The Philippines-Batang Gilas takes on Malaysia in their opening game in the FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship.
The last meeting between the two men's under-16 basketball team in a FIBA-sanctioned event took place in last year's SEABA U16 Championship in Manila with the Batang Gilas posting a 83-62 win.
Here is the details for Philippines-Batang Gilas vs. Malaysia in the Preliminary Round of FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship.
- Date: Monday, April 2, 2018
- Time: 1:00 pm
- Venue: Foshan Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium in Foshan, China
- Game Stats: FIBA.Basketball
- Live Stream: FIBA YouTube Channel
Results and Scores
Batang Gilas opened its FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship campaign with an 62-57 win over Malaysia.
Terrence John Fortea led the Philippines men's national under-16 basketball team with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Kai Sotto tallied a good numbers of 12 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. Raven Angelo Cortez contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Philippines U16
62
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57
Malaysia U16
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines U16 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 62 |
| Malaysia U16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 57 |
Highlights
Watch the highlights as Batang Gilas Pilipinas survived Malaysia, 62-57, in the opening day of the 2018 FIBA Asia U-16 Championship in Foshan, China.