Romwel Anzures

The Gilas Pilipinas Boys U16 team in the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup. Photo from FIBA Basketball.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756737724231IMG_8154.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Gilas Pilipinas Boys U16 team in the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup. Photo from FIBA Basketball."/>The Gilas Pilipinas Boys U16 team in the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup. Photo from FIBA Basketball.MANILA — The Gilas Pilipinas Boys basketball team scored its breakthrough victory in the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup on Monday.</div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/8/31/fiba-carino-gilas-boys-fall-short-against-taipei-in-asia-cup-u16-opener-2301">READ: Cariño, Gilas Boys fall short against Taipei in Asia Cup U16 opener</a></div>LA Tenorio’s troops bounced back from their opening day loss to Chinese Taipei after they escaped Indonesia, 65-60, at the MBank Arena in Mongolia.Ethank Tan-Chi, Luisito Pascual, and Nickson Cabañero led the Nationals, scoring 12, 11, and 10 respectively as they improved to 1-1 in Group B.Mark Lumagub followed with nine markers and five boards, while Brian Orca Jr. grabbed 13 rebounds with four points.With the Philippines only leading by three in the endgame, Pascual drained a three-pointer with only 38 ticks left to extend their cushion to six, 63-57.Galih Putra Kharisma brought back some life to Indonesia’s hopes, completing an and-one with only 13 seconds left, but Prince Cariño sealed the victory for Gilas after his deuce with only eight seconds left.Cariño finished with six markers, six boards, and a dime.On the other hand, Muhamad Fakhrizal Firdaus and Miracle Christiano led Indonesia with 13 points each. They have remained winless in two group games so far.Gilas Boys are up for a tough task as they seek their second straight win when they face New Zealand on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. <div> </div><div>The Scores: </div>Gilas Pilipinas 65 — Tan-Chi 12, Pascual 11, Cabanero 10, Lumague 9, Carino 6, Pascual 5, Hallare 4, Orca 4, Rectificar 2, Cruz 1, Antolin 1, Delos Reyes 0. Indonesia 60 — Firdaus 13, Christiano 13, Hernusi 8, Sebastian 7, Hadi 6, Kharisma 5, Naranataha 3, Yabe 3, Gilbert 2, Sasongko 0.Quarterscores: 17-20, 36-30, 51-48, 65-60.

The Gilas Pilipinas Boys basketball team scored its breakthrough victory in the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup on Monday.

The Gilas Pilipinas Boys basketball team scored its breakthrough victory in the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup on Monday.

FIBA: Gilas Boys escape with slim win over Indonesia for Asia Cup breakthrough

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FIBA: Gilas Boys escape with slim win over Indonesia for Asia Cup breakthrough

Rom Anzures,

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Published September 01, 2025 11:00 PM PHT

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