Indonesia drubs Vietnam, grabs solo Seaba lead as Gilas takes day off

INDONESIA took advantage of Gilas Pilipinas being idle, taking the solo lead in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (Seaba) Championship with a 95-52 blowout of Vietnam on Monday night at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

The Indonesians hardly broke a sweat against the Vietnamese, breaking away early on the way to their fourth successive victory and moving a half-game ahead of the Philippines.

Prastawa Dhyaksa and Sandy Kurniawan caught fire from long range, combining for 11 of the Indonesians’ 14 three-pointers to lead the Indonesians, who dealt the Vietnamese their second loss in three games.

Dhyaksa finished with a game-high 19 points, five assists, one board, and one steal in 23 minutes off the bench, while Kurniawan added 18 markers – all from beyond the arc.

Vietnam scored the game’s first four points, but the Indonesians went on a 13-0 blast to set the tone for the rout that saw them build their biggest lead at 45.

The scores:

INDONESIA 95 – Dhyaksa 19, Kurniawan 18, Pritama 12, Sitorus 10, Lakudu 9, Grahita 9, Wuysang 7, Sitepu 6, Nugroho 5

VIETNAM 52 – Trieu 12, Le NT 12, Dang 9, Nguyen VH 7, Nguyen TN 7, Tran 2, Le PT 2, To 1, Nguyen HH 0

Quarterscores: 19-10, 41-20, 65-37, 95-52