Gilas Pilipinas Outlasts Indonesia, Advances To Gold Medal Match With Cambodia

Gilas Pilipinas got their revenge from last year's SEA Games finals, as they dethroned Indonesia in a hard-fought 84 - 76 win to set up a rematch with Cambodia for the gold.

The Philippines had to overcome Indonesia's scoring rampage throughout the game. The scoreboard read 74 - 70, favoring the defending champions with 4:10 left in the fourth quarter. Then Justin Brownlee happened.

Barangay Ginebra's resident import scored 15 of his 34 points in the final period alone and was unstoppable. Brownlee completely shut the door on the Indonesians after making both freethrows with under 50 seconds left in the fourth. He also had 9 boards and dropped 5 dimes for Gilas.

Brandon Ganuelas- Rosser had 13 points and 4 rebounds while Arvin Tolentino added 10 points and 3 rebounds.

Lester Prosper, who played for Terrafirma Dyip in the PBA, finished with 26 points for Indonesia.

Gilas Pilipinas will play import-laden Cambodia for the coveted gold medal on May 16, Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Indonesia look to bag the bronze against Thailand before the Philippines- Cambodia finals.

The Scores:

Philippines 84 – Brownlee 34, Rosser 13, Tolentino 10, Lastmosa 9, Lassiter 9, Newsome 4, Perez 2, Ross 2, Standhardinger 1, Phillips 0.

Indonesia 76 – Prosper 26, Beane 12, Dhyaksa 9, Diagne 9, Jawato 8, Gemilang 6, Kokodiputra 3, Kosasih 2, Saputra 1, Noor 0, Teja 0.

Quarter scores:

24 - 20, 45 - 38, 65 - 60, 84 - 76.