Gilas Pilipinas held its ground but ultimately fell short in the end as the Dominican Republic put a huge spoiler to the party, coming away with an 87-81 victory before a record crowd at the Philippine Arena on Friday, Aug. 25
BOCAUE, Bulacan – Gilas Pilipinas held its ground but ultimately fell short in the end as the Dominican Republic put a huge spoiler to the party, coming away with an 87-81 victory before a record crowd at the Philippine Arena here on Friday, Aug. 25With the record-shattering 38,115 people in attendance that included President Ferdinand"Bongbong" Marcos Jr. cheering their hearts out, the Filipinos put up a gallant stand against world No. 23 Dominicans.
Clarkson remained to be Gilas' best scorer despite failing to finish the game with 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists, He, however, committed eight of the Filipinos’ 19 turnovers. Gilas would still hang tough from there behind the efforts of Fajardo but the Nationals' chances slowly slipped away from their hands when Clarkson was slapped for an offensive foul – his fifth and final foul– with 3:32 left in the contest.
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