The Gilas Pilipinas squad will be facing one of their toughest rival in the competition, the former champion of the 2013 FIBA Asia in Manila, Team Iran, the same team that defeated the Filipinos in the finals of 2013. The Gilas Pilipinas vs. Iran match will start at around 11:45 AM today, and we will be having our very own live coverage of the game.
See Also: Gilas Pilipinas Defeats Iran Highlights Video
Here’s Our Live Coverage of the Gilas vs. Iran Match:
Scores:
FINAL Score: Gilas – 87 vs. Iran – 73
Gilas – 78 vs. Iran – 67 (3:40 left)
Gilas – 74 vs. Iran – 67 (time 4:29 left fourth)
Gilas – 74 vs. Iran – 67
Gilas – 68 vs. Iran – 64
Gilas – 58 vs. Iran – 57
Gilas – 55 vs. Iran – 54
Gilas – 52 vs. Iran – 54
Gilas – 46 vs. Iran – 50 (5:34 left 3rd)
Gilas – 46 vs. Iran – 47
Gilas – 41 vs. Iran – 47
GIlas – 39 vs. Iran – 47
Gilas – 37 vs. Iran – 47 (End of Fistt Half)
Gilas – 32 vs. Iran – 36
Gilas – 32 vs. Iran – 34
Gilas – 29 vs. Iran – 33
Gilas – 27 vs. Iran – 29
Gilas – 27 vs. Iran – 27
Gilas – 24 vs. Iran – 27
Gilas – 22 vs. Iran – 25 (End of First Quarter)
Gilas – 21 vs. Iran – 23
Gilas – 21 vs. Iran – 18
Gilas – 17 vs. Iran – 16
Gilas – 17 vs. Iran – 11
Gilas – 14 vs. Iran – 11
Gilas – 10 vs. Iran – 10 (5:51 first half)
Gilas – 8 vs. Iran – 10
Gilas – 6 vs. Iran – 6
Gilas – 4 vs. Iran – 3
Gilas – 2 vs. Iran – 3
First Five: Gilas: Blatche, Hontiveros, de Ocamp, Hontiveros & Castro vs. Iran: Davarphana, Kamrani, Sahakiah, Haddaid, Bahrami
Both the Philippines and Iran won their first game in the second round of the competition, as Iran leads the Group F with an unblemished records after defeating Hong Kong while the Gilas Pilipinas squad routed Japan and now just behind Iran in Group E.
A victory over Iran by Gilas Pilipinas will solidify their entry into the knockout quarterfinals, and if they win also against India, they will be considered as top seed in Group E.
Right now the Philippines holds a 2-1 record in their group after the defeated Japan but one of its main players, the naturalized center of Gilas, Andray Blatche is still nursing a sprained ankle.
According to Coach Tab Baldwin of Gilas Pilipinas his squad will try to hand Iran its first defeat in the tournament while avenging their loss to Iran during the last edition of FIBA Asia and during the Jones Cup 2015.
