Gilas Pilipinas outlasted Jordan to hack out a 70-60 victory and win the gold medal in the 19th Asian Games men's basketball finals at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center on Friday night.
Justin Brownlee topscored the nationals with 20 points, but it was Ange Kouame who brought the nationals to the promised land by constantly attacking the basket to score on crucial free throws that thwarted the Rondae Hollis-Jefferson-powered Jordan side.
Gilas mounted an aggressive start against Jordan to post an early 11-5 lead int he first period. The nationals enjoyed the upper hand, 28-15, until Rondae Hollis-Jefferson started a searing 14-1 rally to tie count 29-all. Freddy Ibrahim opened the payoff period with a triple, followed by John Bohannon's basket that cut Jordan's deficit to 53-46. Then Hollis-Jefferson and Bohannon tried to work around Gilas' defense in an effort to further narrow the gap midway through the quarter.
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