Gilas Cadets Defeats Brunei 140 - 29

  • 9 years ago
MANILA, Philippines – The Gilas Cadets continued their dominant run in the 2015 SEABA Championship by running over Brunei, 140 to 29, at the OCBC Arena in Singapore on Thursday.

The win has formalized the Philippines entry to the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship, which will take place in China.

RayRay Parks top scored Gilas with 19 points, while Kevin Ferrer and Russell Escoto tallied 18 markers apiece.

Troy Rosario chipped in 17 points for the Philippines, which now has four straight victories in the SEABA contest.

Gilas banked on a strong start in the first half where they led as high as 50 points, 64 to 14.

The gap widened to as much as 100 points midway the payoff period, 123 to 23.

The Filipinos will face Singapore next in the tournament that serves as a qualifier for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship this September.