PH 5 whips South Korea, shares Jones Cup top spot
TAIPEI—Philippine representative Mighty Sports Apparels is not just about its seven imports.
Former PBA player Ty Tang and Fil-American Jason Brickman proved that Monday night as they led Mighty Sports in trouncing South Korea, 86-65, in the 38th William Jones Cup at Xinzhuang gym here.
The 5-foot-7 Tang scored just three points but effectively quarterbacked Mighty’s second quarter attack as the PH squad pulled away for good en route to a share of the lead with defending champion Iran at 2-0.
Iran went to rising star Behnam Yakhchali anew to blast Sacramento State University, 70-59.
Tang’s only basket for the night gave Mighty a 36-21 edge late in the second half.
“We got quality minutes from Ty,” said coach Bo Perasol. “We are much better now than we were a week ago.”
Former PBA import Al Thornton paced the Filipinos with 24 points while the 5-foot-9 Brickman added five points and grabbed seven boards in almost 30 minutes of action.
Former PBA import Zach Graham and Dewarick Spencer also chipped in 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Mighty.
Japan improved to 2-1 after downing Egypt, 71-66.
It was the second straight defeat for the Egyptians since their stunning 74-73 win over the Koreans.
The scores:
PH-MIGHTY 86—Thornton 24, Graham 13, Spencer 12, Macklin 9, Gillenwater 9, Singletary 7, Brickman 5, N’Diaye 4, Tang 3, Avenido 0, Teng 0.
SOUTH KOREA 65—Heo I. 11, Kim J.11, Lee 11, Heo U. 10, Byun 9, Kim S. 4, Kim J. Y. 4,Heo H. 3, Kang 2, Choi Ju. 0, Choi Ji. 0, Lee J. 0.
Quarters: 22-18, 44-31,59-45, 86-65
