#SEAGames2019: Gilas Pilipinas Women goes to the medal round despite splitting final two games

Host nation Philippines barges on to the medal rounds of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Women's 3x3 Tournament in San Juan's FilOil FlyingV Centre after splitting their final two games on schedule Monday morning.

Only needing just one game to make it into the knockout semifinal, the Gilas Pilipinas Women did it by beating Vietnam 21-14, but lost to Thailand in overtime 20-22 to finish their preliminary record to 4-1 with the Thais temporarily up by beating the home side.

However, the Filipinas can go top of the pile later if Malaysia wins over Indonesia by not more than five points  that would cause a logjam at the top with an identical 4-1 card and all three teams having a 1-1 split with all games decided by two points.

Vietnam were the first to give our Gilas Women a scare, taking a 1-point lead but the latter finished the match with an 8-0 run, punctuated by Jack Danielle Animam's wide open bucket inside the shaded lane with 52.9 seconds left for their fourth win in as many games.

The former UAAP MVP had 8 points to lead Gilas Women, bucking  a sluggish game from Janine Pontejos

But the glory was short lived as Thailand wrecked the unbeaten record with their walk-off win in the lone possession in the extras.

Bad thumb and all, Afril Bernardino forced the extra time at the horn with her second effort, but it all went to naught when Warunee Kitraska displayed ong-range shooting all game and firing the dagger to suck the life out of the arena.