Malaysia overcome Laos at U16 SEABA Championship

Malaysia U16 - Laos U16 83:56

Malaysia wrapped up their U16 SEABA Championship campaign with victory. They held off Laos to clinch the second position in the ladder. Jian Chua (183-G-95) stepped up with 22 points to lead the effort. Laos suffered the fourth straight loss at the tournament. The second-place finish means Malaysia will play at U16 Fiba Asia Championship in Vietnam in October.
Malaysia quickly took off posting a 24:11 lead after ten minutes. The hosts boosted the margin to as many as 23 points at halftime 42:19. Malaysia stayed in control throughout the third term. They registered a 64:42 lead at the final intermission. Malaysia did not loosen the grasp in the fourth frame to race to the victory. Gashvinder Sarjit-Singh (195-C-95) netted 13 points, while Jia Tong (189-F-95) chipped in 9 points for the winners. Khamphay Inthavixay (168-PG-96) and Aphakone Phommasone (175-G-96) responde with 14 points each for Laos.

Malaysia U16: Jian Chua 22, Gashvinder Sarjit-Singh 13, Jia Tong 9
Laos U16: Khamphay Inthavixay 14, Aphakone Phommasone 14