Pilipinas U21 Use a Strong 4th Quarter to Overcome Al Jazair 94-80 (39962)Despite being down 28-18 after the first quarter, Pilipinas fought back by slowly trimming the lead. Pilipinas finally got the lead after Clark hit a shot with 2 seconds left in the third. From that point onwards, Pilipinas never looked back, outscoring Al Jazair 28-16 in the fourth on their way to the victory.
Engelbert Nisperos
(38956653) led the team with 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks while Clark Lloyd
(38955973) added 18 points in 23 minutes.
Unfortunately, Lietuva won their game against Brazil so they were able to qualify for the World Championship. In our case, we are sent to the consolation tournament with a record of 0-2. Having the best finish among Asian teams will give us the home court advantage in the tournament next season. For now, we focus on our next game against Indonesia on Monday, January 2, 2017, 6:30 PM.