SUMMARY
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ national under-16 basketball team won its third straight game in the 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship by taking care of Iraq, 78-69, on Sunday, November 1, at the Britama Arena in Indonesia.
Gian Robert Mamuyac led the winning side by scoring 16 points in addition to 5 boards and 5 steals.
Kris Harvey Pagsanjan also played well, recording 13 points and 5 assists in the win, while Samjosef Belangel and Jason Credo had 10 and 9 points, respectively.
Up by 7 at halftime, Batang Gilas used a 20-11 third quarter to take control of the game en route to the victory.
The national team is now tied with defending champion China atop Group F with 3-0 records.
Iraq, which had 35 turnovers in the loss, fell to 0-3.
The Philippines will be back in action on Monday, November 2, against 2-1 Korea. – Rappler.com
Add a comment
How does this make you feel?
There are no comments yet. Add your comment to start the conversation.