Gilas Pilipinas’ Ethan Tan-Chi during a game against Indonesia in the Fiba Asia Cup U16.–FIBA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas Youth got their rhythm back in time to notch their first win in the Fiba U16 Asia Cup on Monday.
The Gilas cadets notched a 65-60 win over Indonesia at MBank Arena in Mongolia for their first win in the continental competition.
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The young Nationals bounced back after taking a 106-82 whipping from Chinese Taipei on Sunday.
Ethan Tan-Chi made sure Gilas won’t drop to 0-2 after leading the Philippines with 12 points, five rebounds and a steal.
Backstopping Tan-Chi were Joel Pascual and Nickson Cabañero, who scored 11 and 10 points, respectively. Brian Orca Jr. also crashed the boards for Gilas with a game-high 13 rebounds to go along with four points.
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Miracle Christiano’s double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds went down the drain for Indonesia, which also drew another 13 points from Muhamad Fakhirzal Firdaus.
Gilas Youth at 1-1 is behind Chinese Taiepi and New Zealand in Group B standings.
The Filipinos and Kiwis face off later at 4:30 p.m. Gilas needs a victory over New Zealand, unbeaten after two games, to advance to the next round.
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