Gilas Pilipinas falls to Australia but keeps second round hopes alive in FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers
Gilas Pilipinas struggled early against Australia but showed fight in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers, remaining qualified for the Second Round despite a 93-66 defeat.
![Gilas Pilipinas fought hard but fell to Australia 93-66. [photo credit: Peter Baltazar]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/638085557_4414761795471087_3935513852937882743_n-400x200.jpg)

![Robert Bolick attacks the lane during Gilas’ win over Malaysia. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Final-Gilas-Mens-vs-Malaysia-8268-400x200.jpg)
![Poy Erram joins Gilas Pilipinas just in time for the SEA Games opener against Malaysia [FIBA.com photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot_480-400x200.png)
![Scottie Thompson fills the stat sheet ahead of another Gilas assignment. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PBA-IMAGES1733-400x200.jpg)
![Kevin Quiambao leads Gilas Pilipinas with 17 points against Australia in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 quarter-finals. [FIBA.com photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot_371-400x200.png)
![Gilas Pilipinas fought back in the third quarter but falls short against New Zealand [FIBA.com] [photo credit: FIBA.com]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/hexz68epmv9g6lxwxmyj-400x200.webp)
![Tough opener for Gilas Pilipinas. Despite late pushes, Chinese Taipei pulls off a wire-to-wire win. [FIBA.com photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/zpl8ssbt1jlrvg9jsx1g-400x200.webp)

