Smart Gilas Pilipinas wins against Malaysia, 97 - 71 (SEABA 2011)

Pilipinas-Smart Gilas rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to dump Malaysia, 97-71, in the 9th Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) men's championship Thursday at the BritAma Arena Sports Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia.

JV Casio scored 15 of his team-high 19 points in the third quarter to help Gilas turn a 41-36 halftime deficit to a 63-57 advantage entering the final 10 minutes of the contest.

Japeth Aguilar then took over in the final quarter as the 6-foot-11 big man scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds in a 16-2 exchange that gave Gilas a 20-point bulge with four minutes and 50 seconds left in the game. Read Full Story...

The Scores:

Philippines 94 - Lutz 20, Aguilar 19, Ababou 13, Douthit 11, Casio 8, Baracael 7, Tiu 6, Barroca 6, Ballesteros 4

Indonesia 54 - Jakesuma 10, Thoyib 8, Prawiro 8, Indrawan 6, Wyusang 5, Prihantono 5, Situmorang 4, Dewanto 2, Ahmad 2, Gunawan 2, Setepu 2, Chandra 0.

Quarters: 20-9, 49-22, 71-38, 94-54

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