Gilas Girls defeats Lebanon, secures place in FIBA U18 Asian Cup semis

Gilas Pilipinas Girls secured a spot in the semifinals of the FIBA Under-18 Women’s Asian Cup Division B in Shenzhen, China after beating Lebanon, 89-63, on Tuesday.

Similar to their Monday night win against the Maldives, the Gilas girls quickly pulled away from Lebanon, who still got to taste the lead early on, eventually opening a lead as high as 29 points just before the game ended.

Naomi Panganiban had 25 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, and four steals, while Gabby Ramos dominated inside with 12 points and 19 rebound for Gilas.

Tifanny Reyes also showed her range late by scoring 12 points, all from three-point range in the game where Gilas led by as many as 29.

The Philippines will now play the waiting game as the second- and third-placers from Groups A and B slug it out for the last two Final Four spots on Friday, June 28.