Pilipinas U21 falls short against Lietuva 75-81A three pointer by John Paul Treñas
(38956091) closed the gap 75-77 with 49 seconds left in the game, but Pilipinas was unable to generate any more offense in the loss. Treñas led the team with 21 points while Engelbert Nisperos
(38956653) added a double double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Lietuva's big man Sigimantas Žiklevicius proved unstoppable with 27 points on 12-17 shooting.
After the loss, we are ranked second with one game left. To qualify for the world championship, Lietuva must lose to Brasil, and we need a lot of PD in our next game against Al Jazair U21. This game will be on Tuesday, December 27, 2:30 am.