Batang Gilas outplayed Malaysia via a 62-57 decision to nail its first win in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asian Under-16 Championship on Monday at the Foshan Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium in Foshan, China.

The nationals were a little bit shaky at the start, leading only by 30-27 at the halftime before cruising to a 13-point advantage, 59-46, in the middle of the last period capped by a Raven Angelo Cortez lay up. Since then, they did not relinquish their lead for good.

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