Philippine belles blast Lebanese

MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas women cruised to yet another blowout win with an 89-63 blasting of Lebanon to clinch an outright semifinal berth in the 2024 FIBA Asia Cup Division B yesterday at the Futian Sports Park in Shenzhen, China.

Naomi Natalie Panganiban had a solid all-around game with 25 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and four steals as the Filipina ballers scored a followup to their 141-18 obliteration of Maldive.