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SEA Games: Gilas overwhelms Vietnam, moves to 4-0

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Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="June Mar Fajardo in action against Vietnam on Thursday. PSC/POC Media" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/05/19/20220519-junemar.jpg"/><figcaption>June Mar Fajardo in action against Vietnam on Thursday. PSC/POC Media</figcaption></figure></div>The Philippine men’s basketball team fended off the host Vietnam 88-60 to hike its start to 4-0 at the 31st Southeast Asian Games at Thanh Trì District Sporting Hall in Hanoi Thursday. June Mar Fajardo powered the team with a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds while LeBron Lopez and Kiefer Ravena added 12 points apiece to hand Vietnam its first loss in three outings. Gilas had an early 14-4 lead in the opening period after a basket from Ravena but Vietnam’s Quy Kiet Dang and Thanh Tam Dinh nailed back-to-back threes to cut the deficit to 13-14. An off-the-glass basket of Vicent Cilia gave the host country its first lead of the match at 1:02 mark of the opening period, 17-16, but Will Navarro quickly returned the favor to the Philippines. In the second quarter, Fajardo took charge to widen the gap, 30-21, after a couple of finger rolls. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/18/22/sea-games-gilas-drubs-singapore-by-51-points-to-go-3-0">SEA Games: Gilas trumps Singapore by 51 points to stay perfect</a></li></ul>Gilas opened the second half with a 6-0 start to create a 15-point cushion, 48-33, capped by Fajardo’s putback jumper. At the tail end of the third, Lopez unleashed his own 5-0 run to further stretch the lead to 20 points, 62-42.Juzang Anh tried to spark a Vietnam run in the game after scoring a three to start the payoff period, 50-62, but the Philippines responded with a 17-0 spurt for 79-50 lead, five minutes left in the game.Gilas is eyeing a 14th straight SEA Games gold and 19th overall.

The Philippine men’s basketball team fended off the host Vietnam 88-60 to hike its start to 4-0 at the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Thursday. 

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SEA Games: Gilas overwhelms Vietnam, moves to 4-0

Karl Cedrick Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 19, 2022 10:15 PM PHT

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Updated May 20, 2022 02:06 AM PHT

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