Team Pilipinas defeats Team USA, 76-75. Wins the 2012 William Jones Cup for the 4th time.
PHILIPPINES 76 – Tenorio 20, Chan 18, Douthit 17, Fonacier 9, Norwood 5, David 5, De Ocampo 2, Thoss 0, Mercado 0. UNITED STATES 75 – Arnold 17, Justice 17, Marshall 14, Barnes 13, Dearman 10, Vandermeer 2, Reese 0, Williams 0. Quarters: 12-13, 23-34, 51-59, 76-75 Jones Cup Standings: Philippines 7-1 (CHAMPION) Iran 6-2 (SILVER) USA 5-3 (BRONZE) Taiwan 5-3 South Korea 5-3 Japan 3-5 Lebanon 3-5 Jordan 2-6 Taiwan B 0-8 source: pba.ph TAIPEI – LA Tenorio, the smallest man in the Jones Cup playing with the biggest heart, on Sunday delivered the goods that led Smart Gilas-Pilipinas to a gut-wrenching 76-75 victory over the United States for the 34th Jones Cup title at the Taipei PE College gym here. The 5-foot-8 Tenorio scored 11 points in the fourth period, all of them clutch, and had the biggest rebound of the night – plucked down in the land of the giants – as the Philippines turned the tables on the highly-fancied Americans to win here for the fourth ...