Tag: Jones Cup

Misfiring Gilas bows to Korea

(Eagle News) –A misfiring Gilas Pilipinas bowed to Korea on Wednesday night, ending a winning streak that saw them defeat a number of teams in the Jones Cup. The Korean team held a solid lead over the Philippine contingent by the end of the third quarter, their lead going to as high as 15 points. Gilas managed to cut down the lead in the last quarter despite a below par outside shooting, with Mike Myers […]

Gilas Pilipinas throttles past Chinese Taipei; climbs up to second place in rankings

(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas took home the win against team B of Chinese Taipei on Monday in a close game that saw the Philippine contingent trailing its opponent at one point. The first quarters saw both teams fighting tooth and nail for the lead, prompting an apparently irritated Chot Reyes to dish out a few words to his men, who had  singlehandedly beaten a stronger Chinese Taipei team the day before. The second half […]

Gilas stuns Chinese Taipei; 88-72

(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas throttled to victory in their second game in the Jones Cup tournament on Friday, after losing to the Canadians a day before. Kiefer Ravena, Matthew Wright and Christian Standhardinger led the national contingent’s offensive against Chinese Taipei, who until then had had no loss in the tournament. The white shirts led Chinese Taipei at the end of all three quarters, but not without their worthy opponents putting up a fight. […]