By Gilas Pilipinas Youth bounced back with a 91-62 win over regional rival Thailand to clinch the second seed in Group A of the Fiba U18 Asia Cup on Monday at Veer Savarkar Indoor Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.
After a slow start that saw them trail by as many as 12 in the first quarter and four at halftime, Gilas Boys came out firing in the second half, turning a close encounter into a one-sided affair.
Knotted up at 50 at the 5:17 mark of the third period, the Philippines went on a blistering 33-0 surge over the next nine minutes and 23 seconds with Chog Moral’s layup making it an 83-50 spread with 5:54 left.
