Manila, Feb. 20 -- Gilas Pilipinas fell prey to Chinese Taipei for the first time in 12 years with an 84-91 stunning defeat in their FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers game on Thursday night at the Taipei Heiping Basketball Gymnasium.

Lin Ting-Chien put Chinese Taipei ahead for good, while Lu Chun-Hsiang delivered the heartbreaker to Gilas as they survived several Justin Brownlee attemptsfor a comeback in the fourth quarter.

Down by as much as 13 in the second half, Brownlee willed Gilas' comeback in the final period and eventually helped put the Filipino side ahead, 82-81, with 3:15 left.

However, Lin made great use of Brandon Gilbeck's screen on Scottie Thompson and hit the pick-and-pop three with 3:05 left for an 84-82 Chinese Taipei lead eve...