Pilipinas U21 takes their 4th win with a 28 victory over Nippon U21 (39000)Utek Gutierrez
(38155386) leads the team with 28 points and 6 assists while Ace Julio Madrigal
(38155771) provided a double-double tallying 21 points and 11 rebounds. Carlos Miguel Octaviano
(38155686) contributed 17 points off the bench with a perfect 8/8 shooting. The scoring leader for Nippon is their SG Jae-Suk Jeon with 26 points
Gutierrez got it going early in the first with 3 straight buckets after missing his first two shots. On the other hand, Jeon counters with 6 points of his own. Madrigal tried to control the game with 3 offensive rebounds leading to 6 second chance points, but Jeon and Nippon PG Chihiro Ezaki tried to keep the game close with 18 points in the first. However, they received little help as Pilipinas leads 39-26 at the end of the first quarter. Gutierrez leads the team with 13 while Siegfred Estillore
(38155755) added 9. Madrigal opened the second quarter by displaying his offensive repertoire, scoring the first 7 points of Pilipinas U21. However, both teams found it difficult to score as the quarter went on until Gutierrez and Jeon finally had a scoring duel in the last few minutes. Gutierrez ended up with 23 while Jeon finished with 14 as Pilipinas extends the lead 63-40. Pilipinas started the third quarter with a 19-6 run as Jeon was finally limited to 3 points for most of the period. Jeon and Nippon C Gotaro Tsuboi countered with a 10-4 run to end the third quarter with a respectable score 23-16. As the bench of Pilipinas was cleared early in the 4th, Nippon PF Toyoshima quickly hit a baseline jumper to continue their run from the 3rd quarter, prompting a full timeout from Pilipinas. Luckily, Octaviano shouldered the scoring load with 9 points 3 minutes into the quarter to quell any doubts on the result of the game.
Our next opponent will be Hangkuk U21 (South Korea). The said game will be held next
Monday, October 17, 4 PM.
Last edited by Greedy at 10/10/2016 5:45:37 AM