Gilas Wins Over Jordan 77-71!

It started out much like yesterday's game. Gilas seemed sluggish, out of sync and overly conscious of their offensive sets, leading to hesitant playmaking and overpassing. On defense, they were no better, fouling randomly and at the most inopportune time.

Then, something else happened.

Gilas Not Yet 100% Ready For Wuhan!

The best has yet to come.

That is the message of Gilas Coach Rajko Toroman as the Gilas Nationals first defeated Qatar 69-52, then followed it up with another win over Jordan 80-71.

But, despite the victories, Toroman believes that the Gilas team has yet to play to their full potential. He cites the lack of practice time with PBA reinforcements Kelly Williams, Ranidel de Ocampo and Jimmy Alapag as cause for concern.

Pressed to give a timetable of his wards' improvement, Toroman said that he hopes the Nationals will be 100% ready by the second round of the Wuhan tournament.


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Halftime: Jordan 34, Gilas 32!

We expected them to be a tough match up and that's exactly what they are.

Jordan took advantage of the Marcus Douthit's 3 minute rest period near the end of the 2nd quarter to overhaul a 32-29 deficit and convert it into a 2 point lead by halftime.

Mark Barroca is the man of the half for Gilas, scoring 13 points and grabbing 3 rebounds as the Jordanians swarm Douthit and Japeth Aguilar in the shaded area.

For Gilas to pull this game out of the fire, guards JV Casio, Chris Tiu and Mark Barroca must step it up even more.

2nd Quarter: Gilas leads Jordan 28-23!

Gilas is having a tough time with Jordan but they are still able run their offensive sets well. They are being manhadled by the bigger Jordanians but they are using quickness to even out the playing field.

Baracael, Lassiter, Tiu, Casio and Douthit are never giving the Jordanians an inch.

Toughest match ups are Chris Tiu against Rasheim Wright and Mac Baracael against Zaid Abbas.