Gilas Pilipinas scored a 75-70 come-from-behind win over Jordan to finish seventh in the 2017 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup on Sunday at the Beirut Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex in Beirut, Lebanon.

Despite falling to a 65-70 deficit late in the last canto, the nationals didn’t give up as they unleashed a blitzing 10-0 bomb and played solid defense allowing them to bounce back from two previous frustrating losses – against Korea (86-118) and Lebanon (87-106).

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