Pilipinas U21 Picks Up Their Second Win 101-69 Against India (38992)Ace Julio Madrigal scores 18 points and added 8 boards while Utek Gutierrez added 12 points. In addition, Gutierrez played stellar defense with 3 blocks and drew an offensive foul. Victor Carreon added 13 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks off the bench to ease the loss of starter Carl Elbert Durano to foul trouble.
A few minutes into the game, Madrigal hit a three to set the tone. However, things got testy as Durano commits a flagrant foul against Indian SG Sandogapan. The teams exhanged flagrants with India's SF Ramesh getting one late in the first while Gutierrez was called for another in the second quarter, injuring backup Gupta. What made the difference in the first is the 17-9 advantage Pilipinas had in rebounds as they took a 27-19 lead. During the second quarter, Pilipinas was unable to get a convincing lead as they outscored their opponents only by 4. However, a few minutes into the third, Madrigal silenced any doubts on the outcome of the game as he hit two three's as part of a 10-0 run. Third quarters also proved to be Gutierrez's favorite as he got hot in this period again scoring 12. The quarter ended 74-48 and garbage time soon followed.
Next week we have agreed on a scrimmage with Taiwan U21 which will prove to be a big test for the team. Follow this thread to know the schedule when it is finalized.
Last edited by Greedy at 9/19/2016 11:43:22 AM