SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Indonesia salvaged a third-place finish in Division B of the FIBA U16 Women's Asia Cup 2025 following a dominant 51-30 victory over Hong Kong, China at the Karisma Arena, Friday.
The young Timnas found their flow in the middle quarters, pouring 39 points while limiting their East Asian counterparts to only 12 to establish a commanding 46-19 lead entering the game's final 10 minutes.
Never would they be challenged since, as the crew from Southeast Asia went on to secure a breakthrough podium finish - and earn themselves a consolation of sorts after getting foiled by India in the Semi-Finals.
This is now the program's best finish in this contest to date.
Nine of Coach Marlina Herawan's players scored at least a point in the triumph, with Hannah Harshita just a point shy of registering a double-double performance as she finished with 9 points and 12 rebounds.
Ayu Krisabella and Racquell Hendyawan scored 9 points apiece as well, with Inez Welly and Kayla Adiutomo chipping in 7 and 6 points, respectively, for Team Indonesia, who hauled down a total of 61 rebounds.
Not only did they clinch a top-three finish but the Indonesians gained a measure of payback as well against the very same team that beat them in opening day last Saturday by way of a 74-71 decision.
Leading Hong Kong, China, on the other hand, were Valerie Lau and Leung Wa Yan with 8 points each in the loss that once again denied the program a medal as they finished fourth for the second time in a row.
Hong Kong, China also lost in the Third-Place Game back in 2023, a 52-46 defeat at the hands of Malaysia.
The team of Coach Chan Hiu Ying ended the tournament with three straight losses - that, after a promising start into their campaign in which they won twice in a row before locking the no. 1 seed in Group B at 2-1.
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