Big man tandem gives Pilipinas U21 a boost against Macau U21.Pilipinas opened their tournament with a resounding 129 - 93 win over Macau.
Pepe Macalinag showed up at the right place at the right time pouring in an efficient 20 points together with
Benedict Lagare's 27 markers.
Both big men took advantage of great ball movement around the defense as they often found themselves open for layups and dunks. Lagare lead all scorers as he poured 11 points in the first quarter and doing additional damage in the 3rd before he sat out the rest of the game.
Victor Gotardo facilitated the offense early dishing 8 of his 14 assists right after tip off as the Filipinos finished the 1st quarter ahead, 33 - 17. Meanwhile,
Miguel Guardia came off the bench to record a double-double, 12 points 12 rebounds, and the only one with double digit rebounds as Pilipinas struggled to control the boards against Macau's big men.
Despite the huge win, newly elected Pilipinas coach NdR619 wasn't happy about everything.
"Well, we came, we played, we won. Nice threes, nice assists, nice everything but... F*CK, REBOUND GUYS!... rebounding output really bothers me, we need to improve... Gotardo was amazing in the first half, 12 assist at halftime, 8 1st quarter."
Macau was lead by
J. Changjia who had 22 points and 16 boards, and
Cen Qingyi emphasized their dominance in rebounding with 21 points and 13 rebounds including 7 in the offensive end.
Hua Ruxuan scored 11 points and also had a feasting on the boards tonight with 4 offensive rebounds and 9 total for the game.
Pilipinas U21 will now be looking forward to their game against
Kazakhstan U21 next week and the coach will be hoping to make adjustments to avoid another problematic showing on the boards.
The Scores:PILIPINAS U21 - 129
Lagare 27, Macalinag 20, Montemayor 16, Salinas 16, Ocampo 12, Guardia 12, Rios 11, Valerio 8, Gayoles 4, Gotardo 3, Rojo 0, Carbon 0
MACAU U21 - 93
Changjia 22, Qingyi 21, Ruxuan 11, Baokang 11, Can 8, Runliang 8, Guangkai 6, Pingkang 4, Chongying 2, Beigou 1
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