MANILA, Philippines — The Gilas Pilipinas boys are heading to the championship spherical of the FIBA U16 Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers undefeated after steamrolling previous Malaysia, 96-61, Thursday night on the Bren Z. Guiao Sports activities Advanced in Pampanga.
The under-16 group of Gilas, who already punched a ticket to the FIBA U16 Asia Cup this yr, remained undefeated by means of 5 video games after a masterful exhibiting in opposition to the visiting group.
Travis Pascual and Jeremiah Antolin Jr. teamed up and had 15 factors apiece. The previous had 5 assists and 4 rebounds in 17 minutes of play, whereas the latter had 4 boards in additional than 17 minutes of motion.
The Philippines jumped to a double-figure lead as early as the primary quarter, goung up 28-12 after six unanswered factors to complete the body.
The dominance continued for Gilas, as they outscored the guests 27-17 within the second interval to go up 55-29.
And it was extra of the identical the remainder of the best way, with the Philippines main by as a lot as 39 factors, 96-57, after a putback by Mark Jhello Lumagub late.
Everaigne Cruz chipped in 14 markers for the house group, whereas Prince Carino had 13. Lumagub and Luisito Joel Pascual had 10 apiece.
Cameron Tan completed with 16 factors, seven rebounds and three assists for Malaysia. Fatt Kam Sing backstopped with 10.
On the finish of the preliminaries, Philippines and Indonesia will battle it out for the championship. Each groups are already assured of a berth within the Asia Cup. Their matchup will likely be on Friday.
The three-2 Thailand and the 2-3 Malaysia, for his or her half, will duke it out for the bronze medal and the final remaining ticket by means of the SEABA qualifiers.
Vietnam and Singapore, the underside seeds of the group, will face one another to cap their tournaments.