ALMOND Vosotros drained the much needed buckets when it mattered the most as Gilas Pilipinas outlasted Singapore, 21-17, on Saturday in the 2022 Fiba 3x3 Asia Cup in Singapore.
Misfiring all game, the TNT Tropang Giga gunner finally nailed his first deuce with 1:27 to play to give the Philippines a 16-15 lead before outsteadying the hosts down the stretch and nailing the fadeaway winner with 15.4 ticks to spare.
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Vosotros finished with six points as he lamented the Filipinos' lackluster defense in the match.
"I think we're more composed in the game and we're more focused than them, but honestly we played $#!T on defense," he said.
Lervin Flores also scored six points as he proved his mettle down low, Samboy de Leon added five points, and Joseph Eriobu got four for the Filipinos.
Gilas Pilipinas shoots for a sweep of Pool C when it plays China at 9:25 p.m.
Jun Yuan Lim topped Singapore with seven points in the loss.
The scores:
Philippines 21 - Flores 6, Vosotros 6, de Leon 5, Eriobu 4.
Singapore 17 - JY Lim 7, WK Lim 6, Mah 4, Tan 0.
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