The scores:
South Korea (82) – Lee SH 19, Moon TY 17, Lee Ju. H 12, Lee Jo. H 11, Kim JK 8, Park CH 6, Kim SH 5, Kim TS 2, Ha 2.
Gilas Pilipinas (70) – Romeo 23, David 16, Abueva 9, Castro 7, De Ocampo 5, Taulava 4, Ramos 2, Intal 2, Tautuaa 2, Norwood 0, Pingris 0, Alapag 0.
Quarterscores: 20-21, 36-34, 54-54, 82-70.
GILAS PHILIPPINES VS RUSSIA
Date: Monday September1, 2015
Time: 7:00 p.m. Philippine Time
Venue: Xinchuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, Taiwan
The Philippine national men’s basketball team pulled off a huge victory, handing erstwhile unbeaten Russian club Spartak Primorye its first loss of the 37th William Jones Cup, 85-71, on Tuesday at the Xinchuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
With the win, Gilas bounced back from its first setback – a loss to South Korea on Sunday – to improve to 2-1 for the tournament.
Russia (3-1) held victories over the USA team and New Zealand’s Wellington Saints and Gilas Pilipinas’ tormentors South Korea heading into the game but could not get the job done against a sharp and balanced Philippine squad in this one.
PHILIPPINES VS RUSSIA
The scores:
Gilas Pilipinas (85) – De Ocampo 13, Romeo 11, Abueva 10, Tautuaa 10, MGR 10, Intal 8, Taulava 7, Rosario 6, Hontiveros 6, Alapag 3, Hontiveros 6, Thoss 1, Ramos 0.
Spartak Primorye (71) – Glazyrin 23, Goliakhov 12, Uzinskii 11, Savelev 10, Fedorchuk 5, Fediushin 5, Ivanov 4, Zverkov 1, Pisarchuk 0.
Quarterscores: 20-23, 43-40, 61-50, 85-71.