Gilas Pilipinas will face the winner between Thailand and Malaysia in the other semifinal pairing of the SEA Games 2025 men's 5x5 basketball in Thailand.
Gilas Pilipinas found themselves in a deep hole early but slowly crawled back for a hard-earned 71-68 win over Indonesia in the SEA Games 2025 in Thailand Thursday, Dec. 18.
For the third straight time, the Nationals trailed early, 15-27, before clamping down on defense then hanging tough at endgame to advance to the gold medal match.
Gilas will await the winner between host Thailand and Malaysia in the other semifinal pairing.
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Like most sportswriters, Jan Ballesteros once dreamed of becoming a professional hooper. But he learned the hard way that it’s not for everyone.
He continues to be involved in the sport he loves, but this time as a member of the PBA Press Corps. Aside from primarily covering the PBA, he is also assigned to cover Gilas Pilipinas.