Gilas Women drop second straight FIBA Asia Cup game

Updated Mon, July 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM Published Sat, July 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM

The Gilas Pilipinas women's basketball team started their 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup campaign with a 115-39 loss to world No. 2 Australia.

Despite the loss to Australia, Gilas Pilipinas staged a comeback against world No. 9 Japan, but ultimately lost 85-82.

The Japanese were ahead, 61-83, with roughly five minutes left in the fourth quarter when the Filipina cagers went on an 18-0 run to close the gap, 79-83.

However, Monica Okoye sank two free throws with 12.1 seconds left to give the Japanese some space.

Vanessa De Jesus then buried a triple at the buzzer, but it was too late as Gilas Women absorbed their second straight loss of the tournament.

Jack Animam's double-double game of 24 points and 14 rebounds went to waste as the Philippines dropped to a 0-2 slate.

Gilas Women will now need to beat Lebanon, which has a similar 0-2 slate, on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. to earn a spot in the playoff round.

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