The Korean curse has been broken once more for Gilas Pilipinas this time, in the youth level.
The Korean curse has been broken once more for Gilas Pilipinas this time, in the youth level.Joaquin Ludovice catches fire to lead Gilas Pilipinas to the quarterfinals. The Gilas Pilipinas boys team finally ended the string of futility against South Korea, coming away with a convincing 95-71 victory to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIBA U16 Asian Championship in the wee hours of Friday, Sept. 22, at the Al Gharafa Sports Hub in Doha, Qatar.
Gilas shot the lights out from deep all-game long, drilling 12 triples, typified by the seven makes from Ludovice who single-handedly outgunned the entire Korean team which only had five treys in total. Kurt Velasquez chipped in 17 points and seven rebounds while Bonn Ervin Daja added 13 points and 10 boards.
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