Romwel Anzures

Gilas Pilipinas against South Korea in the 2026 Hana Bank Invitational. Photo: Instagram/basketball_korea.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788681150829IMG_1877.jpeg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Gilas Pilipinas against South Korea in the 2026 Hana Bank Invitational. Photo: Instagram/basketball_korea. ">Gilas Pilipinas against South Korea in the 2026 Hana Bank Invitational. Photo: Instagram/basketball_korea.&nbsp;MANILA &mdash; Gilas Pilipinas was left searching for answers as it continued its preparations for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with yet another setback.</div>The Nationals absorbed a woeful 42-69 loss to South Korea on Sunday in Suwon to go winless in two games in the Hana Bank Invitational, adding to the concerns surrounding Gilas&rsquo; title-retention bid in the Asiad.Magnolia Hotshots forward Zav Lucero was the lone Filipino to reach double figures with 14 points, as Gilas led briefly, 2-0, before the Koreans scored 19 straight points in the opening period and eventually pulled away.Adrian Nocum added nine points and three assists, while Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser and Sedrick Barefield each scored seven.Justin Arana also suffered an apparent right ankle sprain in the second period and did not return as Gilas fell behind by more than 30 points later in the match.The Philippines also fell to South Korea on Friday, 55-81.Gilas will hope to recover before its Asian Games opening match against Bahrain on Friday, September 11.<div> </div><div>The Scores:</div>South Korea 69 &ndash; Yu 15, Yeo 14, Lee H 11, Jang 10, Lee J 6, Byeon 6, Moon 4, #11 Lee WS 2, Lee S 0, #23 Lee WS 0.Gilas Pilipinas 42 &ndash; Lucero 14, Nocum 9, Barefield 7, Ganuelas-Rosser 7, Trollano 3, Bolick 2, Bates 0, Baltazar 0, Ahanmisi 0, Abarrientos 0, Arana 0.Quarterscores: 19-4, 38-14, 56-27, 69-42.

Gilas Pilipinas was left searching for answers as it continued its preparations for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with yet another setback.

Gilas Pilipinas was left searching for answers as it continued its preparations for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with yet another setback.

Gilas left searching for answers with yet another woeful loss to Korea

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Gilas left searching for answers with yet another woeful loss to Korea

Rom Anzures,

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Published September 06, 2026 04:11 PM PHT

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