U21 Press Release
Panthers rip Aussies, 95-82
Florentino Olmida was on top of the world, by the time the final buzzer sounded.
Olmida scored a game high 28 points, as the Pilipinas Panthers defeated a gutsy Australian squad, 95-82 Monday night. He finished the game with a 75% clip from the field, and added 2 blocks. “Florentino did a stellar job, he definitely pulled through tonight,” coach Jeorge said in the post-game conference.
The Panthers averted a disaster, as the they were down by 2 after three quarters. The Boomers’ stingy defense, and alleged lack of sleep led to Alexander Layunin’s worst outing in the tournament. He shot 4 of 22 from the field, including a 0% shooting efficiency from behind the arc in 10 shots. “I’ve spoken to Alexander about the matter, and he commits to discontinuing his basketball scrimmage sessions with Ben Simmons,” Jeorge said when asked to comment on the matter.
The win sends the Panthers to the cross over semi-finals, facing 17th seed Taiwan. “We will take this one game at a time, we look forward to our match up against Taiwan,” Jeorge said after the game.