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MANILA, Philippines – Batang Gilas opened its campaign at the 2014 FIBA Asia U18 Championship with a dominant 85-60 win over Jordan on Wednesday, August 20.
The young Filipino cagers were led by 5-foot-10 guard Ranbill Tongco who tallied 24 points with 2 assists and 2 rebounds on 2/3 shooting from the three-point area.
Gilas shot better from behind the arc converting 7 out of 21 of their attempts (33%) compared to Jordan’s 6 out of 24 (25%). The Filipinos also showed better ball movement recording 25 assists with 7 members of the team scoring at least 6 points.
Gilas also scored more points in the paint (38) against the taller opposition (22).
Kobe Paras, who had been drawing attention ever since winning the FIBA 3×3 U18 Slam dunk competition, scored only 6 points but contributed on other areas of the game hauling down 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals.
Forward Khaled Abuaboud and Mohammad Alabed Allat carried the fight for the Jordanians combining for 32 points and 31 rebounds but had little help from the rest of the team.
Scores:
PHI (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
JOR (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
– Rappler.com
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