The game was resumed briefly before two of the three remaining Filipino players intentionally fouled out, meaning the Philippines lost by default.

Despite the brawl, both Australia and the Philippines advanced to the second round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers.

For the first round of the joint Asia and Oceania qualifiers, the Philippines and Australia were drawn part of Group B along with Chinese Taipei and Japan.

[citation needed] The last FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier match of the Philippines prior to their second match-up against Australia was against Chinese Taipei, away from home.

The Philippines decided to retain ten players from the Chinese Taipei game for their next match, replacing Jio Jalalon and Allein Maliksi with Baser Amer and Carl Bryan Cruz.

[4] Australia suffered a 78–79 defeat to Japan prior to their second Philippines game but decided to retain the twelve players in their roster.

[6] During their closed-door practice on 1 July 2018,[7] the Australia team removed the decals of corporate sponsors PLDT and Chooks-to-Go on the court, reportedly due to player safety issues.

Officials from the Philippine national basketball association, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), criticized the move, stating that the Australians should have asked permission.

Reyes, along with SBP official Manny V. Pangilinan, posted a video of the act through Twitter, expressing displeasure at the move and promising that they would "not back down" from the Australians.

[11] The three referees who officiated the match were Ahmed Al Bulushi of Oman, Hatim Alharbi of Saudi Arabia, and Paul Skayem of Lebanon.

[14] A separate incident involved Nathan Sobey, who was punched in the face by Jio Jalalon,[16] a Filipino player who was not on the roster.

[16] At one point, Filipino players, officials and fans sitting at the court-side rushed in to hurt Goulding, who was lying on the floor defending himself.

[20][21] The Australian team said several years later, they were forced to endure their teammate getting attacked, because if they took action the whole stadium might have rushed in and beat or perhaps even killed them.

[24] The referees along with security officials left the court and went to the OB Van of ESPN 5 outside the arena, which was covering the match, to review footage of the brawl from different camera angles.

[23] Fearing for their own safety, the Australia team remained in the Philippine Arena for several hours after the match and changed hotels.

[31] After the brawl-marred game, Australia's coach Andrej Lemanis accused the Philippines of sabotaging his side's training the day before the match.

In an earlier interview on SportsCenter Philippines, Reyes said that he hadn't heard any incident of racist abuse by the Australian players.

[39] According to the SBP, FIBA was clear that the ban imposed on the Philippine players does not apply to the national team's planned participation in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, as well as their participation with their respective teams in the Philippine Basketball Association, and that the match suspensions were to be served in the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

The Philippines was forced to revamp its roster for the September 2018 qualification window and Yeng Guiao was appointed as their head coach.

The Philippines lost two matches at home in the November 2018 window to Iran and Kazakhstan threatening their bid to qualify for the World Cup.

Before the brawl incident, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) planned to send a national team composed of the core of the TNT KaTropa of the Philippine Basketball Association.

The Philippine Basketball Association officially announced the participation of Rain or Shine in the Asian Games on 26 July 2018 with the SBP declaring on the same day that the Philippine national team's withdrawal from the continental games saying that it and the national team intends "regroup, prepare for the process of appealing the FIBA Disciplinary Panel's recent decision, and aim for sustainable success in future tournaments.

As a result, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas has chartered a new direction for the team leading up to their hosting of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and also in hopes of qualification to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, which involves the development and international exposure of young players.

Australia also went on to win back-to-back FIBA Asia Cup titles at the 2022 edition of the tournament and the Philippines played at the Philippine Arena for the first time since the incident during the sixth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers, winning against Lebanon, 107–96, on 24 February 2023, and faced Jordan in a losing effort, 90–91, at the same venue on 27 February.