Gilas Boys subdued by Team USA to bow out of FIBA U17 World Cup contention, 141-45

On the night after Team USA's record-breaking win against China, the Americans showed no mercy after pulling off a 141-45 assault against Gilas Pilipinas Boys in their Round of 16 clash as the Philippines bow out of the FIBA U17 World Cup contention on Wednesday in Turkey. 

The Filipinos thus ended their bid while USA advanced to the quarterfinals where the six-time defending champions will slug it out against either Argentina or Canada. 

The win came just hours removed from USA's 146-62 blowout victory against China yesterday, where the world number one squad shattered the all-time single game records for most points, most assists, and most steals. 

Gilas just couldn't put the clamps on USA in the first half of action with Cameron Boozer and Koa Peat pouring in 16 and 14 points apiece as they mounted a huge 80-23 halftime cushion. 

In fact, only six players of head coach Josh Reyes were able to score in those two periods with CJ Amos collecting six markers against USA, which has yet to drop a single game in its six-edition reign in the tournament.

The victory was pretty much sealed at that point already as Peat ended up with 22 points alongside seven rebounds, three assists, and two blocks while Boozer tallied 20 markers and four boards. 

Ludovice paced Gilas with 15 points and two assists as the Philippines shot just 20.31 percent from the field, a huge difference against the 65.26 percent shooting percentage of the USA. 

All is not loss, however, for Gilas as the Filipino squad will still see action in the classification round in hopes to end their campaign on a higher note. 

—JKC, GMA Integrated News