Batang Gilas beat Iraq by 17

Joshua Sinclair vs Iraq

Batang Gilas bounced back from their opening loss by beating Iraq, 96-79 in the 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship held in Tehran, Iran. Jolo Mendoza led Philippines with 25 points and was 7/14 from 3.

Joshua Sinclair with 21 points and 12 rebounds while John Vincent Gallego contributed 12 points and 6 assists. Ihab Al-Zuhairi led Iraq with 39 points and 24 rebounds.

Fran Yu scored 10 points. Philippines with 15 steals. Batang Gilas now with a 1-1 record.

View Batang Gilas Schedule for FIBA Asia U18

Scores:
Philippines 96 – Mendoza 25, Sinclair 21, Gallego 12, Yu 10, Carino 8, Mamuyac 7, Bahio 4, Flores 4, Madrigal 2, Tibayan 2, Lee 1.

Photo above from fiba.com

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