IT was overtime for Filipinos on the first day of the work week, but the fans didn’t mind.
Gilas Pilipinas once again had hoops fans talking, winning over even the most opinionated voices on social media after an overtime thriller against Saudi Arabia early Tuesday morning — a win that sets up a fiery clash with Australia in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.
READ: Brownlee saves day again in Gilas' NSD comeback vs host Saudi
The game wrapped up in the wee hours, but Pinoys were still buzzing, turning X into an online victory party for the national team.
Here are the best tweets SPIN.ph found:
Pakaba, but it’s fine
SULIT PUYAT
BIG BOY KQ
Home court but Pinoys were louder
JB X KQ X SAINT DWIGHT
JUSTIN. BROWNLEE.
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