Gilas Pilipinas lose anew to the Australia Boomers in their first meeting since their infamous match in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers in 2018.
Gilas Pilipinas continued their misery at the hands of Australia after faltering, 60-84, in their FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinal 2025 match Wednesday, August 13.
The Nationals failed to ride the momentum from their thrilling victory against host team Saudi Arabia as they have now lost six of their seven FIBA-sanctioned matches against the Boomers beginning in the 1964 pre-Olympic tournament.
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Australia thus booked a trip to the semifinals against the winner between Chinese Taipei and Iran.
The Boomers made seven triples as they raced off to a 29-12 start and refused to ease on the gas pedal from there.