Gilas Pilipinas lost its first game in the Hangzhou Asian Games after bowing to Jordan, 87-62, Saturday night in the final game of Group C at the HOC Gymnasium in China.
The Nationals trailed by double digits at the start of the second half, 43-29, after a split from the free throw line by Mohammad Hussein.
Gilas stormed back and tied the game at 52-all after unleashing a 23-9 barrage, capped by a CJ Perez deuce with 1:24 remaining in the third quarter. But Jordan finished the quarter with a 7-0 run punctuated by a last-second shot by Ahmad Al Dwairi to take a 59-52 lead heading into the fourth. Jordan rode the momentum as they cruised through the finish line, as Gilas struggled to buy a basket.A two-pointer by Japeth Aguilar set the final score as Jordan denied the Philippines an outright quarterfinals entry.Brownlee, for his part, also finished with 24 points to lead Gilas Pilipinas, but he had a game-low plus minus of -24. The Philippines ended the preliminary round with a 2-1 win-loss record, while Jordan won all of its three assignments in Group C.
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