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Gilas Pilipinas loss to the South Sudan in the second round, Gilas continue their loss-streak in the current Fiba World Cup 2023 after the loss against the African Team “87-68” at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
On the other-hand Japan defeated Venezuela “86-77” in Okinawa, Japan and the loss of Gilas Pilipinas officially knocked them out of contention for the Asian slot in Paris Olympics 2024.
South Sudan led by NBA G League MVP (2023) Carlik Jones with almost triple-double with 17 points, 14 assists and 9 rebounds. Wenyen Gabriel also added 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Win-less Philippines led by Jordan Clarkson with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Gilas will play against the win-less China on September 2 in a classification game.
