SEA Games: Gilas cadets breach century mark, rout hosts Myanmar

The Philippine men's national team inflicted an impressive beatdown on the host nation of Myanmar, winning 118-43, Thursday at the Zeya-thiri Stadium, in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.

The Gilas cadets improved their record to 3-0, tying Thailand at the top of the standings, while Myanmar remained winless at 0-3.

Suffocating defense by the visiting squad held Myanmar to just a 33 percent shooting clip from the field. The one-sided nature of the game also had its effect on their morale, as Myanmar scored fewer and fewer points with each quarter, finishing the game with a six-point fourth period.

The Sinag squad also held Myanmar to a 21 percent clip from downtown and gave up just seven free throws.

Ronald Pascual came off the bench and exploded for a game-high 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Mac Belo continued his breakout stint with 17 markers, five boards, two steals and a block, while Kevin Ferrer scattered 13 markers.

Bobby Parks and Garvo Lanete each scored 10, while Kevin Alas, playing in just his first game in the tourney because to illness, finished with five points, three rebounds and two assists.

The Philippines once again dominated the points in the paint category, 68-22, while also earning a 33-8 edge in turnover points.

Myanmar's Thein Than Aung scored 11 to lead his team.

The Philippines will play Thailand on Friday at 2pm Myanmar time, before facing Indonesia on Saturday. They will then conclude their stint in the tourney on Sunday versus Malaysia.  - AMD, GMA News


The scores:

PHL 118 - R. Pascual 20, Belo 17, Ferrer 13, Lanete 10, Parks 10, J. Pascual 9, Sumang 9, Ganuelas 8, Ravena 6, Cruz 6, Alas 5, Douthit 5,

MYA 43 - Aung 11, Linn 9, Min 8, Jia 4, Gaung 4, Kyaw 2, Ja 2, Wai 2, Tun 1, Htwe 0, Bin 0, Soe 0

Quarter scoring: 34-15, 60-27, 88-37, 118-43