Gilas Pilipinas fell short of regaining the gold medal in the men's 3x3 basketball event of the Southeast Asian Games.
The Philippine squad absorbed a 20-15 loss at the hands of the host team on Sunday, May 7, at the Morodok Techo Elephant Hall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Almond Vosotros scored six points while Jospeh Sedurifa, and Lervin Flores each added four points as the Filipinos settled for a silver-medal finish in the 2023 edition of the biennial multi-sports event.
Peterson Brandon Jerome led Cambodia with 10 points while fellow naturalized player Dorsey Darrinrey finished with six points for Cambodia to bring home the gold medal.
Gilas Pilipinas secured a spot in the gold-medal match after securing a 20-19 victory against Thailand, the defending champions.
The victory assured that Gilas Pilipinas will have a better finish compared to the 2019 SEA Games in which the country placed third in the men's 3x3 event.
