They beat us before, but we've got over it and we need to stick together like we did today and get the job done." "It will be a whole new game, not about the past. "This is what we came here to do, to be in the gold medal match and now we're there, we've just got to rest up tonight and prepare for the game tomorrow. On the prospect of tomorrow's final clash, Roser said: With the victory over Indonesia, the Philippines will now seek to complete its redemption campaign against Cambodia in the final.Įarlier in the competition, the Gilas slipped up against the hosts falling 68-79 during the second preliminary group stage match. So we knew it was going to be a 40-minute match, they just weren't going to go away, so we stuck together and got the job done." "They've got good players over there and they run a good system. "Man, they were a tough team," Philippines' Brandon Roser said to post-match. The Philippines had trailed for most of the game until Brownlee hit eight straight points, including two three-pointers, to hand his side a 78-74 lead with just 1:41 minutes remaining.įrom there, the Gilas were able to hold on as the game entered its dying moments, exacting the perfect revenge over the side that had dethroned them at in the last edition of the SEA Games. Man-of-the-hour Justin Brownlee came alive in the final quarter to urge the Gilas Pilipinas over the line, finishing the game with 34 points, nine rebounds, and three assists. The Philippines men’s basketball team have booked their place in the 2023 SEA Games tournament final after coming from behind to defeat defending champions Indonesia 84-76 in the semi-final at the Morodok Techno National Stadium on Monday (15 May).
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