MANILA -- Batang Gilas clinched a spot in the FIBA Asia U16 Championship quarterfinals after swamping Hong Kong, 103-61, in the wildcard phase at the Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium in Foshan, China on Thursday.
A day after getting blown out by Australia, Batang Gilas vented its ire on Hong Kong with a wire-to-wire finish that earned the team a clash with Japan on Friday for a semifinal spot and a seat for next year's FIBA U17 Championship.
King Balaga and RC Calimag each scored 12 points, while four others made 11 apiece for Batang Gilas, which only committed eight turnovers, a far cry from the 29 it had against Australia.
Lung Tsz Kit fired 18 markers for Hong Kong.
Box Scores:
Philippines 103-Balaga 12, Calimag 12, Padrigao 11, Fortea 11, Chiu 11, Sotto 11, Gaudana 10, Bautista 6, Go 6, Andrada 5, Lazaro 5, Cortez 3
Hong Kong 61-Lung 18, Cheung 12, W. Siu 6, Leung 6, Kwok 4, Lo 4, K. Liu 2, T. Chan 2, P. Chan 0, Chui 0, Lee 0
Quarterscores: 31-18, 59-36, 86-52, 103-61 (PNA)
