Photo credit: FIBA Asia
Gilas Pilipinas Youth U18 (2-0) uses strong second half to beat the Qatar U18 national team (0-2), 77-61 to grab their second straight win and to clinch a quarterfinal slot in the 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championships on Monday, August 22 at the Azadi Basketball Hall in Tehran, Iran.
Mason Francis Amos led the Gilas Youth with 19 points (4/7 2pts, 2/3 3pts, 5/5ft) along with 7 rebounds and a steal in 25 minutes of play. Jared Bahay with a solid game of 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal. Jared Bahay with a solid game of 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal while Joshua Caleb Coronel added 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
The Josh Reyes-mentored Gilas Youth will try to sweep their group phase assignment against fellow unbeaten Chinese Taipei (2-0) on Tuesday, August 23 at 5:00pm.
The Scores:
PHILIPPINES 77 - Amos 21, Bahay 15, Coronel 9, Gamber 7, Demisana 6, Abadam 5, Gagate 4, Pablo 4, Andres 2, Nacua 2, Alao 2, Porter 0.
QATAR 61 – Moustapha Ndao 14, Abbasher 14, Mousa 11, Massamba Ndao 7, Alnabawy 6, Abuissa 6, Al-Abdulla 3, Radi 0, Hajar 0.
Quarters:24-18, 34-35, 54-48, 77-61. [GAME STATS] | [GAME VIDEO] | [Buy Gilas Jersey]
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