MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas missed out on an outright quarterfinal berth in the Asian Games men’s basketball competition after a frustrating 87-62 loss to Jordan in Hangzhou, China on Saturday, September 30.

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson proved to be a thorn in the side of the Filipinos, scoring 24 points to lead five players in double figures on top of 9 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks as Jordan topped Group C with a 3-0 card.

Justin Brownlee paced the Philippines with 24 points, while Scottie Thompson ended up as the only other Filipino player in twin-digit scoring with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Finishing second in Group C with a 2-1 record, Gilas Pilipinas faces Qatar for a place in the quarterfinals.

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Fourth quarter

• FINAL: Jordan crushes Gilas Pilipinas, 87-62
• JORDAN 87-62: Japeth Aguilar with the final bucket
• Jordan 87-60: Ashraf Al Hendi scores
• JORDAN 85-60: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson splits his free throws 
• JORDAN 84-60: Ahmad Alhamarsheh inside off a Rondae Hollis-Jefferson feed
• JORDAN 82-60: Ahmad Al Dwairi again
• JORDAN 80-60: Ahmad Al Dwairi makes it a 20-point lead
• JORDAN 78-60: Ahmad Al Dwairi strong move to the hoop
• JORDAN 76-60: Marcio Lassiter hits the long two 
• JORDAN 76-58: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 2/2 at the stripe
• JORDAN 74-58: Ange Kouame ends the scoring drought for Gilas Pilipinas
• JORDAN 74-56: Sami Bzai splits his free throws
• JORDAN 73-56: Ahmad Al Dwairi attacks Ange Kouame
• JORDAN 71-56: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson with the tough shot
• JORDAN 69-56: Freddy Ibrahim with the high looper
• JORDAN 67-56: Scottie Thompson retaliates
• JORDAN 67-54: Sami Bzai beats Scottie Thompson for the short stab
• JORDAN 65-54: Justin Brownlee cuts for the open layup
• JORDAN 65-52: Sami Bzai makes it back-to-back treys as Jordan restores its 13-point lead
• JORDAN 62-52: Freddy Ibrahim opens the fourth with a triple

Third quarter

• END OF 3Q: Jordan concludes the period on a 7-0 blitz to grab 59-52 lead
• JORDAN 59-52: Ahmad Al Dwairi puts it back
• JORDAN 57-52: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 2/2 at the line
• JORDAN 55-52: Ahmad Alhamarsheh and-one
• 52-52: CJ Perez skies for the layup
• JORDAN 52-50: Justin Brownlee answers Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 
• JORDAN 52-48: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson back-to-back buckets 
• JORDAN 50-48: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson regains the lead 
• 48-48: Japeth Aguilar inside
• JORDAN 48-46: Justin Brownlee gets the technical free throw to go
• JORDAN 48-45: CJ Perez answers with his own trey
• JORDAN 48-42: Freddy Ibrahim sells the fake, drains the triple 
• JORDAN 45-42: 7-0 run as Justin Brownlee hits the three 
• JORDAN 45-39: Justin Brownlee makes his free throws
• JORDAN 45-37: Scottie Thompson scores on the second try after being blocked
• JORDAN 45-35: But Rondae Hollis-Jefferson makes it a 10-point lead again
• JORDAN 43-35: Japeth Aguilar cuts Gilas Pilipinas’ deficit to single digits
• JORDAN 43-33: June Mar Fajardo sinks the one-hander off a CJ Perez assist
• JORDAN 43-31: Scottie Thompson scoops it in 
• JORDAN 43-29: Mohammed Hussein splits his charity shots

First half performers

• Justin Brownlee (PHI) – 14 points
• June Mar Fajard (PHI) 6 points, 3 rebounds
• Scottie Thompson (PHI) – 5 points, 7 rebounds
• Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (JOR) – 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
• John Bohannon (JOR) – 10 points, 8 rebounds
• Freddy Ibrahim (JOR) – 9 points 

Second quarter

• END OF 2Q: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson unloads 9 of his 11 points in the period as Jordan leads 42-29
• JORDAN 42-29: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson beats the buzzer with a jumper 
• JORDAN 40-29: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson takes care of his foul shots
• JORDAN 38-29: Japeth Aguilar with the putback
• JORDAN 38-27: Mohammad Hussein cans his second three-pointer
• JORDAN 35-27: June Mar Fajardo 2/2 at the stripe
• JORDAN 35-25: Justin Brownlee makes the technical free throw
• JORDAN 35-24: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scores over Chris Newsome
• JORDAN 33-24: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson goes perfect at the line
• JORDAN 31-24: Justin Brownlee buries the triple
• JORDAN 31-21: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson splits his free throws
• JORDAN 30-21: Justin Brownlee ends the scoring drought for Gilas Pilipinas
• JORDAN 30-19: John Bohannon flips it in for the first double-digit lead of the game
• JORDAN 28-19: Freddy Ibrahim again
• JORDAN 26-19: Freddy Ibrahim makes it a seven-point lead for Jordan
• JORDAN 24-19: John Bohannon completes and-one 
• JORDAN 21-19: John Bohannon putback is good
• 19-19: Ange Kouame with the putback
• JORDAN 19-17: Mohammad Hussein retaliates with his own triple
• GILAS PILIPINAS 17-16: Scottie Thompson drains the corner trey
• JORDAN 16-14: Justin Brownlee sinks the technical free throw

First quarter

• END OF 1Q: Jordan ends the opening quarter on a 10-0 run to seize a 16-13 lead
• JORDAN 16-13: Freddy Ibrahim sinks the contested triple
• 13-13: Sami Bzai drains another trey for the tie
• GILAS PILIPINAS 13-10: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson finally hits one
• GILAS PILIPINAS 13-8: Freddy Ibrahim converts the fastbreak layup
• GILAS PILIPINAS 13-6: Scottie Thompson ices his free throws
• GILAS PILIPINAS 11-6: Justin Brownlee hits the midrange jumper off a CJ Perez dime 
• GILAS PILIPINAS 9-6: June Mar Fajardo again
• GILAS PILIPINAS 7-6: Sami Bzai for three
• GILAS PILIPINAS 7-3: June Mar Fajardo scores off an offensive rebounds
• GILAS PILIPINAS 5-3: John Bohannon answers with his own three-point play
• GILAS PILIPINAS 5-0: Justin Brownlee completes and-one
• GILAS PILIPINAS 2-0: Justin Brownlee breaks the scoring ice after three scoreless minutes

Starters

• GILAS PILIPINAS: June Mar Fajardo, Justin Brownlee, Calvin Oftana, Japeth Aguilar, Scottie Thompson 
• JORDAN: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Freddy Ibrahim, Sami Bzai, Ahmad Al Dwairi, John Bohannon

Preview

A familiar foe stands in Gilas Pilipinas’ way for an automatic qualification to the quarterfinals in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

The Philippines battles PBA Best Import awardee Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Jordan to wrap up the group stage in the men’s basketball competition at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre on Saturday, September 30.

Both unbeaten with identical 2-0 records, the Filipinos and the Jordanians vie for the top spot in Group C, which merits an outright berth in the quarterfinals.

Hollis-Jefferson will be a marked man after averaging 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3 steals as he looks to keep Jordan unbeaten heading into the last eight.

The former NBA veteran is no stranger to Gilas Pilipinas, being teammates with Calvin Oftana at TNT and facing almost all of the Filipino players in the PBA, most notably Justin Brownlee.

Brownlee fell short of the Best Import plum to Hollis-Jefferson in the Governors’ Cup last season and lost in the PBA finals for the first time as he and Barangay Ginebra succumbed to the Tropang Giga in six games.

This time, Brownlee eyes redemption as he aims to deliver another solid performance after norming 21 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 3.5 steals in convincing wins over Bahrain and Thailand.

Game time is 5:30 pm. – Rappler.com