Gilas Pilipinas completes golden sweep of 3x3 men's basketball

The Philippines completed a sweep of the Southeast Asian Games 3x3 basketball competition, scoring a double gold for the country.

The Gilas Pilipinas men's team of CJ Perez, Chris Newsome, Jason Perkins, and Mo Tautuaa finished their onslaught with a 21-9 win over Indonesia on Monday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan City.

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Gilas led as much as twelve, 18-6, after a Perez shot before the Thais broke their scoring drought at the 3:38 mark. Mo Tautuaa connected for a long two to seal the gold.

The Gilas men celebrate their victory. Zeke Alonzo

Perez scored 10 points in the gold medal match.

The national stars swept their way to the Finals, defeating Malaysia (21-13) and Cambodia (21-6) on Monday. Gilas was also perfect in its Sunday matches, winning over Indonesia (21-17), Myanmar (21-10), Vietnam (21-15), and Thailand (21-10).

Vietnam bagged third in 3x3 basketball after defeating Thailand, 21-17.

Earlier, the women's team also bagged the gold after defeating Thailand, 17-13. —Justin Kenneth Carandang/JST, GMA News