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Gilas still winless in 4 games

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Omar Abada struck with 16 points for Tunisia, which handed Gilas Pilipinas a fourth straight loss, 86-67, Friday night at the Wukesong Sport Arena in Beijing.

Michael Roll added 13 points to help give the Tunisians their second win in four matches, as they moved up the standings in Group N of the classification 17-32 phase of the FIBA World Cup Basketball 2019.

Andray Blatche powered the Philippines with 24 points and 11 rebounds.

Makran Ben Romdhane had 10 points and led the Tunisians' initial attack with four points during a 6-0 run in the start of the first period.

There was no looking back for Tunisia after a second scoring surge, that allowed them to stay on top after taking a 14-3 advantage in the last 5:07. The Tunisians eventually found themselves enjoying a 23-8 spread in the last 1:38 of the first canto

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Iran earlier turned back Angola, 71-62, in another Group N encounter, with Mohammadsamad Nik Khahbahrami leading with 21 points.

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