Gilas Pilipinas falls to Lebanon in Fiba Asia Cup opener

MANILA, Philippines --- Gilas Pilipinas fought its way back from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter but still fell short to Lebanon, 95-80, in the 2022 Fiba Asia Cup on Wednesday at Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia. When Yousef Khayat tallied Lebanon's biggest lead, 22 points, 82-60, with 8:18 remaining, Carl Tamayo refused to give up and scored seven of the Filipinos' 11 straight points to cut the deficit to 82-71 at the 5:26 mark. SJ Belangel then capped the 14-1 run with a three-point play to trim it down to just nine, 83-74, with 4:42 to play. However, Hayk Gyokchan stopped the bleeding for the Lebanese with an and-one, followed by another three-point play from Wael Ar...

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