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| William Hickey scores on a dunk. FIBA |
MANILA--Australia gave Gilas Pilipinas a reality check as the latter's FIBA Asia Cup campaign ended in another quarterfinal exit with a 60-84 defeat on Wednesday at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
Another slow start doomed Gilas as Australia, behind a solid three-point shooting, raced to a 29-12 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Gilas managed to stay close to Australia the rest of the way, but it only kept Australia from further blowing the game wide open.
Owen Foxwell and Jaylin Galloway each scored 15 points for Australia, which will play the winner of another quarterfinal game between Chinese Taipei and Iran in the semifinals.
Kevin Quiambao put up 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from long range and four rebounds for Gilas, which bowed out of competition for the second straight time after the Final 8.
