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Kai Sotto and Justin Brownlee formed a deadly one-two punch as Gilas Pilipinas pulled off an 89-80 shocker against world no. 6 Latvia in the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament on early Thursday in Riga, Latvia. The Filipinos are now in a good position after improving to 1-0 in Group A, but still have to win their next game against Georgia later tonight at 8:30 p.m. to advance to the semifinals. Only the winner of the OQT will earn the highly-coveted Paris Olympics ticket.
Latvia showed resistance late in the frame, unloading an 18-9 rampage that sliced the gap to a single digit at 36-45. But thanks to Brownlee's hot hands, Gilas was still in full control at the break with a 54-38 cushion.A Dwight Ramos triple pushed Gilas' lead to 26 late in the third canto before CJ Perez, whose buzzer beater three-pointer capped an impressive first quarter for Gilas, buried his own long bomb to make it a 77-56 advantage for the visitors ahead of the final quarter.
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