PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Gilas Pilipinas clinched a semifinal berth in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, dealing Singapore a sound defeat, 105-45, on Saturday at the Morodok Techo Elephant Hall 2.
Marcio Lassiter and Justin Brownlee paced Gilas in the first half where they led, 56-19, to end Group A with a 2-1 win-loss record.
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Gilas bounced back from its 79-68 loss to Cambodia on Thursday.
The Philippines will face the winner of the Indonesia-Thailand clash on Sunday, the final day of the eliminations before the medal rounds begin the following day.
Head coach Chot Reyes said the Singapore game was an opportunity for the team to prepare for the semifinals.
“This is basically our final practice for the semifinal game,” said Reyes. “We can’t really go hard in practice.”
“This was our preparatory practice. We wanted to already hurdle some of the things that we might need against whoever our opponent is,” said Reyes.
Lassiter went on the offensive early, scoring 10 of his 16 points in the first half, nailing four threes in the contest.
Brownlee had nine of his 12 points in the first half, playing much better than in his previous game against Cambodia where he played through dehydration and cramps.
With Lassiter and Brownlee delivering, Gilas grabbed a 56-19 lead at the break.
CJ Perez had an all-around game with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Jerome Lastimosa had 12 points. Michael Phillips had 12 points and nine rebounds for Gilas.
The scores:
Philippines 105 – Lassiter 16, Perez 13, Brownlee 12, Lastimosa 12, Phillips 12, Ganuelas-Rosser 10, Tolentino 9, Newsome 7, Standhardinger 7, Amos 4, Ross 3.
Singapore 45 – Shi 10, Justin 8, Justen 8, Jun 6, Kelvin 4, Zhi 3, Qing 2, John 2, Dunyuang 2, Vignesh 0.
Quarters: 29-5; 56-19; 86-34; 105-45.
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