Asiabasket U16: Taiwanese crush Gilas Pilipinas girls by 26

Gilas Pilipinas Girls suffered its second straight loss following a disappointing 48-74 setback to Chinese Taipei in the FIBA U16 Women’s Asia Cup at the Arena Seremban in Malaysia last Tuesday. Yu-Tung Chang (2010) scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Taiwanese picked up their second straight win at the expense of the Gilas Girls. A jumper from Yu-Tung Chang with 37 seconds left in the first quarter capped a 13-0 run for Chinese Taipei to dictate the tempo the rest of the way. As if that wasn’t enough, Yu-Tung Chang Hsun Wen drained a jump shot with 1:56 left in the fourth quarter to give the Taiwanese their biggest lead of the game at 26 points, 74-48, to seal the easy victory. Chinese Taipei took advantage of the Gilas Girls’ 33 turnovers and scored 28 easy points and 12 fastbreak points. Nian-Zhen Lin (165-F-2009) and Hisieh Ai Tung both scored 12 points each while Yu-Yen Tsai (2010) dropped 11 points coming off the bench for the Taiwanese, who opened their campaign with a razor-thin 88-83 win over South Korea on Monday. Ella Smith (172-F-2010), on the other hand, dropped a double-double game of 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Philippines, which failed to bounce back from an 81-point massacre by Australia, 42-123, also on Monday. With the loss, the Philippines is now in a must-win situation as it takes on South Korea on Wednesday at 2 p.m. (Manila time). With both the Gilas Girls and the South Koreans dropping their first two assignments, this match is expected to go down the wire as they vie for a slot in the playoff for the semifinal.
Courtesy of: tribune.net.ph