Gilas stays in Fiba Asia Women’s U16 Division B after semis exit

MANILA, Philippines---Gilas Pilipinas Youth will remain in Division B of the Fiba U16 Women's Asian Championship following an 88-73 loss to Samoa in the semifinals Wednesday night at Prince Hamza Hall in Amman, Jordan. Gilas handed Samoa a 29-point beating three nights ago but their rematch was an entirely different affair. The young Filipinos trailed early after a slow start and then shot themselves in the foot with a dismal second quarter showing that allowed Samoa to break the game wide open. Samoa was led by the brilliance of Kira-May Filemu, who dazzled with 36 points and 15 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes. Filemu also got plenty of help from her teammates with...

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