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Australia too much for Perlas Pilipinas

/ 07:19 PM July 24, 2017

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Perlas Pilipinas suffered another lopsided loss, this time, at the hands of powerhouse Australia, 107-65, in the 2017 Fiba Women’s Asia Cup Monday at Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium at Bangalore, India.

The Philippines was determined to give a better showing but it just couldn’t match Australia’s firepower and had little to counter its huge size advantage.

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Sara Blicavs collected 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals for Australia, which improved to 2-0 in Group B after beating South Korea in the opener.

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Australia put the game away early as it took a 68-23 lead at the half.

The Philippines, which got clobbered by defending champion Japan, 106-55, on Sunday, slipped to 0-2.

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Janine Pontejos paces Perlas with 18 points and three assists. The Philippines faces Korea on Tuesday.

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