As expected Gilas Pilipinas vented its ire against hapless Singapore, 105-45 to formalize its entry into the crossover semifinals at the close of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games men's basketball group stage at the Morodok Techo National Stadium Elephant Hall 2 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The Filipinos got off to a 29-5 in the opening quarter and never look back in a huge recovery following Thursday evening's shocking 79-68 loss to the import-spiced Cambodia.Marcio Lassiter led Gilas' scoring attack with 16 points, lacing his good shooting night with four three's against a porous Singapore defense.
CJ Perez added 13 and 11 rebounds in a huge double-double effort, while Justin Brownlee, Jerome Lastimosa and Michael Phillips added 12 apiece.Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser was the sixth double-figure scorer for the Philippines with 10 points.Gilas finished its Group A assignment at 2-1 and will await the winner of the Indonesia-Thailand pivotal clash for Group B on Sunday.
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