34th (2012) William Jones Cup: Smart-Gilas Pilipinas vs Japan National Team

Posted by: Gab August 22, 2012 in Sports Leave a comment

Today is the 4th game of Smart-Gilas Pilipinas vs Japan National Team, it will be happening at Taipei, Taiwan. AKTV will be having a live TV coverage around 5:00 p.m Philippine Time.

The SMART-Gilas Pilipinas lined up:

Jayson Castro
Ranidel De Ocampo
Larry Fonacier
Sonny Thoss
LA Tenorio
Mac Baracael
Jeff Chan
Gabe Norwood
Enrico Villanueva
Gary David
Sol Mercado
Marcus Douthit
Garvo Lanete
Matthew Rosser

The Japan National Team lined up:

Takatoshi Furukawa
Sean Hinkley
Makoto Hiejima
Atsuya Ota
Takahiro Kurihara
Kosuke Takeuchi
Ryota Sakurai
Yuya Nagayoshi
Hironori Watanabe
Kosuke Kanamaru
Joji Takeuchi
Daiki Tanaka
Tenketsu Harimoto
Kosuke Hashimoto

The Smart-Gilas Pilipinas defeated Japan, 88-84 and still remain unbeaten in the 34th William Jones Cup in Taiwan.

Marcus Douthit scored 26 points, LA Tenorio got 13 points and Gabe Norwood 11 points.

Smart-Gilas Pilipinas currently has team standing of 4 and tied with Iran which earlier defeated the USA team in double overtime.

The Smart-Gilas Pilipinas will play tomorrow (August 23, 2012) versus Lebanon then next will be Iran, Zhonghua (Chinese-Taipei A) and USA.

Smart-Gilas Pilipinas versus Japan National Team Game Highlights:

Japan led by as much as 14 points in the 4th quarter, 4 straight wins by Philippines, Gabe Norwood, Jeff Chan and Gary David made crucial 3 pointers in the last quarter. Marcus Douthit and Jeff Chan sealed the game with their free throws shooting.

Watch Smart-Gilas Pilipinas versus Team USA game