2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship Final Standings: China U16 stand and shoulders above the rest of Asia

China easily ruled the 2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championships in Nha Trang City, Vietnam. The team had another blowout win against runners-up Korea. The tournament was dominated by East Asia as the top 3 finishers come from their region. China and Korea will represent Asia in the FIBA U17 Championships. Here is the final standing of teams in the tournament:

1		China	9-0
2		Korea	7-2
3		Japan	7-2
4		Philippines	6-2
5		Iraq	5-4
6		Lebanon	4-5
7		Indonesia	4-4
8		K. Saudi Arabia	3-6
9		Ch. Taipei	4-4
10		India	3-5
11		Qatar	2-5
12		Vietnam	0-7
13		Malaysia	1-3
14		Uzbekistan	0-4

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2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship Battle for 3rd: Philippines too late as Japan pulls away in the 3rd, 81-94

The Philippines and Japan are playing for the bronze medal after both teams lost their semifinal games. Japan lost China while the Philippines were beaten by Korea. Here is what transpired in the 3rd place game between the 2 teams:

1st Quarter

Janhubert Cani starts the game with a 3 point basket, 3-0 for PHL. Keita Shinkawa makes 2 shots in a row for Japan for a 4-3 lead. Rashleigh Paolo Rivero gives back the lead to the Philippines with a 3-point play 6-4. Yusei Sugiura is fouled under the basket, he split his freebies. 6-5. Rivero scores again 8-5. 4:41 left in the first period. Kyles Jefferson Lao scores for the Philippines 10-5. Lao again, assist by Rodolfo Alejandro III, 12-5. Renzar Henry Asilum and Tomas Gabriel Ramos enters the game for the Philippines. Yudai Baba breaks the 6-0 run of the Philippines 12-7. Ramos scores from another Alejandro pass, 14-7. Sugiura makes 4 straight points for Japan 14-11. Adven Jess Diputado scores off a steal, 16-11. First period ends with the Philippines leading by 5, 16-11.

2nd Quarter

Shinkawa opens the scoring for Japan 16-13. Daiki Kaneko ties the game with a long range bomb 16-all. Baba takes the lead for Japan 18-16. Japan started the 2nd quarter with 7 unanswered points. Diputado finally ends the dry spell, 18-all. Diputado scres again for another lead change. 20-18. Shinkawa for 2. 20-all. Yoshitomo Chikui makes a 2 point shot, 22-20 for JPN. Asilum passes to red hot Diputado who scored again, 22-22. Alejandro steals the ball. Alejandro scores 24-22 for the PHL. Kaneko makes another 3, 25-24 for JPN. Coach Olsen Racela calls a timeout. Good play after the timeout as Heading hits a trifecta, 27-25. Kaneko fouled but only makes 1 free throw. 7-2 blast by Japan, 32-27 now. Kaneko scores all 7 points via 2 three pointers and a free throw.  Heading makes a shot to cut the lead to 3, 29-32. 1:26 left in the half. Cani is persistent and he scores 31-32. Japan leads the Philippines by 1, 32-31 at the half. Sniper Kaneko has 13 points for Japan while Diputado leads the Philippines with 8. Japan has 4 3 pointers in the first 20 minutes of the game while the Philippines is just hitting 15% beyond the arc.

3rd Quarter

Shinkawa scores 34-31 for Japan. Lao answers with a field goal, 34-33. Sugiura makes 2 FTs, 36-33. Shinkawa scores to extend the lead to 5 38-33. Sugiura splits hit latest trip to the line, 39-33. 7-2 run by JPN U16. Baba hits a shot by Lao answers 41-35. Sugiura again! 43-35. Rivero scores after a Philippine Timeout. And 1, 43-38. Baba makes 2 free throws 45-38. Asilum scores to bring dwon the lead to 5, 45-40.  4:21 left in the third. Shinkawa takes it back with 2 Fts, 47-40 for JPN. Kaneko for 3!!! 50-40. The Philippine U16 is crumbling. Ramos 0 for 2 in the free throw line. Kaneko is having a ridiculous day at the 3 point area. He makes another three to force the Philippines to call a timeout, 53-40. Rivero makes a basket to end the 8-0 blitz. 53-42. Taisei Shirato joins the 3 point party! 56-42. Japan holding 3-point shooting clinic and the Philippines do not know how to deal with it. Alejandro turns it over and Baba converts 58-42 plus a foul by Alejandro and 1, 59-42. Baba another 3 point play! 62-42. Japan turned a 1 point lead to a 20 point spread. Can the Philippines recover? 3rd period ends with the Philippines trailing by 20. Japan outscored the SEABA U16 Champs by 19 in the third period. 30-11.

4ht quarter

Shirato for three and the rout is on, 65-42. Alejandro breaks the ice for the PHl with a FT split, 65-43. Asilum makes a basket 65-45. Asilum connects with Alejandro, 65-47. Lead down to 18 with 7:54 left. Shinkawa breaks the mini-run with a tweener, 67-47. Lao scores 67-49. Alejandro makes another basket, 67-51. Philippines finally enters the 50 point barrier but still trails by 16. Diputado scores but Kaneko answered with a 3, 70-53. Alejandro again! 70-55.  2 more freebies by Alejandro cuts the lead to 13, 70-57. 5:36 left. Kaneko makes a three! 73-57. What a performance! Cani splits his free throws 73-58. 4:32 left. Kaneko with 25 points. Sugiura hits 2 gift shots 75-58. Lead is back to 17. Cani continues to fight and scores 75-60. Never-say-die Cani makes 2 more freebies, 75-62. Sugiura is fouled again and he makes 2 from the 15-foot line, 77-62. Lao makes 2 free throws. 77-64. Sugiura is on the line again. The PHL is fouling early. Sugiura though is quite good on the line, 79-64. Cani strings 4 straight points 79-68. Yasunori Aoki on the line and makes both 81-68. Heading scores off an offensive rebound, 81-70. 2:16 left, with Aoki on the line. Another perfect stint, 83-70. Japan is very steady on the line. Alejandro for three!!! 83-73!! Sugiura and Cani exchange baskets 85-75. Lao and Aoki too, 87-77. Sugiura puts more distance, 89-77. Sugiura on the line again. Yusei is so dependable in the line, 91-77! Asilum scores on 2 free throws, 91-79. Japan is 47 seconds away from victory. Lao scores to close the gap to ten again, 91-81. 3o seconds left in regulation and Japan calls a timeout. Cani fouls Baba. The Philippines has scored 39 so far in the 4th while Japan 29. Baba hits some insurance free throws 93-81. Dalafu forced to foul Aoki. Splits 94-81 with 6 seconds left. GAME OVER!!! Japan wins!

Another bad quarter cost the Philippines the game. Japan gets the bronze medal in the 2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship. Congratulations!!!!

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2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship Semifinal Results: China and Korea secure finals rematch

The 2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship finals will be between two teams that are very familiar with each other. China will face East Asian rival Korea in a rematch of the finals in 2009 where China beat Korea. China also bet the Koreans in Group F in the second round of competitions in Nha Trang City, Vietnam. Here is how they hurdled their respective semifinal foes:

Is Zhou the next Yao?

JAPAN  43 – 82  CHINA

It took China just 5 minutes to adjust their game and rout the Japan U16 team. After just leading by 10-8 in the middle of the first quarter, China turned on its booster and blitzed to a 30-14 lead when the first quarter buzzer sounded. They continued the onslaught the rest of the way to win easily, 82-43. Zhao Jiwei and Yan Haoxin scored 18 points each to pace the defending champions. Young big man Zhou Qi got a good workout to finish with 15 points. Yusei Sugiura was the lone bright spot for Japan as finished with 19 points even outscoring Zhou in the match. China made 12 connections from 3-point distance while the Japanese were o of 8. The victory earns China a spot in next year’s FIBA U17 Championships.

Korea beats the Philippines

KOREA  67 – 58  PHILIPPINES

The second semifinal pairing pitted Philippines and its long-time nemesis Korea. Korea has broken the hearts Philippine basketball fans several times in recent history. Korea beat the Philippines recently in FIBA Asia Championshipsbronze medal game. The outcome was still the same, as Korea once again defeated a gritty Philippine squad that is abundant in talent but lacked the height. The game was practically even in all quarters save for the 2nd period when Korea’s tallest player 6-8 Park Intae entered the game and eliminated the Philippine’s inside incursions. Korea outscored the Philippines in the second quarter 18-8. The Koreans just matched the Philippines point for point the rest of the way secure the win. The Philippines were actually able to trim the lead to 2 at 58-60 but they failed to score the rest of the way as Korea clinches a spot in the 2012 FIBA U17 Championships with the victory. Heo Hoon, the son of Hur Jae, finished with 22 points to lead Korea. Kim Nakhyeon and Kim Gookhan both scored 16 to support Heo. Eight players scored for the Philippines led by the 12 points of Rodolfo Alejandro III and Renzar Henry Asilum. The Philippines will try to capture a bronze medal against Japan while Korea faces China in the finals.

Friday’s schedule

0900 Hrs: 7-8 Placings: Saudi Arabia Vs. Indonesia

1100 Hrs: 5-6 Placings: Lebanon Vs. Iraq

1300 Hrs: Bronze medal game: Japan Vs. Philippines

1500 Hrs: Gold medal game: China Vs. Korea

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2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championships Semifinals: Korea defeats the Philippines, grabs FIBA U17 slot

The 2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championships is down to its final 4 teams. The first semifinal was an easy victroy by China over Japan. The last ticket to the FIBA U17 Championships is being fought over by the Philipines U16 and the Korea U16 teams. Here is a blow by blow of what transpired in the match.

First Quarter

Adven Jess Diputado scored the first points of the match to make it 2-0 for the Philippines. Kim Minki tied it for Korea. Michael Jay Javelosa and Kim Minki both scored to know the game at 4 a piece. 5-0 blast by the Philippines behind a 3 by Renzar Henry Asilum and a tweener by Rodolfo Alejandro III. Kim Gookchan made shot and in the next play Alejandro hit a another 3, 12-6 for PHL. Korea made a 10-4 run to tie the game at 16. Heo Hoon led the run.Rashleigh Paolo Rivero gave back to the Philippines the lead with a field goal 18-16. Kim Minki made 1 of 2 free throws then Kim Gookchan gave Korea its first lead after making a steal and a basket, score at 19-18. Alejandro makes a three to cap the scoring in the first period at 21-19.

2nd Quarter

Kim Nakhyeon started the scoring in the 2nd period. Score tied at 21. Kyles Jefferson Lao and Park Intae scored for PHL and Korea respectively to knot game at 23-all. They both scored again to make the score 25-all. 10-2 run by Korea 35-27. Heo Hoon once again at the forefront of the Korean attack. 2:21 left before the halftime break. Heo Hoon made a FTs giving Korea its first double digit lead at 37-27. Alejandro answered with 2 FTs to cut the lead to 8, 37-29. 2nd period ends. A 12-4 blitz by Korea to end the quarter. Korea outscored the Philippines in the second quarter 18-8. Top scorers: Heo Hoon with 14 and Rodolfo Alejandro III with 12 markers.

3rd Quarter

Asilum scored the first 2 points of the second half, 31-37. Rivero scored after an Asilum miss to cut the lead to 4, 33-37. Kim Nakhyeon made 2 freebies after an Alejandro foul, 39-33. He scored again 41-33. Asilum made a nice assist to Javelosa for an easy score 41-35. Heo Hoon answered with a deuce, 43-35. Heo Hoon again brought the lead to ten, 45-35. Asilum scored but Yun Yeongbin answerd, 47-37. Timeout is called. Still a 10 point lead by Korea. Lao turned it over after the timeout. Asilum for THREE! 47-40. Lee Woojung got back 2, 49-40. Rivero scored from a Javelosa pass 49-42. Alejandro entered with 5:07 left in the 3rd period. Javelosa got 2 points from FTs 49-44. Kim Gookhan replaced Yun. 5-0 swing by Korea behind the good defense of Kim Nakhyeon and three pointer of Heo. Another three by Korea 57-44. This time it was Kim Gookhan. Kim Nakhyeon assisted both three-pointers. Coach Olsen Racela forced to call a ceasefire. Janhubert Cani made 1 of 2 FTs 57-45. Javelosa fouled Park. Park missed both charities. Cani scored for the Philippines, 57-47. He scored again, assisted by Diputado 57-49. Kim Gookchan on the free throw line after a Ramos foul. He made one. Javelosa also had a split in the other end, 58-50. 32 seconds left. 3rd period ends 58-50. Both teams were even in the quarter. Both squad scored 21 points. Heo had 21 points after the first 3 periods.

4th Quarter

Asilum opened the scoring in the final period, 58-52. Both teams seemed to be caught in the moment with both teams committing turnovers. Time out with 8:43 left. Cani scored on a putback, 58-54. Asilum drew a charge but Diputado travelled in the next play. 7 Minutes left. Diputado on the line after a steal. He made 2 gift shots. Lead down to 2, 58-56. Kim Gookchan made the first basket for Korea in the final period, 60-56. Asilum stole the ball gave it to Cani who passed it Ramos for the score, 60-58. Asilum fouled Heo. He made 1, 61-58. Kim Gookchan gave Korea some breathing room, 63-58. Asilum stole the ball. 4:48 left. Both teams played well defensively. Last 3 minutes! Philippines called a Time out with 3:17 left and down by 5. Kim Nakhyeon scored to bring the lead to 7, 65-58. Alejandro defended well by Gookchan. Excellent defense by Javelosa in the other end. 1:09 left. Philippines need some sort of a miracle to steal the game from Korea. Philippine could not buy a basket and were forced to foul. Last 30 seconds. The Philippines had their chances but could not convert. Gookchan scored to seal the deal 67-58. It was a very defensive 4th quarter and both teams had to bleed for their points. Kudos to both teams!

Korea will meet China in the Finals. Philippines and Racela lost to Korea once again. Hur Jae‘ son is doing a good impression of his dad. The good thing for the Philippines is that they will not taste a major blowout against a team like China who are like men playing against little boys. We do not know if only San Beda and La Salle allowed their players to play if the outcome would have been different. The Philippines still has a chance to improve their 4th place finish 2 years ago with a team bannered by Kiefer Ravena, Tolomia, Romero, and Teng. The Philippines will meet Group F second placer Japan in the bronze medal game.

Hurjae the 2nd???

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2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship Quarterfinal Results: Top seeds pull through; CHN, PHL, KOR, and JAP in the semis

PHL complete semis cast

The semifinals of the 2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championships will feature 3 East Asian teams and a lone representative from the South East Asia. Traditional powerhouses China, Korea, Japan, and the Philippines make up the Final 4. The final 4 teams are the teams that dominated Asian basketball before the emergence of the Middle East basketball powers. Iran was supposed to figure well in the competition but they were absent this year. Here is how the quarterfinal matches went:

Japan 71 – 52 Lebanon

Japan used a 25-8 first quarter to vault them to the semifinals. Reliable big man Yusei Sugiura led the scoring for the boys from the Land of the Rising Sun with 24 points. The physical Sugiura will now have a chance to bang bodies with China’s Zhou Qi. Japan’s tempo was too much for the Lebanese as the taller squad from the Middle East was left panting and trailing big early. Daiki Kaneko played 40 minutes and score 16 behind a 4/7 shooting from the 3-point land. Jimmy Salem was the lone bright star for Lebanon as he finished with 24 points.

China 100 – 19 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

China gave Saudi Arabia a sound beating with a 100-19 domination of their quarterfinal match. 5 Chinese players scored in double figures led by Heng Yifeng. Star player Zhou Qi played just 10 minutes and finished with 8 points. The Group E top seeds held the Saudis to 2 points in the 2nd quarter. The halftime score was 53-7. China will battle Japan for a spot in the finals and a slot to the 2011 FIBA U17 Championships.

Korea 107 – 48 Indonesia

Indonesia was toe to toe with Korea and the first 5 minutes of the game as they just trail by 2 at 4-6. Korea found its bearing at the later part of the first period as they capped the quarter with 13-0 run to lead 19-4. From there, the South Koreans just coasted for an easy 107-48 victory. The blowout gave coach Kim Dongsoo a chance to rest their starters and gave the second stringers a chance to build their confidence going to the more important and challenging games in the tournament. Substitute Shin Mincheol led the scoring 22 points along with 2 three-point baskets. Starter Kim Gookchan had 17. Taufik Ramadhan’s 13 points led the Indons.

Philippines 82 – 69 Iraq

Just like the previous games, the SEABA U16 champions Philippines just needed a strong first period to win against its opponent. This game however tested their resolve as the WABA U16 champions Iraq threatened to steal the game midway in the final period. The Philippines opened the game with a 13-2 lead before settling for a 30-9 lead after the first quarter. Iran slowly ate up the lead as it was down to 17 at halftime and to 10 at the end of the 3rd period. Iran made a run early in the 4th canto to cut the lead to just six, 60-66. The Philippines, however, held on with the help of clutch hits from Henry Asilum. Iraq ran out of time as they were forced to foul to stop clock and Philippines made enough free throw despite shooting a horrendous 15 for 32 from the charity stripe. Michael Jay Javelosa led 3 other Filipinos in double figures. Ahmed Razzaq led the Iraqis with a game high 20 points propelled big 6 long range bombs. Razzaq made 6 of the 9 3-point shots by Iraq. The other 3 were made by Karrar Hamzah who finished with 19. The Philippines’ victory set them up to a mouth-watering match against long-time rivals Korea. Quarter by Quarter details

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0900 13/14 PLC Vietnam - Qatar 1100 9/10 PLC India - Chinese Taipei 1300 5/8 PLC Lebanon - K. Saudi Arabia 1500 5/8 PLC Indonesia - Iraq 1700 SF Japan - China 1900 SF Korea - Philippines

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2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship Quarterfinals: Philippines holds on to beat feisty Iraq, faces Korea in the semis

Nha Trang City, Vietnam – The FIBA U16 Championship is in its knockout stages. The Philippines is paired with Group E 4th placer IRAQ U16 in the quarterfinals. The winner will face Korea who earlier beat Indonesia.

PHL U16 scrapes past Iraq U16

First Quarter

The Philippines started with Rodolfo Alejandro III, Michael Jay Javelosa, Tomas Gabriel Ramos, Adven Jess Diputado, and Renzar Henry Asilum. Iraq countered with a combination of Mohammed Abdulqaer, Kyhan Saeed, Ismael Ismael, Karrar Hamzah, and Ahmed Razzaq. Alejandro scored the first 4 points of the game to give the Philippines an early 4-0 lead. Hamzah scores the first points for the WABA champions Iraq, 4-2 for PHL. A 9-0 blast by the Philippines initiated by Javelosa stretched the lead to 13-2. Javelosa scored 5 points in the run. Farid Mahdi finally stopped the bleeding for Iraq with a basket, 4-13. Alejandro makes the first 3 point basket in the game to extend the lead to 16-4 with 4:20 left in the quarter. The Philippines outscored Iraq 14-5 to finish the first quarter with a 30-9 lead. Reserves Jordan Timothy Heading, Kyles Jefferson Lao, and Rashleigh Paolo Rivero spearheaded the attack in the latter part of the opening period.

2nd Quarter

Bahaa Sabri opened the second quarter for Iraq with a basket to cut the lead to 19, 30-11. Janhubert Angelo Cani made the first basket for the Filipinos in the quarter to bring back the lead to 21. Lao and Hamzah exchanged baskets, 34-13. Three point play by Lao off an Ismael foul gave the Philippines its biggest lead at 24, 37-13. Iraq made an 8-0 blast orchestrated by Razzaq to cut the lead to 16 at 37-21. Cani doused the rally with a shot from downtown, 40-21. Razzaq answered with a 3 to cut the lead again, 40-24. The two teams were practically even at the end of the second period as the Philippines still led 51-34.

3rd Quarter

Sabri opened the scoring once again in the second half with a tweener, 51-36. He scored again before Asilum scored his first basket of the game. Alejandro splits his free throws to extend the lead to 16 for the SEABA Champ Philippines 54-38. Ramos added another basket to extend the lead to 56-38. A 14-4 run by Iraq cut the lead to just 8, 60-52. Hamzah was instrumental in the run with 2 triples. Cani capped the scoring in the quarter with a 2-point shot to bring back the lead to ten at 62-52.

4th Quarter

Iraq started the final 10 minutes with a 4-0 blast with baskets by Ismael Ismael and Dhulfiqar Ali, 62-56. Javelosa and Ismael exchanged scores to have the game at 64-58 still for the Philippines. Javelosa and Ismael in a virtual shoot out as they exchange 2 point shots once again, 66-60. A 4-0 run by the Philippines brings back the lead to 10. Diputado and Ramos were the scorers. 4:42 left in the match. Ball on the Philippines hands after Hamzah was charge for an offensive foul on Diputado.  Javelosa travelled in the ensuing possesion to give the ball back to Iraq but Adbulqaer gave the Philippines back the ball after a bad pass. The Philippines scored a three by Asilum to bring the lead to 13 with 3:11 left. Hamzah nailed a three, 73-63. Javelosa made 1 of 2 free throws 74-63. Razzaq for three! 74-66. Asilum answered with a 2 point shot to bring back the lead to ten at 76-66. Sabri and Javelosa scored, still a ten point lead by the Philippines 78-68. Iraq forced to foul to stop the time and Javelosa obliged with 2 misses. Ali misses and Asilum is sent to the free throw line. He nailed both charities to extend the lead to 12, 80-68. Rivero entered the game for Javelosa. Iraq could not buy a basket. Time down to 33 seconds. Ramos fouled Ismael and sent him to the charity stripe. Ismael only made one 69-80. Asilum and Caracut made one free throw each for the final tally. The Philippines won 82-69.

Game Recap:

The boy of Olsen Racela will have a chance to better their standing in the 1st edition of the FIBA Asia U16 Championship. The WABA Champions Iraq were a big test to them as they almost gave away the game. The 3-point shooting of Iraq kept them in the game as they made 9 baskets from beyond the arc. The Philippines manage to pull through behind the timely hits by guard Renzar Henry Asilum. The PHL U16 has to improve their 3 point shooting and perimeter defense to be able to beat perennial heartbreakers Korea. They also need to practice their free throws as games in the semifinals and finals are expected to be closer than the previous rounds.

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Philippines U16 Team tops Group F

Nha Trang City, Vietnam – The quarterfinal cast of the 2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championships is complete after the last day of competitions in the second round. Here the results and recap of the games today:

India 64 – 72 Iraq

The WABA U16 Champions Iraq got the final quarterfinal seat from Group E as they beat India and their boy giant Satnam Singh Bhamara, 72-64. After being down in the first quarter, Iraq outscored the South Asian representative 26-15 in the second quarter to take a 40-30 lead. They never looked back as they quelled repeated rallies by the motivated Indian five. Ahmed Razzaq and Karrar Hamzah both scored over 20 points to neutralize the 32 point effort by Bhamara. Bamara actually dominated the shaded lane as he finished with a 13/17 shooting. His efforts though at the charity line needs to improve as he only made 6 of 14 attempts. With better FT shooting, he could be unstoppable. With the loss, India is relegated to the consolation phase.

Taipei 70 – 61 Lebanon

Taipei won the only no-bearing ball game of Day 6. Lebanon was assured of the 3rd spot of Group E regardless of the result. The victory still was important for Taipei as they are reeling from a pretty rough tournament. After trailing in the first half, Taipei unleashed their offense in the 3rd period outscoring Lebanon 22-14. Taipei was leading 53-48 going to the last 10 minutes of the game. They held on for the win as coach Joe Moujaes of Lebanon observed the lack of effort of his boys. The lackluster play cost them some momentum going to the quarterfinals. Lu Kuan-Shiuan was amazing as he scored 16 points in the 3rd quarter to finish with game high 24. Lebanon’s Gerard Hadidian was limited to 10 markers to lead Lebanon in scoring along with 2 players.

China 73 – 42 Korea

The battle of the undefeated teams of Group E ended in a rout in favor of China. Zhou Qi, touted as the future of Chinese basketball, took the game seriously as he dominated the inside to finish with 19 points. Overall, China had a 52% shooting compared to Korea’s 25%. The snipers of Korea were limited to 4 triples in the game. China even held Korea to 5 points in the second quarter to take a 38-15 halftime lead. Heng Yifeng and Liu Bo scored 11 and 10 respectively for the defending champions. Korea’s top gunner Heo Hoon was limited to 2 points. Kim Nakhyeon scored 13 to pace the lackluster effort by Korea in what some people dubbed as a finals preview. China is the top team in Group E after handling the first loss of its East Asian rivals.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 63 – 53 Vietnam

Hosts Vietnam were in a tight game for the second straight night only to falter at the endgame against Saudi Arabia. Vietnam was leading in the first 20 minutes at 34-31. The game was still tied at the end of the 3rd period before Saudi Arabia stepped on the pedals to outscore the host team 19-9 for the 10 point win. The Saudi U16 once again relied on their star Abdulaziz Sakar who finished with 32 points to clinch 4th place in Group F. Tu Nguyen Minh top scored with 18 markers for Vietnam, who were so close to getting their maiden victory in the tournament. They will have a chance in the consolation phase, while Saudi Arabia will advance to face Asian superpower China.

Qatar 54 – 57 Indonesia

The 2-man tandem of Qatar had a spectacular effort only to fall short against a more balanced Indonesian team. Abdulrahman Saad (27) and Mohamed Abdelkawy (21) scored all but 6 of Qatar’s 54 point output. Their stellar performance was not enough to rally the surprising Indons. Indonesia were leading 34-25 at halftime before allowing Qatar to creep back into the game. They held a comfortable 53-44 advantage with less than 4 minutes left in the game. Saad suddenly strung up 7 straight points to cut the lead to 6 at 51-57 with 1:32 remaining in regulation. Indonesia failed to score in their next few possessions before conceding a 3-point basket from Abdelkawy with 32 seconds left, 57-54. Luckily, Qatar was not able to stop the clock or grab the rebound as Indonesia got the win and finish at 3rd place in Group F. The SEABA U16 runners-up were led by the 13 points of Hans Abraham  with 3 other players scoring in double figures. They earned a date with Korea in the quarterfinals.

Japan 72 – 83 Philippines

The final match of the night pitted the undefeated teams of Group F. The game was a nip and tuck affair from the get-go as Japan managed to grab a hairline lead, 22-21, after the first 10 minutes of play. The game was a close affair in the second period before the Philippines made a decisive 18-6 run after a 30-all deadlock. Skipper J-Jay Alejandro starred on that run with 10 points. That proved to be the turning point of the game as SEABA Champions Philippines doused every Japan rally in the second half. Alejandro topped the scoring with 34 points while Yusei Sugiura of Japan scored 30. With the win, the Philippines will face Iraq in the last 8 while Japan will play Lebanon.

Here is the final Round  2 Group Standings:

GROUP E

Team W L Pts GA China 5 0 10 1.397 Korea 4 1 09 1.078 Lebanon 2 3 07 0.968 Iraq 2 3 07 0.892 India 1 4 06 0.871 Chinese Taipei 1 4 06 0.814

GROUP F

Team W L Pts GA Philippines 5 0 10 2.542 Japan 4 1 09 1.762 Indonesia 3 2 08 0.730 K. Saudi Arabia 2 3 07 0.817 Qatar 1 4 06 0.583 Vietnam 0 5 05 0.534

The teams will have a rest day tomorrow before resuming the competitions on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s schedule

0900 Hrs: 9-12 Placings: India Vs. Vietnam

1100 Hrs: 9-12 Placings: Ch. Taipei Vs. Qatar

1300 Hrs: Quarterfinal 1: Japan Vs. Lebanon

1500 Hrs: Quarterfinal 2: Saudi Arabia Vs. China

1700 Hrs: Quarterfinal 3: Korea Vs. Indonesia

1900 Hrs: Quarterfinal 4: Iraq Vs. Philippines

All times Nha Trang Local (GMT +0700 Hrs)

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2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship Round 2: Philippines beat Japan, tops Group F

Pilipinas U16 tops Group F

For the first time in 5 games, the Philippines were outscored by an opponent in the first 10 minutes of the game. Japan was leading 22-21 at the end of the first period.

The second period started with a 6-3 blast by the Japanese behind a field goal by Daiki Kaneko and free throws from Yusei Sugiura. Japan took its biggest lead in the game at 28-24.  Janhubert Cani orchestrated a 6-0 counter by scoring 4 points and assisting a Adven Jess Diputado score to hand back the lead to the PHL U16, 28-30. Sugiura knotted the count at 30. It was Diputado’s turn to spearhead the attack by scoring two points and assisting on Jordan Timothy Headings shot, 34-30 for the Philippines. Keita Shinkawa answered with a 3 point bomb to cut the lead to 1, 33-34.

With barely 3 minutes remaining in the half, the boys of Coach Olsen Racela scored 6 unanswered points to take a 40-33 lead. Rodolfo Alejandro III scored 4 of the 6 points. Sugiura scored 2 points then a free throw sandwiching another Aljandro field goal to make the score 36-42 with less than 2 minutes remaining before the halftime break. Alejandro and Renzar Henry Asilum conspired to make a 6-0 run to end the half with the Philippines enjoying its biggest lead at 48-36.

The 3rd period started with a 3 point play by Diputado to extend the lead to 15. In the next 5 minutes, Japan made an 18-9 blitz to reduce the lead to 6 at 54-60. Yudai Baba made 11 points in that scorching rally. The Philippines responded with a 10-3 wind up to end the quarter with a 70-57 lead.

The Philippines started the final period with an 11-6 run to grab a seemingly insurmountable lead at 81-63. Rodolfo Alejandro III singlehandedly outscored Japan in that run with 7 points including a booming trifecta. All the Philippines has to do was to hold on in the last 2 minutes which they did. The game ended 83-72 in favor of the SEABA U16 Champions the Philippines.

Rodolfo Alejandro III carried the Energen Pilipinas Under 16 Youth team with 36 points. He only rested for 5 minutes but his efforts somehow negated the big games of  Yusei Sugiura (30 points) and Yudai Baba (26 points). Diputado finished with 14 points and Cani was the 3rd double digit scorer at 10 for the PHL U16 squad.

The Philippines showed that they are indeed the fastest team in Group F as they dominated the fast breaks points with a margin of 27 (35 vs. 8). Next up for PHL U16 is WABA Champs IRAQ while Japan faces Lebanon.

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2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championships: 2nd Round Day 2 Recap, PHL cruises past KSA

10-24-2011

Philippines U16 stays undefeated

The 5th day competitions here in Nha Trang City, Vietnam were marked by 2 exciting games that went to extra periods. The top teams remain undefeated but there is a tremendous competition for the final quarterfinal spots. Here are the results of  Day 2 of the 2nd round of the 2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championships:

Lebanon 42 – 88 China

Big man Zhou Qi scored 16 points to lead 4 other Chinese youth players in double figures in routing the high-scoring Lebanon. Lebanon had a hard time coping with the size of China as only Jimmy Salem scored in double figures with 14. Gerald Hadidian had an anemic 4 point effort despite being on court for 35 minutes. China zoomed to a 22-5 first quarter lead and never looked back.

Iraq 78 – 73 (OT) Chinese-Taipei

Iraq finally broke out of its slump as they barely beat a pesky Chinese-Taipei team. Iraq was leading the whole game and they were leading by 8, 63-55, after Ahmed Razzaq scored with 4:55 left in the 4th period. Taipei unleashed a 12-4 blitz capped by a field goal by  Lu Kuan-Shiuan with 7 seconds left in the clock to bring the game to overtime. In overtime, Taipei was able to grab the lead at 71-70 after a Wang I-Fan free throw. Iran though closed the game with an 8-2 run for the win. Ismael Ismael started the rally before Farid Mahdi made enough free throws to seal the game. Karrar Hamzah paced the winners with 24 points. He got supported by Mahdi and Ismael  who finished with 19 and 14 respectively. Taipei was led by the 15 points of Pan Siang-Ting.

Korea 76 -68 India

India almost gave Korea its first loss in the tournament as they led by halftime and were toe to toe with East Asian powers at the end of the 3rd period. Korea suddenly woke up an unleashed a 19-10 run at the start of the final period to win the game. Heo Hoon, who was supposed to be rested in the game due to an ankle injury, made a gallant effort to lead Korea with 31 bug points. He was outscored by Indian behemoth Satnam Bhamara who finished with 41 but Korea managed to remain undefeated in the tournament so far. Kim Gookchan backstopped Heo with 18 points. Korea will next face China to determine the top seed for Group E.

Vietnam 66 – 69 Qatar

The hosts Vietnam lost to a heartbreaker against Qatar. It took 45 minutes before Qatar vanquished the fighting Vietnamese squad. The match was see-saw battle all throughout as both winless teams took turns in taking the lead. Vietnam was down by 5, 47-52, with 6:12 left after Mohamed Abdelkawy made a shot beyond the arc. They made 9-4 wind up to bring the game to extra period at 56-all. Thong Nguyen Duy had 4 points to start the run while Jason Tran completed the comeback by making a shot with 19 seconds to tie the game. Mohammed Dawoud conspired with Abdelkawy to take control of the overtime period and give the win to Qatar. Abdelkaway finished the game with 30 points for the winners while Tran was Vietnam’s leading scorer with 23.

Indonesia 46 – 77 Japan

Japan outscored Indonesia by 31 points in the middle quarters to win its 5th straight game in the tournament. Indonesia’s record fell to 2-2. Taishei Shirato paced Japan with 21 points behind 4 three-pointers. Hans Abraham was the scoring leader for the Indons with 13 markers.

Philippines 100 – 42 Saudi Arabia

The Philippine Youth team won their 4th straight game by strolling past Saudi Arabia. All 11 players fielded played at least 11 minutes and scored at least a basket. Rashleigh Paolo Rivero scored 17 points for the Philippines. Henry Asilum, Jordan Heading, and Rev Diputado also finished in double digits. Saudi was lead by Abdulazis Sakar’s 11.

The final second round games will be played today as the teams will be battling for slots and positioning in the quarterfinal round. There will be 2 games pitting undefeated teams.

Standings after Day 2 of the second round:

GROUP E

Team W L Pts GA China 4 0 08 1.325 Korea 4 0 08 1.218 Lebanon 2 2 06 0.990 India 1 3 05 0.866 Iraq 1 3 05 0.843 Chinese Taipei 0 4 04 0;.748

GROUP F

Team W L Pts GA Philippines 4 0 08 3.747 Japan 4 0 08 2.191 Indonesia 2 2 06 0.654 K. Saudi Arabia 1 3 05 0.752 Qatar 1 3 05 0.528 Vietnam 0 4 04 0.534

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2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championships: 2nd Round Day 1 Recap, Philippines win big again

Nha Trang City, Vietnam – The 2nd round of the 2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championships has started and Day 1 was marked by some big routs and a few competitive matches. Korea, Lebanon, China, Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines hurdled their respective opponents to improve their standings.

Energen Pilipinas wins again!

Here are the game results:

Consolation Match: Malaysia 78 – 30 Uzbekistan

Group E: Chinese-Taipei 59 – 79 Korea

The Koreans remain unbeaten as they drubbed fellow East Asia representative Chinese-Taipei. The Koreans lead by 10 at the end of the first quarter. They continued their pace and coasted to a 20-point victory. Kim Gookchan paced Korea with 18 points hitting 4 of his 9 three-point shot attempts. Lu Kuan-Shiuan led the losers with 13.

Group E: India 65 – 77 Lebanon

Lebanon leaned on the trio of Jimmy Salem, Gerard Hadidian, and Albert Zeinoun to win against a hard fighting Indian five. The trio combined for 63 points to lead Lebanon to a victory in a match that was close in the first half. Lebanon stepped on the gas in the 3rd period and never looked back.

Group E: China 84 – 41 Iraq

China hardly broke a sweat in dealing WABA’s Iraq another loss in the tournament.  China coach Wu Qinglong rarely used young giant Zhou Qi who only finished with 11 points. The scoring cudgels were taken by Zhao Jiwei who hit 7 of the 10 three-pointers by the defending champions. He finished with 24 points.

Group F: Japan 97 – 36 Vietnam

Japan showed no mercy to the hosts Vietnam as they peppered their opponents with 52 points in the first half while limiting the host’s stalwarts to just 6 points. The victory kept Japan undefeated so far in this tournament. Yudai Baba led the Japanese with 17 markers while Jason Trang top scored for Vietnam with 9 points.

Group F: Saudi Arabia 65 – 70 Indonesia

Southeast Asia‘s Indonesia won  the closest match of the night against Western Asia’s Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The match was a see-saw affair at the get-go and the Saudi Arabians still led 57-56 with 3:25 left in the game. Taufik Ramadhan of Indonesia scored 7 points in the game-ending 14-8 run by the Indons to secure the victory. He finished with 12 points enough to support the effort of Vincent Kosasih who finished 20 points. The Saudi loss wasted the 18 points of Abdulaziz  Sakar.

Group F: Qatar 28 -107 Philippines

In the final match of the day, the Philippines displayed another fantastic offensive performance in dropping a lackluster Qatar team. Coach Olsen Racela used all players except Kyles Lao. All who played the game for the Philippines scored a minimum of 5 points. The Philippines started the game with a 36-6 blitz en route to their 3rd win of the tournament. Janhubert Cani and Jordan Heading led the balanced attack with 15 points each. Mohammed Dawoud was the lone Qatari t score in double figures with 10.

2nd Round Standings:

GROUP E

Team W L Pts GA China 3 0 06 1.991 Korea 3 0 06 1.253 Lebanon 2 1 05 0.969 India 1 2 04 0.855 Iraq 0 3 03 0.772 Chinese Taipei 0 3 03 0.683

GROUP F

Team W L Pts GA Philippines 3 0 06 3.747 Japan 3 0 06 2.378 Indonesia 2 1 05 0.682 K. Saudi Arabia 1 2 04 0.916 Vietnam 0 3 03 0.431 Qatar 0 3 03 0.418

Schedule of Games for October 23

0900	SR – E	Lebanon	-	China
1100	SR – E	Iraq	-	Chinese Taipei
1300	SR – E	Korea	-	India
1500	SR – F	Vietnam	-	Qatar
1700	SR – F	Indonesia	-	Japan
1900	SR – F	Philippines	-	K. Saudi Arabia

 

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