- Gilas Pilipinas looks to bounce back from its loss to Chinese Taipei and end the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers on a high note against New Zealand.
- The Philippines, already qualified for the continental meet, remains in the lead in Group B with a 4-1 card.
February 23, Sunday – Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
- 10am (3pm NZ time) – Australia vs Gilas Pilipinas
Where to watch Gilas vs New Zealand: online, TV
Fans can watch Gilas Pilipinas’ rematch against New Zealand on Sunday via various platforms.
The game will air live on RPTV, a free TV service, PBA Rush, One Sportsand One Sports+. It will also air online on Pilipinas Live, a subscription-based streaming platform.
Gilas Pilipinas’ Dwight Ramos in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup.–FIBA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Coach Tim Cone is sticking with the same group that went to battle against Chinese Taipei when Gilas Pilipinas faces New Zealand in their last game of the Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers Sunday.
On the eve of Gilas’ clash with the Kiwis, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced that there will be no changes in the lineup.
Gilas Pilipinas during the national anthem ahead of its match in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers against Chinese Taipei. –FIBA PHOTO
Gilas Pilipinas hurtles toward what was initially a nonbearing game whose only value was to afford the Nationals some sort of bragging rights and serve a tuneup ahead of the Fiba Asia Cup’s flagship event in Saudi Arabia in six months.
But the return match against New Zealand this Sunday in Auckland has become a high-stakes clash as the two nations break their 4-1 tie for the Group B lead, which also ultimately awards the winner a favorable draw in the continental meet in Jeddah this August.
The Filipinos missed cornerstone Kai Sotto in the 91-84 shock loss to Chinese Taipei at Taipei Heping Stadium, as Gilas struggled to find another reliable source of production outside naturalized ace Justin Brownlee and another young pillar in Dwight Ramos.
Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee during a game against Chinese Taipei in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers. –FIBA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Thursday night was supposed to be another feather added to Justin Brownlee’s cap.
Instead, he watched his stellar night go down the drain as Chinese Taipei subdued Gilas Pilipinas, 91-84, at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium.
Brownlee tipped his hat to the Taiwan for sticking through their game plan and notching a win in the third window of the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers.
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