Friday, July 24, 2009

Another old rival inflicts a painful loss to Team Philippines


Powerade Philippines took it on the chin again with a painful 83-80 loss to Korea at the Hsinchuang gym the in the 31st William Jones Cup tournament.

The Filipinos were looking for some revenge as the Koreans have time and again stymied them. But after a trey by Ranidel De Ocampo and a turn-around jumper by Sonny Thoss brought team Philippines within two 78-76, the Koreans’ Oh Se-Keun came out of a timeout to nail his only 3-point attempt to give his side some breathing room 81-76 with 1:25 remaining.

Although Arwind Santos countered with a break-away lay-up, Yang Dong-Geun hit a jumper over Willie Miller to make it 83-78 and time down to 43 seconds.

The win gave Korea a share of the lead with a 4-1 slate while the Philippines fell to a dismal 1-5.


Korea 83 – Kang 16, Kim M.S. 15, Kim J.S. 10, Oh 10, Yang 8, Yang D.G. 7, Lee D.J. 5, Lee J.S. 5, Lee K.S. 3, Joo 3,

Philippines 80 – Santos 22, Miller 4 14, Thoss 13, De Ocampo 9, Raymundo 6, Norwood 6, Aguilar 4, Dillinger 2, Yap 2, Taulava 2, Helterbrand 0, Baguio 0.

Quarters: 22-17; 38-35; 59-57; 85-83.

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