Philippines defeats Iran, now tied at 5-1

2012 William Jones Cup
Philippines defeats Iran, 77-75
August 24, 2012
Taipei, Taiwan

Game Highlights:
-Big win by Philippines which is now tied with Iran and USA with 5-1 record
-Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 22 points along with 10 rebounds
-Great game by Gabe Norwood with 17 points including a clutch three pointer with a minute remaining in the game
-Jeff Chan with 12 points
-Sol Mercado and Gary David both contributed 8 points
-Philippines led by as much as 12 points in the 4th quarter
-4 missed free throws at the end game (de Ocampo 2, Douthit 1 and Chan 1)
-Next Game: vs Chinese-Taipei B, delayed telecast at 10pm

Game scores:

Philippines 77 – Douthit 22, Norwood 17, Chan 12, Mercado 8, David 8, Fonacier 6, De Ocampo 2, Tenorio 0, Villanueva 0, Thoss 0

Iran 75 – Bahrami 26, Kardoust 16, sahakian 12, Afagh 8, Kamrani 5, Aslani 4, Nabipour 4, Atashi 0, Hamed 0

Quarters: 21-19, 33-33, 58-49, 77-75

14 Responses to Philippines defeats Iran, now tied at 5-1

  1. pinoyako says:

    awooo! hard fought fight para sa GILAS! hehe.. keep it up! sana matalo din ung US para tau champion sa jones cup! hehehe

  2. juno emer says:

    ilan kaya itatambak ng USA sa Gilas. . . he he joke. . .

  3. Irwine Estrella says:

    Ilan naman kaya ang lamang ng Gilas sa US? Let’s go for the crown Gilas Pilipinas.

  4. mpg says:

    hats off to gilas 2.0, off night lang against lebanon, go for the gold!

  5. allan says:

    Wla bang replay nyan? Sayang di q npanood. Hehe

  6. raizen rubido says:

    arriba PILIPINAS?!… 2 teams 2 beat nlan champion n tau..

  7. jhay says:

    hey tinalo kaya ng iran ang usa, tambak, tayo tinalo natin iran so juno emer mali ang tanong mo.

  8. michael says:

    gogoo pilipinas!!!

  9. LUCKY BREAK FOR GILAS2.0…GOOD LUCK!!!parang mas maigi pa ung team na hindi mxdo nakapagensayo kesa ngaun na parang basta na lng pinaghuhugot…at least kapag hindi nanalo may dahilan…pero kapag nanalo naman…WOW sarap ng feeling!!!!

  10. harris says:

    galing ni coach reyes… daming adjustment p ung kailangan… gogo phil.. more power

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