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FIBA World Cup qualifiers: Gilas bows to Jordan in first tune-up game

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATED) The Philippine men&#x27;s national basketball team showed flashes of brilliance, but ultimately came up short against visiting Jordan, 98-92, in a tune-up game on Monday evening at the Meralco Gym.In what will be the first of two games against the visiting squad, the Filipinos trailed early, recovered midway through, but were out-played in the closing stretch by Jordan.Christian Standhardinger led the Philippines with 21 points, while Marcio Lassiter added 14 markers and Jayson Castro had 13.Zaid Abbas had 24 points for Jordan, including the three-pointer with 51 seconds left that served as the dagger.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/20/18/guiao-impressed-with-ricci-rivero-he-can-play-at-this-level">Guiao impressed with Ricci Rivero: &#x27;He can play at this level&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/20/18/yeng-guiao-takes-the-good-with-the-bad-in-first-gilas-pilipinas-tune-up">Yeng Guiao takes the good with the bad in first Gilas Pilipinas tune-up</a></li></ul>&quot;We&#x27;re a little bit rusty,&quot; said Gilas Pilipinas coach Yeng Guiao. &quot;There&#x27;s a lot of room for improvement, but we still play this team on Wednesday.&quot;&quot;Dapat, magpakita na tayo ng improvement from today to Wednesday,&quot; he said. &quot;We had some good stretches, but we also had some bad stretches. Our execution is still not that good, so we have to fine-tune our execution on both ends.&quot;Jordan&#x27;s hot shooting from beyond the arc propelled them to a 25-13 lead with 1:42 left in the first quarter, but the national team&#x27;s bench unit -- the San Miguel foursome of Christian Standhardinger, Marcio Lassiter, Alex Cabagnot and Arwind Santos, along with Rain or Shine&#x27;s Beau Belga -- conspired in a 10-0 run to end the frame.From there, it was a nip-and-tuck game, with Gilas repeatedly catching up even as Jordan kept building small leads. The visitors were ahead by just three points, 82-79, after Lassiter knocked down a jump shot with still 3:21 to go.But Abbas -- who took an elbow to the face from Belga in the second quarter -- waxed hot. He nailed a triple to spark a 7-0 run, and after Jayson Castro and Lassiter each nailed a three-pointer to make it 91-83 with 1:15 left, he drilled a three-pointer of his own to again make it a nine-point game, 94-83, with just 51 seconds to go.Quick shots from Castro and Lassiter helped the Philippines trim the lead in the final minute, but the Jordanians were able to ice the game from the free throw line.&quot;These games are learning experiences for us,&quot; Guiao said. &quot;What we want to do or what we want to achieve is to be able to see where our shortcomings are, where our weaknesses are.&quot;This was the Philippines&#x27; first tune-up game in preparation for the upcoming window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, wherein they will play Kazakhstan and Iran.Gilas will play Jordan again on Wednesday, still at the Meralco Gym. They also have a tune-up scheduled against Lebanon on Friday.<div dir="ltr">The scores:</div>JORDAN 98 - Abbas 24, Al Awadi 18, Abu Hawwas 16, Dentmon 11, Hussein 10, Obeid 8, Abuwazaneh 8, Kanaan 3, Abdeen 0, Alamarsheh 0, Dasuq 0, Hasoneh 0, Eid 0.PHILIPPINES 92 - Standhardinger 21, Lassiter 14, Castro 13, Belga 7, Rosario 7, Wright 7, Fajardo 6, Cabagnot 5, Santos 5, Erram 4, Rivero 4, Norwood 0.Quarters: 25-13, 46-44, 70-67, 98-82.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a></div>

MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATED) The Philippine men's national basketball team showed flashes of brilliance, but ultimately came up short against visiting Jordan, 98-92, in a tune-up game on Monday evening at the Meralco Gym.

MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATED) The Philippine men's national basketball team showed flashes of brilliance, but ultimately came up short against visiting Jordan, 98-92, in a tune-up game on Monday evening at the Meralco Gym.

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FIBA World Cup qualifiers: Gilas bows to Jordan in first tune-up game

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 19, 2018 09:55 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 20, 2018 03:11 AM PHT

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