Gilas' comeback vs. Jordan falls short
Photo courtesy of FIBA BOCAUE - Jordan overcame a Gilas Pilipinas comeback and won, 91-90, in their FIBA World Cup Qualifiers clash on Monday night at the Philippine Arena. A red-hot first half turned out to be just enough for the Jordanians as Gilas could not complete a comeback from 25 points down. Jordan sizzled early on and raced to a 33-14 first-quarter lead. Although Gilas made some feelers in the second quarter, Jordan finished the quarter strong to enter halftime leading, 60-41. Gilas pulled off a huge second-half comeback and even tied the game multiple times, the last at 88-all with ...