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A sizzling start by South Sudan dooms Gilas Pilipinas as it remains winless in the FIBA World Cup and crashes out of contention for an outright berth in the Paris Olympics.
Fourth quarter
FIBA | FINAL:
— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) August 31, 2023
The 2024 Olympic dream ends for Gilas Pilipinas as South Sudan pulls away with an 87-68 wire-to-wire blowout win.#FIBAWorldCup2023 #FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/80QHvwvoQl
- SOUTH SUDAN 87-68: Carlik Jones layup
- SOUTH SUDAN 81-66: Nuni Omot three. Timeout Gilas at 1:42
- SOUTH SUDAN 78-66: Wenyen Gabriel 1/2 free throws. Jordan Clarkson three
- SOUTH SUDAN 77-63: Nuni Omot three free throws. Jordan Clarkson tip-in
- SOUTH SUDAN 74-61: Wenyen Gabriel short hook
- SOUTH SUDAN 72-61: Nuni Omot uncontested three. Timeout Gilas at 4:36
- SOUTH SUDAN 69-61: Carlik Jones uncontested layup
- SOUTH SUDAN 67-61: Jordan Clarkson short fadeaway jumper
- SOUTH SUDAN 67-59: Carlik Jones and-one layup off a Rhenz Abando foul
- SOUTH SUDAN 64-59: Dwight Ramos breaches 20 points off a three
- SOUTH SUDAN 64-56: Carlik Jones pass, Wenyen Gabriel two. Jones steal, Majok Deng dunk. Timeout Gilas at 6:42
- SOUTH SUDAN 60-56: AJ Edu alley-oop jam to Kai Sotto. Gilas 27-10 run. Timeout South Sudan at 7:28
- SOUTH SUDAN 60-54: AJ Edu layup. Gilas on a 25-10 run from down 30-51
- SOUTH SUDAN 60-52: Jordan Clarkson sinks a layup through multiple defenders
FIBA | END OF Q3:
— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) August 31, 2023
Gilas Pilipinas' hopes of making the Paris Olympics in jeopardy as they trail South Sudan, 60-50.#FIBAWorldCup2023 #FIBAWC
Third quarter
- END OF 3Q: Gilas Pilipinas fights back, but South Sudan stays ahead 60-50
- SOUTH SUDAN 60-50: Jordan Clarkson cans the three-pointer
- SOUTH SUDAN 60-47: Dut Jok Kacuol from deep
- SOUTH SUDAN 57-47: Sunday Dech scores over his former Adelaide 36ers teammate Kai Sotto
- SOUTH SUDAN 55-47: Jordan Clarkson splits his freebies
- SOUTH SUDAN 55-46: Kai Sotto goes perfect at the stripe
- SOUTH SUDAN 55-44: Jordan Clarkson sinks the trey
- SOUTH SUDAN 55-41: Carlik Jones scores off a jumper
- SOUTH SUDAN 53-41: Marial Shayok steps back for the two-pointer
- SOUTH SUDAN 51-41: Dwight Ramos again from deep
- SOUTH SUDAN 51-38: 5 straight points from Dwight Ramos as he drains a trey
- SOUTH SUDAN 51-35: Dwight Ramos opens the second-half scoring
Halftime performers
- AJ Edu (PHI) – 10 points, 6 rebounds
- Dwight Ramos (PHI) – 9 points, 7 rebounds
- Jordan Clarkson (PHI) – 8 points, 2 assists, 2 steals
- Majok Deng (SSD) – 11 points, 3 rebounds
- Marial Shayok (SSD) – 10 points
- Carlik Jones (SSD) – 8 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds
Second quarter
- END OF 2Q: South Sudan enters the break with a 51-33 lead after sinking 9 treys in the first half
- SOUTH SUDAN 51-33: Jordan Clarkson for three
- SOUTH SUDAN 51-30: Mariah Shayok splits his charities
- SOUTH SUDAN 50-30: Marial Shayok fades away for the jumper
- SOUTH SUDAN 48-30: Dwight Ramos 1/2 at the line
- SOUTH SUDAN 48-29: Kuany Kuany again from deep
- SOUTH SUDAN 45-29: Majok Deng and-one
- SOUTH SUDAN 42-29: Kai Sotto to Jamie Malonzo for the layup
- SOUTH SUDAN 42-27: Kuany Kuany from deep range
- SOUTH SUDAN 39-27: Jamie Malonzo with the offensive rebound and putback
- SOUTH SUDAN 39-25: Dwight Ramos gives Gilas Pilipinas life with a triple
- SOUTH SUDAN 39-22: Deng Acuoth putback is good
- SOUTH SUDAN 37-22: Dwight Ramos completes the and-one
- SOUTH SUDAN 37-19: Majok Deng lights it up from downtown
- SOUTH SUDAN 34-19: Dwight Ramos cleans up his own miss
First quarter
- END OF 1Q: South Sudan shoots 6-of-10 from deep to build a 34-17 lead over Gilas Pilipinas
- SOUTH SUDAN 34-17: Deng Acuoth joins the three-point party for the Bright Stars
- SOUTH SUDAN 31-17: Carlik Jones unloads another three-pointer
- SOUTH SUDAN 28-17: Kai Sotto lays it in off an AJ Edu assist
- SOUTH SUDAN 28-15: Dut Jok Kacuol stops and pops
- SOUTH SUDAN 26-15: Wenyen Gabriel sinks his free throws
- SOUTH SUDAN 24-15: AJ Edu answers with his own trey
- SOUTH SUDAN 24-12: Dut Jok Kacuol for three
- SOUTH SUDAN 21-12: AJ Edu with the offensive rebound and putback
- SOUTH SUDAN 21-10: No defense as Marian Shayok scores on an easy deuce
- SOUTH SUDAN 19-10: Majok Deng fires a trey
- SOUTH SUDAN 16-10: Jordan Clarkson gets the lucky bounce
- SOUTH SUDAN 16-8: AJ Edu again, this time with a short stab
- SOUTH SUDAN 16-6: AJ Edu drains the corner triple
- SOUTH SUDAN 16-3: Carlik Jones completes the fastbreak layup
- SOUTH SUDAN 14-3: Carlik Jones finds Wenyen Gabriel for the alley-oop slam
- SOUTH SUDAN 12-3: Jordan Clarkson splits his freebies
- SOUTH SUDAN 12-2: Marial Shayok dials it up from three-point land
- SOUTH SUDAN: 9-2: Marial Shayok 2/2 at the line
- SOUTH SUDAN 7-2: Carlik Jones from deep
- SOUTH SUDAN 4-2: Kuany Kuany converts the Carlik Jones dime
- 2-2: Jordan Clarkson ties game off a floater
- SOUTH SUDAN 2-0: Nuni Omot with the first blood
Starting five
- GILAS PILIPINAS: Jordan Clarkson, Rhenz Abando, Dwight Ramos, Japeth Aguilar, AJ Edu
- SOUTH SUDAN: Carlik Jones, Kuany Kuany, Nuni Omot, Marial Shayok, Wenyen Gabriel
Preview
The quest for Gilas Pilipinas’ first FIBA World Cup win in nearly a decade continues.
Relegated to the classification phase after finishing at the bottom of Group A with a 0-3 record, the Philippines looks to break through as it battles South Sudan at the Araneta Coliseum on Thursday, August 31.
Although the second lowest-ranked team in the tournament at world No. 62, South Sudan has proven to be no pushovers.
The Bright Stars placed third in Group B with a 1-2 card, just falling short of a spot in the second round after crushing China and bowing to Puerto Rico in a narrow overtime loss.
Chicago Bulls guard Carlik Jones leads the way for South Sudan with team-highs of 19.7 points and 7.7 assists, although he got limited to just 3 points in their final group stage game against Serbia that ended in a 32-point loss.
Basketball Africa League MVP Nuni Omot, former Philadelphia 76ers guard Marial Shayok, and former Los Angeles Lakers forward Wenyen Gabriel have also been steady for the Bright Stars.
“Physical, athletic team. Watched them a few games. Their coaching is good as well,” said Gilas Pilipinas star Jordan Clarkson said of South Sudan, which has former NBA veteran Royal Ivey as its head coach.
If there is any edge the Filipinos have over the South Sudanese, it is rest.
The Philippines enters the game off a one-day break, while South Sudan returns to action just less than 24 hours after its beatdown from Serbia.
Game time is 8 pm. – Rappler.com
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