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MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas Women ran into a brick wall in their three-peat Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold-medal bid, losing to undefeated Indonesia in a 21-point blowout, 89-68, at Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Friday, May 12.
The Philippines’ three-peat gold-medal bid received a gut punch with the loss to slip to a 2-1 record, as Indonesia rose to a clean 4-0 slate in the round-robin tournament where medal standings are determined by win-loss records.
Janine Pontejos and Chack Cabinbin led the losing cause with 11 and 10 points, respectively, while Jack Animam was smothered to just 4 points on 2-of-12 shooting.
Afril Bernardino was also limited to just 6 points and did not return to finish the game after suffering a gruesome nose bridge cut with 2:44 left in the pivotal third frame, where Indonesia pulled away for good after trailing by 2, 37-35, at intermission.
Yuni Anggraeni led the Indonesian assault with 24 points in just 16 minutes off the bench, while Kimberley Louis churned out a 20-point, 15-rebound double-double.
Gilas would need to win as many as it can in its remaining assignments and hope one of Indonesia’s upcoming foes completes an upset bid.
The Philippines now aims for an immediate bounce-back against Vietnam on Saturday, May 13, 12 pm (Manila time). – Rappler.com
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