Batang Gilas routs Thais, wins gold in Seaba U18
The Philippines proved it remains a cut above the rest in Southeast Asia after sweeping the Seaba Under-18 Championship with an 86-49 whipping of Thailand, 86-49, in the gold medal game on Thursday in Medan, Indonesia.
Batang Gilas pulled away in the middle quarters after getting a challenge from the Thais in the opening period.
Article continues after this advertisementJoshua Sinclair came off the bench and led the Filipinos, bound for Iran this July for the 2016 Fiba Asia Under-18 Championship, with 15 points that went with six rebounds while John Bahio posted a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
The Philippines ripped Indonesia by 40 points on Wednesday to make the tournament final.