Pilipinas U21 devastated Jimmy Jackson, New Zealand U21 by 91
Jimmy Jackson is known to be a great scorer for New Zealand U21, but not tonight as he had one of the worst shooting nights in his BuzzerBeater career, holding him to only 19 points on a horrible shooting as Pilipinas U21 dominates, 137-46 in the 2nd round of the tournament.
New Zealand U21 used Patient - Man to Man, while Pilipinas U21 used Push The Ball - Man to Man.
Pilipinas U21 dominated every category in this game. New Zealand can't even stay away from foul trouble as they gave Pilipinas U21 27 attempts at the foul line, making 16, compared to 3 of 7 of NZ U21.
The defense of the Pinoys are at top notch in this game, holding NZ U21 to only 3 points in the first quarter, while scoring 31 points.
New Zealand U21 had a good 2nd quarter themselves, but still outscored by the Pinoys, 27-21 in favor of the Pinoys, giving them a 58-24 lead.
The 3rd and 4th quarters were dominated by Pilipinas U21 badly, outscoring New Zealand U21, 79-22 in the 2nd half, and 41 in the fourth, all by the bench.
Davey Evacitas lead the way for Pilipinas U21 with 25 points, 7 rebounds ,9 assists, and 4 steals, flirting a triple-double in the process.
Alvin Espero added 19 points and 16 rebounds off the bench.
Rafael Martinez Naranjo, who played great defense against Jimmy Jackson, added 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals on 4-4 from downtown.
Mar Tarroza had the highest rating with 17.0 with his 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists.
On an interview, Coach Fabio Menta said, "Wow! This team showed unforgiving defense on New Zealand. Jimmy Jackson had a bad game despite his 19 points, and my boys definitely prepared bigtime for this game. They showed how serious they are on winning this game. When they gave 21 points on New Zealand in the 2nd, they vowed to give them only 20 plus in the entire half, and they did with 22! Our boys scored 79 in the process. And our bench?! Scored 41 points in the fourth quarter! Unbelievable! Next week is a real test for our bigs as we will face Indonesia U21 and their tough bigs. We'll be prepared for that!"
Jimmy Jackson still lead New Zealand U21 with 19 points and 3 rebounds, but on 8-42 field goals and 1-10 3 point field goals.
Neerim Larbi added 14 points and played the whole game for NZ U21.
The scores:
Pilipinas U21 (137) - Evacitas 25, Espero 19, Martinez Naranjo 18, Tupaz 17, Tarroza 13, Ygnacio 12, Celebria 12, Miranda 8, Vidal 6, Cinco 4, Fresnillo 3, Tuliva 0
New Zealand U21 (46) - Jackson 19, Larbi 14, Dyhouse 5, Piper 4, Cockayane 2, Ward 2, O'Meley 0, Maurice 0
Quarter scores: 31-3, 58-24, 96-40, 137-46
The player of the game is Davey Evacitas from Flug Feld, managed by GM Motion!!!
On an interview, Evacitas said, "This is another tough game for us. I thought our defense took on an another level with this game. Jimmy Jackson had 42 shots, only making 8?! That's something right there! I think Martinez Naranjo should be the MVP for this game. His defense is just simply amazing! Up to the next game! Our real test for our bigs against Indonesia U21!"