The newest member of the Gilas Pilipinas squad, Terrence Romeo lead his team in the first game of the national team in the MVP Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday night by pouring out a total of 22 points to defeat the Talk ‘N Text squad with the final score at 93-77.
The newest member of the Gilas Pilipinas squad, Terrence Romeo lead his team in the first game of the national team in the MVP Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday night by pouring out a total of 22 points to defeat the Talk ‘N Text squad with the final score at 93-77.
Terrence Romeo of GlobalPort continued his good game from the Jones Cup and into the final preparation of Gilas Pilipinas with his incredible plays and aggressive drive to the basket, including his four triples during the game against the PBA champion.
Veteran Gilas mainstays Jayson Castro contributed with 14 points while Andray Blatche and Ranidel de Ocampo added with 12 points apiece as they prepared for the next assignment against the tougher Wellington Saints of Zealand.
The New Zealand team is also determined to win the championship and want to avenge their previous loss against the Gilas Pilipinas as they also open the tournament with a victory over the Chinese Taipei national team.