SEA Games 2011. Philippines thump Myanmar

- November 16, 2011
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Philippines - Myanmar 57:39

Philippines recorded the second straight win at the start of 2011 SEA Games in Jakarta. They silenced Myanmar to stay perfect. Merenciana Arayi (85) nailed 13 points to pace the winners.
Philippines grabbed an 18:10 lead after ten minutes of action. Myanmar stopped the rot in the second term. They limited Philippines to just 8 points in the quarter and got within 3 points at the interval 23:26. But the third term turned decisive for Philippines. They hold Myanmar to just 6 points in the period and cleared off to a 14-point advantage with ten minutes to go. Myanmar never recovered suffering the second loss at the tournament. Analyn Almajan notched 11 points and 11 rebounds in the win. May Yee responded with 10 points for Myanmar. Wine Wine had 9 points in the loss.

Philippines: Merenciana Arayi 13, Analyn Almajan 11+11 boards
Myanmar: May Yee 10, Wine Wine 9