After an impressive debut against host Taiwan on Sunday, the Gilas Pilipinas national team absorbed a 70-82 loss to reigning champion South Korea on Monday in the 37th Williams Jones Cup at the Xinchuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

The Koreans relied on their accurate perimeter and three-point shooting all throughout the match. The Philippine team attempted to foil the onslaught of the Koreans but couldn’t match their rivals’ intensity for the duration of the second half.

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