LIVE: Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei

• Gilas Pilipinas opens its campaign in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup against a familiar foe in Chinese Taipei.
• The Nationals went 1-1 against the Taiwanese during the Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers.

LIVE UPDATES: Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei

• FINAL: Gilas Pilipinas drops its first assignment in the Fiba Asia Cup as the hotshooting Chinese Taipei comes away with a 95-87 win.
• Last ditch rally for Gilas Pilipinas Kevin Quiambao makes a right corner 3. Philippines down 88-81,  1:34 to play.
• Chinese Taipei holding on to an 86-76 lead over the Filipinos with 2:44 to play.
• Ying-Chun Chen simply unstoppable for Chinese Taipei. That’s his fifth triple of the game for 29 points so far. 83-74 lead for the Taiwanese.
• Justin Brownlee fouls out with 4:31 to play.
• Kevin Quiambao steps back and knocks down a 3! Big numbers from KQ here. Gilas within 80-74. 4:49 4Q.
• Gilas Pilipinas still playing catch up as Chinese Taipei continues to hit those 3s. The Taiwanese ahead 80-71. Over 5 minutes to play.
• Kevin Quiambao with a left corner 3! Gilas only down 73-65.
• END OF THIRD: Chinese Taipei 73, Gilas Pilipinas 62.
• Scottie Thompson keeping Gilas Pilipinas alive here in the third. He finishes with an and-1!
• Scottie Thompson sneaks one in. Gilas down by 10, 67-57.
• HUGE chasedown block from Calvin Oftana!
• Ting-Chien Lin knocks down a 3! Chinese Taipei still with hot hands. 62-49 lead for the Taiwanese.
• Another 3 from Dwight Ramos! Gilas Pilipinas back within single digits, 56-47.
• Dwight Ramos answers with a 3 of his own. Gilas Pilipinas down 56-43. 5:56 3Q.
• Ying-Chun Chen’s 3s still falling! Chinese Taipei in total control again here in the third, 56-41. He has 20 in the game.
• Justin Brownlee called for his fourth foul. 6:51 3Q.
• Dwight Ramos off the glass! Gilas Pilipinas still trails 51-41.
• Brandon Gilbeck dominating downlow for Chinese Taipei. 51-38 lead for the Taiwanese.
• Justin Brownlee still going! He opens the scoring for the Philippines in the second half. Gilas down 45-36.
• Robert Hinton with a turnaround jumper! Chinese Taipei pads the lead, 45-34.
• Second half underway. Gilas Pilipinas looking to get its first taste of the lead since its 2-0 start. On the floor for the Philippines
• Justin Brownlee with 16 points for Gilas Pilipinas at the half. Calvin Oftana and Scottie Thompson add six apiece.
• HALFTIME: Chinese Taipei 43, Philippines 34.
• Brandon Gilbeck’s 2 freethrows pushes Chinese Taipei’s lead back to double digits, 43-32.
• Robert Hinton with a personal 5-0 run for Chinese Taipei as he stops for a 3 in transition. 41-32 lead for the Taiwanese, 1:13 2Q. Time out, Philippines.
• Newsome finds a cutting AJ Edu, who finishes with an undergoal stab.  Gilas down by four, 36-32.
• Chris Newsome on the attack. Chinese Taipei 36, Gilas Pilipinas 30. 3:15 2Q.
• Ying-Chun Chen connects with a left corner 3! He keeps Chinese Taipei ahead 35-28 with his 17th point of the game.
• Scottie Thompson with four straight points! And Gilas Pilipinas only down 32-28. 6:03 2Q.
• Calvin Oftana splits from the line, then scores a jumper. Gilas trims into Chinese Taipei lead, 30-24. 7:28 2Q.
• Justin Brownlee still carrying Gilas Pilipinas on his back. Another basket for him. Gilas Pilipinas trails 30-21.
• END OF FIRST: Chinese Taipei 27, Philippines 16.
• Justin Brownlee heaves a 3 from the halfcourt and it goes in!
• Calvin Oftana for 3! Finally some offense going for Gilas Pilipinas. The Filipinos still trail 27-13. 1:01 1Q.
• Chinese Taipei waxing hot! Another 3 from Ying-Chun Chen. 23-8 lead.
• Mohammad Gadiaga unleashes a 3! Chinese Taipei with an 18-8 advantage.
• Brownlee uses the glass. He has scored all of Gilas Pilipinas’ 8 points.
• Brownlee with a baseline jumper! But Ting-Chien Lin immediately answers with a 3. Taipei leads Gilas Pilipinas, 15-6.
• Justin Brownlee cleans up Scottie Thompson’s airball. Gilas down 10-4.
• Chinese Taipei with a 10-2 lead, 5:25 after another basket from Ying-Chun Chen! Coach Tim Cone calls for a timeout.
• Gilas Pilipinas getting whistled left and right here in the opening quarter as it struggles to convert its shots as well.
• Strong start from Chinese Taipei. The Taiwanese on a  7-0 run after a jumper from Ying-Chun Chen.
• AJ Edu picks up his second found with barely 3 minutes into the game.
• Brandon Gilbeck split from the line puts Chinese Taipei up, 3-2.
• Justin Brownlee opens the scoring for Gilas for a 2-0 lead.
• Gilas Pilipinas starting 5 vs Chinese Taipei: Chris Newsome, CJ Perez, Dwight Ramos, Justin Brownlee and AJ Edu.

August 6, Wednesday

2am – Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei

RESULTS: 2025 Fiba Asia Cup Day 1

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— FIBA Asia Cup (@FIBAAsiaCup) August 5, 2025

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— FIBA Asia Cup (@FIBAAsiaCup) August 5, 2025

MANILA, Philippines–Tim Cone is giving Gilas Pilipinas players the keys. Now, it’s up to them to drive.

Before the Philippines’ first game in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup, Cone said it’s time for the players to show how they really play on the big stage.

“Now it’s on the players. We’ve done what we can as the staff and now it’s on the players to go out there and really play their game. That’s the point of it,” said Cone.

“We don’t want to make it so restricted for them that they don’t play their natural game. These guys are talented players.”

The real games are finally here for Gilas Pilipinas, with Chinese-Taipei presenting an early stern test as the Nationals kick off their Fiba Asia Cup campaign in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

“We have a battle on our hands. But we’ll be ready,” coach Tim Cone said as the Philippines takes on its Taiwanese counterparts at 9 p.m. on Tuesday local time (2 a.m. Wednesday, Manila time) at King Abdullah Sports City.

Gilas is expected to face a talented Chinese-Taipei squad that will come into the match with some psychological edge after winning their previous match last February at the Asia Cup Qualifiers in Taipei.

MANILA, Philippines—Coach Tim Cone saw Saturday’s exhibition game against Jordan as an acid test for Gilas Pilipinas with the Fiba Asia Cup right around the corner.

Gilas may just be where Cone wants the team to be ahead of Wednesday’s Asia Cup opener against Chinese Taipei after notching a 75-61 win over Jordan.

“Well, I’m just looking for a measurement of where we are in terms of preparedness,” said Cone in an interview with One Sports before the scrimmage against Jordan. “So I think that is really the key, to see how prepared we are.”

MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas may be competing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup but coach Tim Cone and the squad don’t feel like they’re in enemy territory at all.

There has been no shortage of Filipino support for Gilas after a couple of training sessions and a tune-up game under their belts since their arrival in Jeddah.

“I think the response has been really awesome. We’ve had so many kids and parents come on over. Our players are obviously incredibly popular [with them],” Cone said in a video by One Sports shared by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).

June Mar Fajardo’s calf issue could be one of the factors that will determine how achievable Gilas Pilipinas’ ultimate goal is in the Fiba Asia Cup.

Fajardo finally took part in a Gilas practice in the team’s second day in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after spending time resting in the aftermath of his massive role in San Miguel Beer’s title run in the PBA Philippine Cup.

It’s still unsure if Fajardo will get some action at press time when Gilas faced Jordan in a tuneup match that came three days before the Philippines’ Asia Cup opener against Chinese-Taipei.

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