Gilas Pilipinas fell short to the NBA laden France squad, 75-68, in the opening game of the 2014 Antibes International Basketball Tournament.
Naturalized NBA player Andray Blatche and Paul Lee scored 12 points apiece to help lead Gilas Pilipinas, which showed it could compete with one of the world’s best teams ahead of the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain.
The scores:
France (75) – Batum 16, Lauvergne 12, Pietrus 10, Diot 8, De Colo 8, Fournier 6, Mahinmi 5, Gelabale 5, Gobert 2, Heurtel 2, Diaw 1, Jackson 0.
Gilas Pilipinas (68) – Blatche 12, Lee 12, Chan 9, Alapag 8, De Ocampo 8, Norwood 7, Tenorio 3, Douthit 2, Aguilar 2, David 2, Fajardo 2, Pingris 1, Dillinger 0.
Quarterscores: 22-20, 35-39, 52-55, 75-68
Japeth Aguilar posterizes over Indiana Pacers Ian Mahinmi
Source: interaksyon.com
