Gilas Pilipinas got off to a slow start, falling behind by a huge margin early but managed to fight valiantly before bowing to a selection team from Lithuania, 90-80 in a tuneup match in Kausas, Lithuania.The Filipinos gave up 36 points in the opening period as they trailed by 17.Lithuanian forward Tomas Zdanavicius proved to be the thorn on Gilas' side as he went perfect from three-point zone with his 6-of-6 shooting clip in the opening half en route to a 20-point first half explosion. The Lithuania Selection squad took a 56-45 halftime advantage.
The national squad struggled from the field throughout the game, while the Lithuanians had a field day from the outside, peppering Gilas with 12 threes in the process.Gilas shot just 39.7 percent from the floor, and got outrebounded 46-39 as Lithuanian League Most Valuable Player Vytautas Šulskis scoring 19 points and collaring nine boards.
Zdanavicius, the 6-foot-8 forward, led the Lithuanian Selection with 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while Justinas Ramanauskas flirted with a double-double with 12 points and nine assists, along with three boards. Rokas Pocius chipped in 10 and nine boards for the host team, which suited up just eight players.
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