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The Philippines kissed its Olympic dreams goodbye following a 71-60 loss to the world’s no. 12 Brazil in the semifinals on Saturday of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga, Latvia.
They were not seriously threatened from there by the world no. 37 ranked Filipinos, who created quite a ripple in the Riga qualifiers following a stunning 89-80 win over host and no. 6 Latvia. They lost by only two points to no. 23 Georgia, 94-96. Justin Brownlee hit 12 of his 15 points in the first half for Gilas Pilipinas, which led, 33-27, halftime.
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