Posted: 2:39pm 14/12/2025
(Bangkok, 14th Comprehensive News) A good goal in the first quarter was not enough to defeat the “big devil” Philippines. The Malaysian men’s basketball team suffered a huge defeat.Thailand SEA Games5-a-side basketballThe first defeat of the game.
In today’s Men’s Basketball Group A showdown, the Malaysian Men’s Basketball Team led in the first quarter and ultimately lost 58-83 to the Philippines, the defending champion and multi-time champion in tournament history (19 crowns in 22 games).
Malaysia launched a 15-4 offensive in the latter part of the first quarter, and at the end of the quarter, led the Philippines 22-16 to take the lead.
However, Malaysia “misfired” in the second quarter and only scored 4 points. Therefore, at the end of the first half, it was 16 points behind the Philippines (26 to 42).
After the side change, Malaysia once narrowed the point difference to single digits in the third quarter, but then the Philippines made another effort and widened the point difference to more than 20 points in the final quarter. This left Malaysia unable to recover and ended up losing 58-83.
