PHNOM PENH: The Philippines avenged the disappointment of an opening-game defeat and reasserted their Southeast Asian Games dominance beating hosts Cambodia on Tuesday (May 16) to clinch men's basketball gold. They beat Cambodia 80-69 in a pressure-cooker final in Phnom Penh, with 23 points from star man J
PHNOM PENH: The Philippines avenged the disappointment of an opening-game defeat and reasserted their Southeast Asian Games dominance beating hosts Cambodia on Tuesday to clinch men's basketball gold.
However, it was Cambodia who emerged as their toughest foes this time, beating them in the group stage with a new-look squad controversially composed by coach Harry Savaya of mostly naturalised players. Savaya incensed the Philippine bench during that shock opening win by tilting his head onto his hands in a"night night" gesture as he called a late-game timeout.
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