Thursday, August 21, 2014
Batang Gilas defeats Jordan by 25 points in FIBA Asia Under-18 opener (HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO)
The Batang Gilas U-18 (Philippine national youth basketball team) cruised to an easy victory in their tournament opener, routing Jordan, 85-60, to launch their FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship campaign on Wednesday in Doha, Qatar.
San Beda guard Radge Tongco scored 24 points on 11-for-17 shooting while Andrei Caracut had 11 points, six assists and three steals to lead Batang Gilas to its first victory.
Paul Desiderio and Chino Mosqueda both finished with 10 for the Filipinos. Batang Gilas dominated the middle two quarters, outscoring their foes, 58-16, to all but seal the win even before the start of the fourth quarter.
THE SCORES:
Philippines (85) - Tongco 26, Caracut 11, Desiderio 10, Mosqueda 10, Paras 6, Dyke 6, Black 6, Yu 5, Santillan 3, Go 2, Escoto 2, Bienes 0
Jordan (60) - Alabed Allat 21, Abuaboud 11, Haddad 7, Hijazi 7, E'layan 3, Al Bdour 3, Hassooneh 2, Hamati 2, Alsawalhi 2, Bousheh 1, U'wais 1, Alfaraj 0.
Quarters: 14-13, 44-26, 72-39, 85-60
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