Playing without their top gunner Kieffer Alas, Gilas Boys get a rude welcome from Lithuania in the FIBA U17 World Cup with a 59-point, opening-day beating
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article., the Gilas Pilipinas under-17 team opened its FIBA U17 World Cup campaign with a 107-48 beating at the hands of Lithuania on Saturday, June 29, at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkiye .
Five players scored in double figures for Lithuania, with Arturas Butajevas torching the Philippines with a game-high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting. Lithuania wasted little time flexing its muscles against the Philippines as it immediately built a double-digit edge with 3:56 to play in the opening frame, 15-4, off a layup by Ignas Urbonas.
Overall, Lithuania limited the Philippines to just 16-of-73 shooting , while drilling a healthy 38-of-71 field goal clip .
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