After 61 years of title drought in the Asian Games, Gilas Pilipinas finally grasped the gold medal, toppling Jordan with a 70-60 victory, earlier this evening at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium.
Meanwhile, Jordan failed to notch their first-ever gold medal in Asian Men’s Basketball Game and ended its campaign with silver medal.
This is the fourth gold medal of the Philippines in the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.