Published July 2, 2021, 7:36 AM Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas couldn’t translate its courageous stand against host Serbia the other day into a spot in the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament after suffering a 94-67 loss to the Dominican Republic early Friday, July 2 Manila time in Belgrade. An error-prone second half resulted in Gilas losing a slim halftime lead even as the Caribbean nation came out and turned a tight contest into a lopsided affair to claim the win going away at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in the Serbian capital. Veteran guard Victor Liz, the athletic Gervis Solano, Mike Torres and Angel Nunez were responsible for sealing Dominican Republic’s place in the semifinal against Group B winner Italy while leaving coach Tab Baldwin and the rest of the Gilas contingent to ponder on the huge beating.