MANILA, Philippines -- The Perlas Pilipinas women's national basketball team is assured of the gold medal in the 2016 SEABA Championship for Women following a 77-73 win over Malaysia on Saturday night in Malacca.
Allana Lim had 16 points and Afril Bernardino came off the bench to tally a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds to go along with five assists for the Filipinas.
With the victory, Perlas improved to 5-0 in the tournament while handing the host team their first loss.
The Filipinas led by as much as 20 points early in the fourth quarter, 71-51, before the Malaysians roared all the way back to make it a four-point game, 73-77, with still 30 seconds to go.
Perlas held firm, however, forcing a turnover that dashed Malaysia's hopes of a comeback.
Fook Yee Yap had 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting to lead Malaysia.
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