Jordan Clarkson saves the best for last as Gilas Pilipinas avoids another winless FIBA World Cup run
MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas’ near decade-long wait for its first FIBA World Cup win is over.
Clarkson erupted for 24 of his 34 points in a phenomenal third quarter to propel the Philippines to its first World Cup win since the 2014 edition when it beat Senegal in overtime. A man on a mission against the team that denied him a win in his debut for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2018 Asian Games, the Utah Jazz standout capped the stretch with four straight three-pointers that took the fight out of China.
The win marked the first time the Filipinos won a World Cup game at home after the country lost all eight games of its hosting in 1978.
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