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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764329112699Untitled.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Gilas Pilipinas Men head coach Tim Coach and loyal stalwart Scottie Thompson after their 41-point win over Guam in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Screengrab: FIBA Media</div>MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone is counting on the home crowd support to follow up their massive 87-46 win over Guam in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Friday.The national team turns its attention to its second game against Guam in a four-day span, and Cone is relying on the Filipinos&#x27; cheers to inspire them and hopefully, go 2-0 in Group A.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/11/28/gilas-pilipinas-overwhelms-guam-for-triumphant-start-in-fiba-world-cup-asian-qualifiers-1845">READ: Gilas Pilipinas overwhelms Guam for triumphant start in FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers</a></div>They will battle Guam again on Monday at Ateneo de Manila University&#x27;s Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City.&quot;That&#x27;s the big thing about home-and-away [games]. You&#x27;ve got to follow it up,&quot; Cone underscored. &quot;If you look at the score, we&#x27;re gonna look at ourselves and have that opportunity to relax and not really come with it the second time around. They&#x27;re [Guam] gonna come incredibly motivated, but hopefully, we have the home crowd that&#x27;ll get us pumped up.&quot;Cone believes this basketball-crazy nation will show up and fill up the Ateneo gym because Gilas doesn&#x27;t play that often on home soil.&quot;We love our basketball back home, everybody knows. We&#x27;re gonna have a big sellout whenever Gilas plays. We don&#x27;t play at home very often. But when we do, everybody&#x27;s excited to watch them,&quot; added the PBA&#x27;s winningest tactician.&quot;We&#x27;re hoping that will be the thing that could generate our excitement to come back and follow up this win.&quot;Notably, their Guam affair on Friday didn&#x27;t exactly feel like an away game, as this U.S. territory is known as home to a lot of Filipinos.The Pinoy hoops fans who attended even cheered &quot;Ginebra,&quot; instead of &quot;Gilas,&quot; which netizens certainly took notice of.

Gilas Pilipinas will battle Guam again on Monday at Ateneo de Manila University's Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City. #FIBAWC

Gilas Pilipinas will battle Guam again on Monday at Ateneo de Manila University's Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City. #FIBAWC

FIBA: Tim Cone, Gilas counting on home crowd support in 2nd game vs Guam

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FIBA: Tim Cone, Gilas counting on home crowd support in 2nd game vs Guam

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published November 28, 2025 07:35 PM PHT

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