HSINCHUANG City – Marcus Douthit asserted his presence inside and towed Smart Gilas-Pilipinas to a thrilling 96-93 overtime win over host Chinese-Taipei late Sunday night in the 32nd William Jones Cup at the Hsinchuang Gymnasium in Taipei County here.
The 6-foot-10 American topscored for the national team aspirants with 33 big points, including a jumper and a split from the foul line, that gave the team a 95-91 lead with 5.9 second to play in the extra period.
Cheered on by a large crowd, the Taiwanese threatened for the last time at 95-93 on Lee Hsueh-Lin’s basket.
But the national team hopefuls preserved the win as Chris Tiu hit a free throw and then JV Casio stole the ball in Chinese-Taipei’s final possession to seal the win for the Filipinos, who are also being supported by GMA Pinoy TV.
Regulation ended at 80-80 as Chen Shun-Hsia tied the game in the final 5.6 seconds.
The Filipinos notched their third win – and second in a row - in four outings and will next play Japan on Monday.
They cap their campaign in the tournament honoring the former FIBA secretary-general (Williams Jones) with a game against Asian power Lebanon on Tuesday.
Chinese-Taipei lost for the third straight time after winning its first two outings.
The teams that emerged with the best record at the end of the meet will emerge champion. – RCJ, GMANews.TV
(Marcus Douthit 33pts, 22rebs, 5assts, 5stls, 4blks) Baracael 14, Lutz 13, Casio 11, Aguilar 11, Lassiter 10, Tiu 4
Quarters: 16-13, 34-34, 58-50, 80-80, 96-93
Jones Cup 2010 (Standings)
*as of July 18 - Day 5
4-0 Iran NT
3-1 Lebanon NT
3-1 Smart Gilas Pilipinas NT
2-2 Japan NT
2-3 Taiwan NT
1-3 Taiwanese Univ. AllStars
0-5 Australia-Crocs
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