA Asia Cup throne got here to a crushing finish by the hands of its present proprietor.

The Philippines received the boot from Australia because the two-time defending champions scored a dominant 84-60 win within the quarterfinals on the King Abdullah Sports activities Metropolis in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, August 13.

In search of a large upset, the Filipinos as an alternative ended up on the unsuitable finish of a surprising show of precision and mastery by a Boomers facet that raced to an early lead and cruised the remainder of the best way.

The Aussies proved why they haven’t misplaced in Asia Cup historical past as they made 7 of their first 8 three-point makes an attempt to mount a commanding 24-8 lead inside the primary 5 minutes en path to the 24-point blowout.

Jaylin Galloway and Jack McVeigh every drained a pair of treys in that scorching begin and so they completed amongst 5 Australia gamers in double-figure scoring with 15 and 12 factors, respectively.

Kevin Quiambao fired 17 factors to go together with 4 rebounds, however his environment friendly offensive efficiency that noticed him go 5-of-8 from lengthy vary went for naught in opposition to the Aussies who lived as much as their billing because the world No. 7.

The hero in an additional time win over Saudi Arabia that despatched the Filipinos to the quarterfinals, Justin Brownlee received restricted to 10 factors, 4 assists, and three rebounds because the Boomers keyed on him defensively.

Brownlee tried simply 7 subject targets, his lowest on this Asia Cup.