Southeast Asian Basketball Championship scores for June 23, 2011

Philippines 97 - Casio 19, Aguilar 18, Douthit 14, Tiu 12, Barroca 9, Baracael 8, Lutz 8, Ababou 5, Ballesteros 4

Malaysia 71 - Ho 11,Batumalai 10, Ng 10, Loh 9, Chee 8, Wee 7, Kuek 5, Chin 4, Choo 3, Lau 2, Ong 2, Kuppusamy 0

QS: 20-20, 36-41, 63-57, 97-71

- Malaysians waxed hot from long range in the first half, hitting 8 of their 14 attempts from rainbow country.

- Pinoys started sluggishly and gave away too many possessions via turnovers.

- Marcus Douthit had an impressive double-double: 14 points and 15 rebounds.

- JV Casio engineered the pull-away in the 3rd quarter, scoring a5 of his 19 points there.

- Japeth Aguilar cleaned it all up in the final period with 14 of his 18 points.

- The Philippines can afford these slow starts in the SEABA games, but they should check it before plunging in the FIBA-Asia tourney.

JV Casio came up big again for the Pinoys
(image from FIBAAsia.net)

Ho Yeow Loong displayed good shooting in
top-scoring for Malaysia
(image from kldragons.com)

Indonesia 71 - Indrawan 12, Gunawan 10, Poedjakesuma 9, Prawiro 9, Prihantono 9, Faisal 7, Wuysang 7, Situmorang 4, Setepu 4, Dewanto 0, Chandra 0

Singapore 60 - Wong 11, Matialakin 11, Oh 10, Khoo 8, Folkoff 7, Koh M. 7, Lim 6, Fok 0, Ng 0, Wu 0, Koh K. 0, Goh 0

QS: 16-14, 31-34, 48-54, 71-60

- Indonesia looked outclassed for 3 periods, but they came alive in the final canto to thwart a game Singaporean side.

- The Indons capitalized on their steals to gain 29 more attempts at the basket, and consequently outscore the Singaporeans by 17 in the 4th quarter.

- Singapore was on its way to an upset of the hosts, but the Indon veterans mustered just enough grit to gain the upper hand.

Ponsianus Indrawan hit some big shots in the comeback win
(image from nblindonesia.com)

Pathman Matialakin was bright spot in the loss for the SIngaporeans
(image from redsports.sg)