Romwel Anzures

Gilas' Dwight Ramos in action in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. Photo from FIBA Basketball.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754739675889IMG_7971.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Fan-favorite Dwight Ramos in action for Gilas Pilipinas against Iraq in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. Photo from FIBA Basketball."/>Fan-favorite Dwight Ramos in action for Gilas Pilipinas against Iraq in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. Photo from FIBA Basketball.MANILA — Dwight Ramos took charge just in time to help Gilas Pilipinas survive a do-or-die bout in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.</div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/8/9/fiba-ramos-shines-as-gilas-posts-breakthrough-asia-cup-win-at-iraq-s-expense-1741">GAME RECAP: Ramos shines as Gilas posts breakthrough Asia Cup win at Iraq’s expense</a></div>The 6-foot-4 fan favorite delivered his best outing of the tournament so far, putting up 21 points with five rebounds, an assist, and a steal in the Nationals’ 66-57 victory over Iraq on Saturday.“We needed that win to give us confidence,” said Ramos, who has been putting up a tournament 9th-best 18.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.3 spg in three games so far. “We were feeling down a little bit. This one kinda raised our spirits, but it was tough.”Ramos — much like in their last assignments — did most of his damage when Gilas was trailing, but he deflected the credit to how their defense improved as the game progressed.“In the beginning, they were making their shots,” the Levanga Hokkaido star said. “But once we tightened our defense, we were able to stretch our lead.”However, Ramos’ performance wasn’t just timely due to Gilas facing elimination. His numbers were also much-needed as Justin Brownlee had his lowest-scoring output so far, only putting up eight points on 3-of-12 shooting from the field.And for head coach Tim Cone, this was more than a welcome sight.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/8/9/fiba-malonzos-time-will-come-assures-cone-after-another-dnp-for-ginebra-star-1913">READ: Malonzo&#x27;s time &#x27;will come,&#x27; assures Cone after another DNP for Ex-Ginebra star</a></div>“We were able to tie it at halftime, and we came out and rode the hot hand of Dwight,” said the Barangay Ginebra coach. “Any win at this point is a big win for us. We needed one to get under our belt, we needed a win to rekindle our conference.”Cone pointed out that it is what he also wants consistently from his locals whether Brownlee is having an off night or not.“That’s what we’ve been talking about. We have to use Justin not just as a scorer. We can play off of him because he draws so much attention,” he said.“We actually made our run with Justin out of the game, so everyone was more involved. He is such a tremendous player, so we have a tendency to stand around and watch him play.”“We have to continue to use him when they deny him. Guys just gotta step up and hit shots. For the most part, we did that tonight. But again, this is the type of game that we envisioned we would play. Low scoring, battling for every possession, and that’s what we’re gonna expect going forward,” added Cone.

Dwight Ramos took charge just in time as Gilas Pilipinas survived a do-or-die bout in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.

Dwight Ramos took charge just in time as Gilas Pilipinas survived a do-or-die bout in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.

FIBA: Tim Cone hails Dwight Ramos for taking charge as Justin Brownlee struggles

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FIBA: Tim Cone hails Dwight Ramos for taking charge as Justin Brownlee struggles

Rom Anzures,

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Published Aug 09, 2025 07:50 PM PHT

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