(UPDATE) AFTER Gilas Pilipinas' narrow loss versus Turkey, national team manager Richard del Rosario believes the Philippine team can "hold its own against higher-ranked teams" as the Tim Cone-coached quintet eye an Olympic slot next week in Riga, Latvia.

The Philippines engaged Turkey in a neck-and-neck battle, before Bosnian-Turkish gunner Tarik Biberovic buried a late triple, capping his 23-point effort to seal an 84-73 win by Turkey in their tune-up game.

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