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Philippines defeats Jordan in 1st game

2012 William Jones Cup
Philippines defeats Jordan, 88-78
August 18, 2012
Taipei, Taiwan

Game Highlights:
-Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas 2 with 17 points and 14 rebounds
-Gary David with 14 points
-PBA Finals MVP Jeff Chan scored 11 points
-Larry Fonacier with 10 points
-Balanced scoring for Philippines: 8 players with 5 or more points
-Jordan outscored Philippines, 25-16 in the 1st quarter
-Philippines committed 19 turnovers
-Philippines scored 52 points in the 2nd half
-Next Game: Chinese-Taipei Team B on Sunday, August 19 at 3pm

Game Scores:

Philippines 88 – Douthit 17, David 14, Chan 11, Fonacier 10, De Ocampo 8, Norwood 7, Villaneuva 7, Mercado 6, Tenorio 4, Thoss 4.

Iran defeats Philippines

2011 William Jones Cup Invitational Tournament Semifinals
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Iran
Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City
Iran defeats Philippines, 78-59

Game Highlights:
– Smart Gilas had no answer for Iranian-NBA center Hamed Haddadi with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks.
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 16 points
– Mark Barroca filling in for the injured JV Casio contributed 10 points but was also injured in the 4th quarter
– Marcio Lassiter was the only other Smart Gilas player in double figures with 10 points
– Iran led in rebounding, 44-21
– With the loss, Philippines will now play for 3rd place against home team, Chinese-Taipei at 5pm
– South Korea will battle Iran for the Jones Cup Championship tomorrow at 7pm

Game scores:

Iran 78 – Haddadi 36, Sahakian 16, Davari 9, Barogh 6, Davarpanahfard 3, Aren 3, Nabipoor 1, Zadeh 0, Rouzbahani 0, Kamrani 0.

Smart Gilas 59 – Douthit 16, Barroca 10, Lassiter 10, Hontiveros 6, Tiu 5, Aguilar 5, Baracael 5, Taulava 2, Lutz 0, Ballesteros 0, Ababou 0.

Quarterscores: 20-11; 36-27; 56-38; 78-59