SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Indonesia broke away in the second quarter en route to a 77-52 victory over Uzbekistan to advance to the FIBA U16 Women's Asia Cup 2025-Division B Semi-Finals, Wednesday at the Karisma Arena.
Inez Welly led the way with 23 points, seven of which she made to lead a pivotal 10-2 run toward a 41-26 lead entering the break that set the tone for the rout - and to eventually break through into the final four.
Never have Timnas reached the said stage of the second division until this present batch being mentored by Coach Marlina Herawan did, giving themselves as well a shot at earning the promotion to Division A.
Team Indonesia have forged a showdown with the 3-0 India in the Semi-Finals in a battle between teams coming in riding a wave of momentum as the SEABA side is now in the midst of a three-game winning streak.
The Semi-Finals are set on Thursday, September 18.
Joanne Giovanni backed Welly with 11 points, with Florenza Celesta coming close to another double-double with 8 points and 9 rebounds as a total of 10 players scored at least 2 points in the triumph.
Defense was indeed key in the W as the Indonesians racked up a total 20 steals, something that they could try to lean on heading into the next round as they aim to get going after that opening day loss to Hong Kong.
Gulsevar Usmanova, on the other hand, was the lone bright spot for Uzbekistan with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the loss that booted the team out of contention after a promising start to their run versus Samoa.
The team from Central Asia will look to finish their tournament on a high note when they take on the losing side between Malaysia and Iran in the Classification 5-6 on Thursday as well.
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