{"id":456344,"date":"2023-08-25T19:17:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=456344"},"modified":"2023-08-25T19:17:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:17:47","slug":"dominicans-overcome-record-breaking-crowd-to-defeat-philippines","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/dominicans-overcome-record-breaking-crowd-to-defeat-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominicans overcome record-breaking crowd to defeat Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dominican Republic started with a victory against co-hosts Philippines 87-81 as the match was played before a record-breaking crowd in Manila.<\/p>\n<p>The match was close as neither side had a double-digit lead as Dominican big superstar Karl-Anthony Towns played against the host superstar, Jordan Clarkson.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Making \ud835\udc07\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc18 in Manila \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<p>3\ufe0f\u20e38\ufe0f\u20e3,1\ufe0f\u20e31\ufe0f\u20e35\ufe0f\u20e3 fans packed Philippine Arena, setting a new FIBA Basketball World Cup record as the 2023 edition started with PUSO and passion!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIBAWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FIBAWC<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinForAll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WinForAll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PCoE67plIP\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/PCoE67plIP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 \ud83c\udfc6 (@FIBAWC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIBAWC\/status\/1695059429073301808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dominican Republic won for a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> time against the Philippines after their 94-67 win in the group stage of the 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Serbia. More than 38,000 people watched the match from the Philippine Arena, beating the previous record-breaking crowd for an indoor match set at the World Cup 1994 Final at the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada, where almost 33,000 people watched from the stands.<\/p>\n<p>Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 26 points as he scored 15 free throws from 16 tries and grabbed 10 boards for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Clarkson notched 28 points before being fouled out in the final minutes of the 4<sup>th<\/sup> quarter, and that helped the Domicans to close the match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jordan Clarkson for the Philippines today in their loss vs the Dominican Republic<\/p>\n<p>28 points<br \/>\n7 assists<br \/>\n7 rebounds<br \/>\n3 stocks<br \/>\n8 turnovers<br \/>\n5 fouls<\/p>\n<p>JC being asked to do a lot for the Philippines national team <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PS9P79Rmj7\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/PS9P79Rmj7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jazz Lead (@JazzLead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JazzLead\/status\/1695074718091776370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dominican Republic started with a victory against co-hosts Philippines 87-81 as the match was played before a record-breaking crowd in Manila. 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