U21 Press Release #1
Pilipinas U21 outclasses Vietnam U21 in a 61-point rout: 101-40
Pilipinas U21 power forward duo of Encomienda and Calo lead the way
Vietnam U21 fields 7 of 10 players
For Team Pilipinas U21 (19th seed), the difference between beating and routing Vietnam U21 (77th seed) all came down to energy.
Team Pilipinas U21 asserted its dominance in the interior against a hapless Vietnamese squad, posting huge leads of 23 points by the half (44-21), and 37 points by the end of the third quarter (71-34). Vietnam’s U21 motion offense did little against Team Pilipinas, finishing the game with 16 conversions out of 89 attempts from the field (18%), including an atrocious 2/24 clip from behind the arc (8%). Team Pilipinas U21, on the other hand, used its big men to take control of the paint. Pilipinas U21 forward Ron Encomienda finished the game with a game high 20 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and 3 turnovers in 29 minutes of action.
Bench scoring also played a huge factor in the game, with Team Pilipinas U21 reserves not allowing the Vietnamese U21 squad to score a single point (38-0). Reserve forward Augustus Calo led the Pilipinas U21 bench with a near double-double, logging 18 points, 9 rebounds 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block in 19 minutes.
In what appears to be one of more peculiar events of the game, the Vietnamese U21 squad decided to field only 7 of its 10 players in the roster. Coach Amarant could not be reached for comment as to why this approach was utilized. Forward Chanh Luu led the Vietnamese with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.
Pilipinas U21 is expected to win against 76th seed UAE, while Vietnam U21 looks forward to bounce back against favored New Zealand U21 (38th seed).
Stat lines of the game:
Vietnam U21
The Vietnam U21 reserves played a total of 15 minutes, finishing with 1 rebound and 2 turnovers.
Pilipinas U21
All players logged at least 17 minutes of playing time, with only 1 player failing to score (Allan Leuterio – 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals)
Both teams did not do well from behind the arc: Vietnam converted only 2 out of 24 attempts, while Pilipinas converted only 1 of 7 seven attempts
Last edited by fpanzer10 at 01/02/2021 01:21:51