Batang Gilas eliminated by Canada in FIBA U17 World Cup
2018 FIBA U17 World Cup Round of 16: Canada eliminated Batang Gilas, 102-62 held in Argentina last July 5. Gerry Abadiano led Philippines with 19 points as he shot 7/11 from the field.
Batang Gilas shot 0/14 in the 1st quarter and scored just 7 points, all on free throws while Canada scored 26 points.
Kai Sotto contributed 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks as Batang Gilas will now play in the Classification Phase for 9th-16th place.
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe led Canada with 22 points. Raven Cortez was the only other Philippine player in double digits with 10 points.
Batang Gilas was outrebounded by Canada, 55-35 and Canada got 23 assists, Philippines with only 13.
Philippines will face Mali on July 7, 1:15am in the classification round, highest finish Batang Gilas can get is 9th place.
View Batang Gilas Schedule for FIBA U17 World Cup 2018
Game Scores:
Philippines 62 – Abadiano 19, Sotto 16, Cortez 10, Tamayo 7, Lazaro 4, Guadania 3, Andrada 3, Calimag 0, Fortea 0, Chiu 0, Padrigao 0, Pascual 0
Canada 102 – Moncrief 22, Krikke 13, Sakota 10, McNeilly 9, Hylton 9, Hemmings 9, Patterson 8, Barthelemy 7, Houstan 5, Rathanmayes 5, Minnot 4, Bediako 1
Quarters: 26-7, 51-26, 77-46, 102-62
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