SAUDI ARABIA again looked like a walk in the park for a national men’s basketball team that went 2-0 on the road in the International Basketball Federation World Cup Asia qualifiers.
“Obviously, we’re very happy with the result. We focused really on our defense and we were able to stop their players,” Gilas head Coach Chot Reyes said. “I think the result that we were able to hold them below 70 points speaks well of our ability to defend.” Roger Pogoy and Dwight Ramos had 13 points each while Sotto got 11 points and nine rebounds for Gilas, which played Saudi Arabia fresh from dealing Jordan its first home loss in four years, 74-66, in Amman only two days ago.