U16 Indonesia Men’s Basketball National Team Lounds Malaysia – Viralterkini

Viralterkini.id, Philippines-Indonesian U16 men’s basketball national team again performed solid again in the second match of the FIBA ​​U16 Asia Cup Seaba Qualifiers 2025. Rony Gunawan’s squad defeated Malaysia with a convincing score of 67-45 on Sunday (5/25/2025).

The match took place at Bren Z. Guiao Sports Complex, San Fernando, Pampanga, the Philippines. Despite winning a landslide victory, Indonesia’s struggle is not easy throughout the game.

The first quarter opened with a three -point shot from Gede Dio Arghya Narataha. Fast excellence 5-0 printed Steven Sebastian who immediately pressed the opponent from the beginning.

Malaysia puts pressure, but Indonesia still leads 12-5. Lay up from Kenzie Vincenzio ensured the advantage until the first quarter ended.

Entering the second quarter, Malaysia appeared more aggressive. Fatt Kam Sing scored three points to reduce the lag.

But Indonesia still dominates with 19 points in this quarter. The score is 31-22 during the first half.

The third quarter became a turning point in Malaysia’s game that began to catch up. They added 18 numbers and thinning the score to 46-40.

Indonesia has difficulty adding points, only scoring 15 points in the quarter. “The children had a problem with the full court court of Malaysia during the third quarter,” said Rony Gunawan.

The mentality of the players was tested but did not collapse. The fourth quarter is an event for the resurrection of Indonesia.

They performed extraordinary and scored 21 points, while Malaysia only added 5 points. The game is fully mastered by Steven Sebastian et al.

“It’s good, children can immediately adjust in the fourth quarter,” said Rony. He highlighted the effective zone defense and made Malaysia overwhelmed.

Despite winning, Rony noted several important evaluations. “Free throw is still problematic. Children must also be able to take advantage of every point opportunity,” he explained.

Indonesia will then face Thailand on Monday (5/26/2025). Victory over Malaysia is an important capital for the third match later. (ma)