The Gilas Pilipinas claimed their first victory in the 2017 William Jones Cup after beating the host team Chinese Taipei Blue, 88-72.
Matthew Wright chipped in 17 points hitting 4-of-8 from downtown to lead the Philippines while Christian Standhardiner dominated the boards with 15 and also added 17 markers.
The Blue team was led by Zheng-Ru Lu with 16 points
Watch the game highlights of Gilas Pilipinas vs. Chinese Taipei Blue.
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The scores:
Philippines 88 - Write 17, Standhardinger 17, Ravena 15, Pogoy 10, Myers 9, Cruz 6, Ferrer 5, Tolomia 4, Jalalon 3, Parks 2, Paras 0, Belo 0.
Chinese Taipei Blue 72 - Zheng 16, Po-Hsun 14, Yi-Hsiang 13, Davis 11, Cheng 6, Long-Mao 5, Yi-Jie 4, Yu-An 3, Po-Chen 0, Wen-Ding 0, Huan-Ya 0.
Quarter scores: 23-22, 47-40, 67-61, 88-72 | Games Stats.