GILAS Pilipinas Women's 3x3 stamped its class against Samoa with a 21-1 victory to open its 2019 Fiba 3x3 Asia Cup campaign on Wednesday in Changsha, China.
Afril Bernardino set the pace for the Filipinas, ushering the quick 7-0 start which led to the biggest winning margin in Fiba 3x3 in history.
Janine Pontejos finished off the mauling as she drilled the deuce from the left wing with 2:28 to spare.
Bernardino anchored the Philippines with eight points, as center Clare Castro muscled her way inside to nab six points.
Pontejos added five, while Jack Animam completed the cast with a pair.
Gilas Women's 3x3 faces off with Chinese Taipei at 4:10 p.m.
The Filipinas are now in a prime position in the Qualifying Draw A, with only the group's top seed advancing to the main tourney.
Carolett Autufuga scored the lone bucket for Samoa in the defeat.
The scores:
Philippines 21 - Bernardino 8, Castro 6, Pontejos 5, Animam 2.
Samoa 1 - Autufuga 1, Sua 0, Vaimauga 0, Sa'u 0.
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