The 2014 SEABA U18 Championships in Sabah, Malaysia saw
both the Philippines and Malaysia qualifying for the 2014 FIBA Asia U18 Championships
in Doha, Qatar.
Batang Gilas Pilipinas beat Malaysia and Singapore in
succession en route to sweeping the competition in the 2014 SEABA U18 tourney.
Two days ago, they beat the hosts, 93-76, behind balanced production from Radge
Tongco, Thirdy Ravena, Paul Desiderio, and Jollo Go. A day after, Batang Gilas
continued practically unmolested, blasting the hapless Singaporeans, 124-63, to
reassert their dominance as the region’s hoops power. Seven Pinoys scored in
double-figures here, led by Paul Desiderio, Dave Yu, and Andrei Caracut, who
scored 17, 16, and 16 points respectively.
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| It was a great three days of action in the 2014 SEABA U18 Tournament! |
The hosts, Malaysia, also advanced by virtue of
beating Indonesia last night, 83-60. The Malaysian’s finished with a 2-1 record
after this result, and, like the Pinoys, will represent SEABA in the Doha
joust. They were the only ones to actually put up a semblance of a fight
against the Philippines. In their game two days ago, Malaysia even led at the
end of the first quarter, 20-18. They kept it close throughout most of the
second half, too, before the Filipinos unloaded a strong finish to peg the
final difference at 17 markers. And just yesterday, Malaysia leaned on strong
rebounding and shooting to dominate Indonesia, 83-60. Joon Lock Wee led the
hosts with 4 triples on his way to 20 points while Anthony Liew tallied 12
markers and 14 boards.
BOX
SCORES:
Day 2:
INDONESIA over SINGAPORE, 66-62
INA 66 - Kosasih 13, Teja 12, Aziz 12, Pangesthio 12, Tjandra
6, Indraprasto 6, Prabowo 2, Saroni 2, Tio 1, Astaghfirul 0, Aghystha 0,
Simadibrata 0
SIN 62 - Lim M 12, Han 10, Wong 9, Ang 8, Kwek 7, Goh 4, Two
4, Foo 4, Sim 2, Lim J 1, Chua 1, Chia 0
QS: 14-14,
26-24, 49-40, 66-62
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| Kurniawan Indraprasto of Indonesia tries to get past the defense of Singapore's Jia Hao Sim. |
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| Jun Yuan Lim of Singapore fights for the loose ball against the Indons. |
PHILIPPINES over MALAYSIA, 93-76
PHL 93 - Tongco 12, Go 11, Ravena 10, Desiderio 10, Caracut 9,
Black 9, Dyke 9, Yu 6, Ochea 5, Santillan 5, Escoto 5, Asilum 2
MAS 76 - Wee 12, Ting 10, Heng 10, Tan Wi 9, Wong K 8, Tan We
7, Liew 6, Foo 5, Wong Y 4, Chang 3, Wong M 2
QS: 18-20,
45-30, 68-60, 93-76
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| Paul Desiderio and the Filipinos didn't exactly have a cake walk against the hosts. |
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| Radge Tongco led the way for Batang Gilas with a dozen markers. |
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| Yi Hou Wong runs full speed to chase down the ball. |
Day 3:
PHILIPPINES over SINGAPORE, 124-63
PHL 124 - Desiderio 17, Caracut 16, Yu 16, Ravena 14, Black 12,
Go 12, Asilum 10, Ochea 9, Santillan 6, Escoto 6, Dyke 2
SIN 63 - Sim 15, Wong 8, Lim M 7, Ang 7, Han 6, Chua 6, Teo 6,
Lim J 4, Goh 2, Kwek 2, Chia 0
QS: 30-17,
73-32, 105-50, 124-63
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| The Filipinos cop the 2014 SEABA U18 crown in Malaysia! (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Jollo Go continues to wax hot for Batang Gilas. (image from Jollo Go's Instagram) |
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| Jun Yuan Lim spins against Aaron Black. |
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| Dave Yu stepped up with 16 points for the Philippines. |
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| Aaron Black tries to drive strong against the Singaporean D. |
MALAYSIA over INDONESIA, 83-60
MAS 83 - Wee 20, Tan Wi 13, Liew 12, Wong K 10, Wong Y 9, Foo
5, Heng 5, Lim 4, Tan We 3, Ting 2, Chang 0
INA 60 - Indraprasto 12, Pangesthio 11, Kosasih 11, Tio 9, Aziz
8, Prabowo 4, Simadibrata 2, Saroni 2, Aghystha 1, Teja 0, Tjandra 0,
Astaghfirul 0
QS: 26-15,
41-24, 66-47, 83-60
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| Hendra Tio gets bottled up by the Malaysian defense. |
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| Ting Jun Foo tries to pull up against the Indons. |
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| Wing Jet Tan dropped 13 markers to help Malaysia qualify for the 2014 FIBA Asia U18. |
All images are from the Malaysian Basketball
Association.
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