(UPDATE) GILAS Pilipinas showed up with a more superior, more promising unit, but these were not enough to generate a win against host Lebanon, which pulled off an 85-81 win in the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Thursday night in Beirut (early Friday morning in Manila).

Bannered by NBA star Jordan Clarkson, future star Kai Sotto, and a few more key additions from the PBA who helped shore up this new Gilas roster, the Philippines made a game out of it despite turning the ball 21 times, a manifestation of the lack of time to blend together as a squad.