Monday, August 31, 2015
Gilas Pilipinas targets second straight win in Jones Cup, faces South Korea
The Gilas Pilipinas, Philippine national men’s basketball team, tries to get its second straight win in its campaign as it battles Asian rival South Korea in the 37th William Jones Cup Monday at the Xinchuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Gilas Pilipinas face the Koreans at 5 PM. Manila time. (WATCH: Gilas Pilipinas vs South Korea FREE LIVE STREAMING)
The Filipinos are coming off a rousing 77-69 win over hosts Chinese Taipei on Sunday where Gilas Pilipinas showed its poise. (READ: Gilas Pilipinas wins its first game; defeats Chinese Taipei A 77-69 (VIDEO))
(WATCH: GILAS PILIPINAS VS CHINESE TAIPEI (A) FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO HERE )
(WATCH: GILAS PILIPINAS VS CHINESE TAIPEI (A) FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO HERE )
With Terrence Romeo and Calvin Abueva leading the charge, Gilas Pilipinas was able to built a 19-point lead in the first half but saw it vanish when Chinese Taipei rallied back.
However, some steady clutch performances from Romeo and Jayson Castro sealed the win for the Filipinos who just played their fourth competitive game as a team.
The Philippines is facing an old rival in South Korea which uncharacteristically has yet to win any games in the tournament after two outings.
South Korea dropped a 77-46 game to Iran on Saturday while also yielding a narrow 86-84 result to Russia’s Spartak Primorye on Sunday.
The Koreans are still going to be led by their veterans such as Cho Sungmin, Moon Taeyoung and Kim Sunhyung who scored 24 points in their loss to the Russian club.
JONES CUP 2015 GAME SCHEDULE TODAY: AUGUST 31
1:00pm - New Zealand vs. Russia
3:00pm - Japan vs. Iran
5:00pm - Philippines vs. South Korea
7:00pm - Chinese Taipei-A vs. USA
source: interaksyon.com
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