Mclaude Guadaña. PBA IMAGES
Mclaude Guadaña tallied a triple-double to lead Batang Gilas Pilipinas to a 96-73 victory over Indonesia in the 2017 Seaba Under-16 Championship Monday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The swingman from Lyceum-Cavite racked up 19 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds that went with four steals as the Philippines cruised to its second win in as many games.
RC Calimag set the tone for Batang Gilas, pouring nine of his 17 markers in the first quarter as the home squad started the game on a 15-2 charge to run away with the win.
Kai Sotto chipped in 12 points and seven boards, while Raven Cortez had 10 markers and two rebounds for the Philippines.
Though victorious once again, coach Mike Oliver chided his wards for playing with a bit of complacency as Batang Gilas saw its 36-point lead, 71-35, in the third quarter cut to 20, 77-57, with 9:21 left in the payoff period.
“We were super relaxed. We felt we could run over them because they are smaller. The intensity and aggressiveness when we got to a big lead suddenly got lost,” he said in Filipino. “I was just pressuring them to bring that intensity back.”
Felix Alexander anchored Indonesia with 18 points and three assists, while Darryl Sebastian got 16 markers and five boards.
In the first game, Malaysia needed a huge lift late to turn back Thailand, 74-62,
After going scoreless on Sunday, Wong Thiam Mun exploded for 24 points and collected seven rebounds, six assists, and six steals to carry the Malaysians to a 2-0 record.
John Tang got 16 markers and four boards, while Teoh Yi Kang had nine points, four dimes, and three rebounds for Malaysia.
Malaysia held a precarious 66-62 lead after an undergoal stab from Thailand’s Natthanon Chayapiwat with 1:49 to go.
Tang, though, answered back for Malaysia with back-to-back threes to wrap up the game.
Hiran Boateng topped debuting Thailand with 12 points, seven rebounds, and three assists, while Chayapiwat had 12 markers and six boards.
The scores:
First Game:
MALAYSIA 74 – Wong 24, Tang 16, Teoh YK 9, Tan CW 7, Teoh WH 4, Yap 4, Chin 3, S. Chandaran 3, Lee 2, Khor 2, Tan EW 0.
THAILAND 62 – Boateng 12, Chayapiwat 12, Wadman 8, Rattanawiwatpong 8, Preechahan 7, Homthuanlom 6, Buakaw 3, Preechatiwong 2, Kinnaret 2, Kamwised 2, Iabsap 0, Sprangthao 0.
Quarters: 17-21, 40-39, 49-48, 74-62.
Second Game:
PHILIPPINES 96 – Guadaña 19, Calimag 17, Sotto 12, Cortez 10, Lina 9, Fortea 8, Pascual 6, Padrigao 4, Tan 4, Lazaro 3, Chiu 2, Go 2.
INDONESIA 73 – Alexander 18, Sebastian 16, Hans 8, Patiara 7, Hady 5, Bonfilio 5, Robert 4, Fawwaz 4, Fernanda 4, Linduaji 2, Olindo 0, Tarigan 0.
Quarters: 33-17, 58-28, 77-51, 96-73.