San Beda guard Radge Tongco scored 24 points on 11-for-17 shooting while Andrei Caracut had 11 points, six assists and three steals to lead Batang Gilas to its first victory.

Paul Desiderio and Chino Mosqueda both finished with 10 for the Filipinos.

Batang Gilas dominated the middle two quarters, outscoring their foes, 58-16, to all but seal the win even before the start of the fourth quarter.

The game started out close with the game tied at 16-all early in the second quarter before Caracut and Tongco combined to score all of the team’s points in a 15-4 run.

Desiderio, fresh off the FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, would later heat up as well as he fired off seven consecutive points on a three-pointer, two free throws and a putback to give the Philippines a 16-point lead, 40-24.

They replicated their dominating performance in the third, where they outscored Jordan, 28-13, and led by as much as 33 points, 72-39.

Batang Gilas scored nine of the last 12 points of the quarter.

Dave Yu gave the Filipinos their highest lead of the game after scoring the first points of the fourth to make it a 35-point advantage, 74-39.

The Philippines will face Korea in their next game in Group B.