Gilas Pilipinas routed Malaysia, 94-49, to start the campaign of the Philippines in the men's 5-on-5 basketball tournament of the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.

Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser scored 15 points and Justin Brownlee added 11 points to lead the Philippine national men's basketball team to victory on Tuesday, May 9, at the Morodok Techo National Stadium Elephant Hall 2.

The Filipinos, seeking to regain the gold medal in the event after a second-place finish in the 2021 SEA Games, never looked back after ending the first quarter with a 21-point advantage, 33-12,

Wong Yi Hou finished with 15 points to pace the Malaysian squad that trailed behind by 50 points at most during the game.