LIVE UPDATES: Philippines vs Jordan – 19th Asian Games basketball final
Gilas Pilipinas claims the Asian Games throne after a six-decade wait
Gilas Pilipinas completed an unlikely championship romp.
A hastily formed Philippine men’s basketball team captured the Asian Games gold as Gilas Pilipinas stunned Jordan, 70-60, to capture its first title since 1962.
Justin Brownlee powered Gilas anew with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Ange Kouame added his own double twin outing of 14 points and 11 rebounds as Chris Newsome also came through with 13 markers.
Fourth quarter
- FINAL 70-60: For the first time in 61 years, the Philippines captures the men’s basketball gold in the Asian Games! Gilas Pilipinas upsets Jordan, 70-60, in the do-or-die finale on Friday night, October 6, in Hangzhou, China.
- GILAS PILIPINAS 70-60: Chris Newsome seals it with two free throws
- GILAS PILIPINAS 68-60: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson foul shot
- GILAS PILIPINAS 68-59: Ange Kouame buries both free throws
- GILAS PILIPINAS 66-59: Ahmad Al-Dwairi 1-of-2 from the line
- GILAS PILIPINAS 66-58: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson knocks in a three
- GILAS PILIPINAS 66-55: Scottie Thompson sinks both foul shots
- GILAS PILIPINAS 64-55: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson misses both free throws
- GILAS PILIPINAS 64-55: Ange Kouame putback off Chris Newsome miss
- GILAS PILIPINAS 62-55: Ahmad Alhamarsheh nails both foul shots
- GILAS PILIPINAS 62-53: Ange Kouame sinks both free throws
- GILAS PILIPINAS 60-53: Ahmad Al-Dwairi gets one from the foul line
- GILAS PILIPINAS 60-52: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson buries both free throws
- GILAS PILIPINAS 60-50: Scottie Thompson scores off his own offensive rebound
- GILAS PILIPINAS 58-50: Ange Kouame off a broken play
- GILAS PILIPINAS 56-50: John Bohannon free throw
- GILAS PILIPINAS 56-49: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson underneath
- GILAS PILIPINAS 56-47: Japeth Aguilar cans 1-of-2 foul shots
- GILAS PILIPINAS 55-47: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson free throw
- GILAS PILIPINAS 55-46: Justin Brownlee buries his free throws
- GILAS PILIPINAS 53-46: Jordan again off a John Bohannon bucket
- GILAS PILIPINA 53-44: Calvin Oftana responds
- GILAS PILIPINAS 51-44: Jordan opens the quarter with a Fadi Mustafa trey
Third quarter
- END OF 3Q: Gilas Pilipinas outscores Jordan 20-10 in the third quarter for a 51-41 lead
- GILAS PILIPINAS 51-41: Japeth Aguilar picks up CJ Perez airball and lays it in
- GILAS PILIPINAS 49-41: Kevin Alas sinks his free throws
- GILAS PILIPINAS 47-41: Chris Newsome buries the midrange jumper
- GILAS PILIPINAS 45-41: Ahmad Al Dwairi 2/2 at the stripe
- GILAS PILIPINAS 45-39: Justin Brownlee off the inbound pass
- GILAS PILIPINAS 43-39: Calvin Oftana beats the shot clock with a trey
- GILAS PILIPINAS 40-39: Ahmad Al Dwairi inside
- GILAS PILIPINAS 40-37: Scottie Thompson trey is good
- 37-37: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to Freddy Ibrahim
- GILAS PILIPINAS 37-35: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson on fire
- GILAS PILIPINAS 37-33: Chris Newsome corner triple
- GILAS PILIPINAS 34-33: Justin Brownlee fouled on the three-pointer, drains all of his three free throws
- JORDAN 33-31: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson opens the second half with a jumper
First-half performers
- Justin Brownlee (PHI) – 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
- Ange Kouame (PHI) – 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals
- Chris Newsome (PHI) – 6 points
- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (JOR) – 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
- Freddy Ibrahim (JOR) – 8 points, 4 assists
Second quarter
- END OF 2Q: Gilas Pilipinas squanders a 13-point lead as Jordan forces a 31-31 deadlock at halftime
- 31-31: Justin Brownlee goes coast-to-coast
- JORDAN 31-29: Mohammed Hussain baseline jumper
- 29-29: Sami Bzai ties game with a three-pointer
- GILAS PILIPINAS 29-26: Justin Brownlee 1/2 at the line
- GILAS PILIPINAS 28-26: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson again from deep
- GILAS PILIPINAS 28-23: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson over Japeth Aguilar
- GILAS PILIPINAS 28-21: Freddy Ibrahim from deep
- GILAS PILIPINAS 28-18: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson ends the scoring drought for Jordan with a trey
- GILAS PILIPINAS 28-15: Ange Kouame with another bucket
- GILAS PILIPINAS 26-15: Ange Kouame from midrange
- GILAS PILIPINAS 24-15: Justin Brownlee sells the pump fake, sinks the trey
- GILAS PILIPINAS 21-15: Scottie Thompson finds CJ Perez for the bucket
- GILAS PILIPINAS 19-15: Ahmad Alhamarsheh misses the first but makes the second charity shot
- GILAS PILIPINAS 19-14: Ange Kouame tips it in
- GILAS PILIPINAS 17-14: Freddy Ibrahim to Ahmad Al Dwairi
First quarter
- END OF 1Q: Gilas Pilipinas with a 17-12 lead as Jordan fires blanks in the opening quarter
- GILAS PILIPINAS 17-12: Justin Brownlee dials up from long distance
- GILAS PILIPINAS 14-12: Freddy Ibrahim sinks his foul shots
- GILAS PILIPINAS 14-10: Justin Brownlee drains the long two
- GILAS PILIPINAS 12-10: Ahmad Alhamarsheh for three
- GILAS PILIPINAS 12-7: Scottie Thompson 1/2 with his freebies
- GILAS PILIPINAS 11-7: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson also with the split
- GILAS PILIPINAS 11-6: John Bohannon 1/2 at the line
- GILAS PILIPINAS 11-5: Chris Newsome completes three-point play
- GILAS PILIPINAS 8-5: Justin Brownlee leans in for his first bucket
- GILAS PILIPINAS 6-5: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson from midrange
- GILAS PILIPINAS 6-3: Chris Newsome drains the corner three-pointer
- 3-3: Scottie Thompson answers with his own triple
- JORDAN 3-0: Freddy Ibrahim stops and pops for the trey
Starters
- GILAS PILIPINAS: Justin Brownlee, Scottie Thompson, June Mar Fajardo, Chris Newsome, Calvin Oftana
- JORDAN: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Freddy Ibrahim, Ahmad Al-Dwairi, Sami Bzai, John Bohannon
Preview
Asian Games glory beckons for Gilas Pilipinas.
Thanks to a herculean performance by Justin Brownlee, the Philippines is a win away from the Asian Games men’s basketball gold as it faces Jordan in the final in Hangzhou, China, on Friday, October 6.
Brownlee dropped 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter of their come-from-behind 77-76 win against a stunned China to send the Nationals to the Asian Games final for the first time since 1990.
Putting the team on his back, Brownlee went 5-of-5 from beyond the arc in the final salvo as the Filipinos guaranteed themselves of a medal after a 25-year wait since the Philippine Centennial Team bagged bronze in 1998.
Another win will see the Philippines crown itself as Asian Games champion for the first time since the 1962 edition, where the team led by the late great Caloy Loyzaga completed a men’s basketball four-peat for the country.
But standing in Gilas Pilipinas’ way is a formidable Jordan crew spearheaded by Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.
With Hollis-Jefferson averaging 19 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.8 steals, the Falcons won all of their first five games of the tournament decisively by a margin of 24.2 points.
Jordan is also the only team to beat the Philippines by way of an 87-62 rout in the group stage.
Now assured of their first-ever Asian Games medal after booting out Chinese Taipei in the semifinals, 90-71, the Falcons seek to complete their unbeaten run by repeating over the Filipinos, this time for all the marbles.
Expect Brownlee, though, to pull out all the stops as he tries to win his second gold medal with Gilas Pilipinas after powering its redemption campaign in the Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia in May.
Game time is 8 pm. – Rappler.com
