Gilas Pilipinas falls to New Zealand in double overtime heartbreaker

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ATTACK. Juan Gomez de Liaño in action for Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers.

Juan Gomez de Liaño and Kevin Quiambao see their superb performances go down the drain as Gilas Pilipinas misses out on a much-needed road win over New Zealand in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers

MANILA, Philippines – Late miscues on top of an underwhelming performance by Justin Brownlee doomed Gilas Pilipinas in its stinging 106-102 double-overtime loss to New Zealand in the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers at the Spark Arena in Auckland on Friday, July 3.

Shackled by the Tall Blacks’ suffocating defense, Brownlee scored just 5 points in nearly 36 minutes, then committed a costly unsportsmanlike foul that led to his exit as the Philippines absorbed its third straight defeat and fell to 2-3 in Group A.