2012 William Jones Cup
Philippines defeats USA, 76-75
August 26, 2012
Taipei, Taiwan
Game Highlights:
-LA Tenorio clutch shooting for Philippines with 20 points including the game winning jumper
-PBA Finals MVP Jeff Chan with another solid game with 18 points
-Marcus Douthit with a double-double, 17 points and 12 rebounds
-Larry Fonacier also had another good game contributing 9 points
-Come from behind win by Smart Gilas, down by 14 points in the 2nd half
-Philippines finished with a 7-1 record
-Jones Cup 2012 Champions, 1st championship since 1998
Game Scores
Philippines 76 – Tenorio 20, Chan 18, Douthit 17, Fonacier 9, Norwood 5, David 5, De Ocampo 2, Thoss 0, Mercado 0.
USA 75 – Arnold 17, Justice 17, Marshall 14, Barnes 13, Dearman 10, Vandermeer 2, Reese 0, Williams 0.
Quarters: 12-13, 23-34, 51-59, 76-75.
* Photo above from Coach Chot Reyes as posted in his twitter account @coachot
i know u can do that even tough games to other teams.keep it up para ganito rin kalabasan sa FIBA ASIA woootwoooot
So proud guys.. Bringing back the championship and a statement to all asian ball clubs that we can still dominate this game.. #salute
congrats team Philippines!!!
la tenorio rocks!!!
Ang galing!!!!!!!!!!
take out thoss and villanueva… then put in Arwind Santos and japeth aguilar. Arwind and japeth should be in the team for Fiba . they bring size speed and versatility
I’M PROUD TO BE PINOY!!! CONGRATS SMART GILAS. LA HALIMAW KA TALAGA. U MAKE US PROUD
put japeth in the line up. make him a defensive weapon. he’s big , athletic versatile but raw. make him forget about offense and just focus on shutting down the offensive player of the opposing team. with his size and speed, he can guard all positions. take out thoss. japeth is a better defender. we need him in Fiba. if you train him right, he has the tools to be the best defender our nation has ever seen. he has the tools. It’s the coaching staff’s job to train him properly and to give him the right mind set. Defense Japeth!!! you can make your mark on defense!
Congratulations Smart Gilas Pilipinas for the Title, sana tuloy-tuloy na ito til’ FIBA world championship also congrats to coach Reyes. Go Philippines!!!
baracael 6 3 – arwind santos 6 4
rico v 6 4 – fajardo 6 10
jay r 6 7 – williams 6 7
rosser – castro
Douthit, Fajardo
Thoss, Williams
De Ocampo, Arwind, Chan
Fonacier, David, Lanete, Castro
Norwood, Tenorio, Mercado