GILAS Pilipinas lost to an eight-man Lithuania side, 90-80, on Tuesday in its latest tune-up game in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Justin Brownlee scored 20 points while Jamie Malonzo added 14 points as Gilas suffered its first defeat in its Lithuania camp - and third overall in the final buildup for the Fiba Basketball World Cup.
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June Mar Fajardo had 13 points while Kiefer Ravena had 10 points in a tune-up game that saw Ange Kouame play for Gilas for the first time after making the trip to Lithuania following his graduation rites with Ateneo.
Kouame finished with four points in 6:36 minutes off the bench.
Tomas Zdanavicius, a member of Inter Bratislava in the Slovenia league, led Lithuania with 25 points, while Vytautas Sulskis, from BC Jonava in the Lithuania domestic league, had 19 points in the win.
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