LIVE: Gilas Pilipinas vs Australia – Fiba World Cup qualifiers July 6

• Gilas Pilipinas, coming off a double overtime heartbreaker against New Zealand, looks to bounce back and wrap up its third window campaign against unbeaten host Australia in the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

SCHEDULE: Gilas Pilipinas at Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers (third window)

July 6, Monday – Perth

• 6:30 p.m. – Gilas Pilipinas vs Australia

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Gilas Pilipinas seeks bounce back vs heavily favored Australia

FILE–Gilas Pilipinas’ Kevin Quiambao during a game against Australia in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup. –FIBA PHOTO

Gilas Pilipinas will try to close out its third window assignment in the Fiba Basketball World Cup Asia-Oceania Qualifiers with a win against heavily favored Australia at the RAC Arena on Monday in Perth.

The Filipinos try to put behind the painful effects of a 106-102 double-overtime loss to New Zealand last week behind and refocus against the hefty and talented Boomers, the sixth-ranked nation in the world that is undefeated in five matches thus far.

Gilas has a 2-3 record after that loss to the Tall Blacks, and though the Filipinos are assured of advancing to the next round, an upset win would come in handy as they would have some kind of buffer heading into the next window against formidable Middle Eastern nations.

Justin Brownlee out for Gilas Pilipinas vs Australia in Fiba qualifiers

Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee in action against New Zealand in the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers.–FIBA PHOTO

Gilas Pilipinas was dealt a big blow ahead of its crucial clash with Australia in the 2027 Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Monday.

Coming off a heartbreaking loss to New Zealand on Friday night, the Nationals will be without naturalized forward Justin Brownlee against the unbeaten Aussies, who lead Group A with a 5-0 mark.

“Brownlee will miss the game against Australia due to hamstring strain and peroneal tendinopathy on his right leg and left knee swelling and cartilage defects,” the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday night less than 24 hours before the Philippines’ duel against Australia at RAC Arena in Perth.

Tim Cone rues missed Gilas-Alex Eala double celebration

Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone during a game vs New Zealand in the 2027 Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. –FIBA PHOTO

Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone quickly took to X (formerly Twitter) after the squad’s painful double overtime loss to New Zealand in the 2027 Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

Following the Philippines’ 106-102 loss to the Tall Blacks at Spark Arena on Friday, Cone aired his sentiments online and surprisingly, it wasn’t all about Gilas.

Instead, Cone celebrated Alex Eala, who scored a historic victory over Australia’s Maya Joint in the second round of Wimbledon.