Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – The Energen Pilipinas Under 18 Youth Team overcame an 11-point half-time deficit to beat Bahrain and move to the quarterfinals with a 3-game winning streak. The win, however, was not enough to propel the Philippines to a higher seeding as Chinese-Taipei surprised Iran to grab the No.2 group ranking by virtue of the tournament’s tie-breaker. The Philippines, Iran, and Chinese-Taipei had an identical 4-1 record with Iran having the best quotient ranking followed by Chinese-Taipei then the Philippines.
UAAP Jrs. MVP Jerie Marlon Pingoy once again conspired with J-Jay Alejandro as they combined for 20 points in the 3rd quarter to turn the double digit deficit to a 12-point lead. The Philippines simply overwhelmed Bahrain in the second half to coast to a 99-72 win. Alejandro led the Philippines in scoring with 23 big points. Pingoy had an efficient 19 points behind a 9 for 12 shooting from the field. Janhubert Cani and Rey Nambtac are the other Filipino boy who reached double figures in scoring with 11 a piece. Ali Hassan Shukralla and Mohamed Buallay combined for 48 markers for Bahrain.
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