Gilas Pilipinas suffered a stinging 77-90 thrashing from Canada 3D Global Sports on Saturday in the opening day of the 39th William Jones Cup at the Taipei Peace International Basketball Hall in Taiwan. With a deficit of 54-66 by the end of third period, Gilas Pilipinas narrowed the gap, 60-68, after Matthew Wright’s three-pointer with 8:50 left in the game. But Canada retaliated with seven straight points on top of Michale Kyser’s alley-oop dunk that widened their lead, 75-60, with still 6:45 left in the game. The Canadian team was never threatened from that point onward. Garret Williamson led Canada with 15 points, while Kyser, Diego Kapelan and Joey Haywood added 12 points each.

Source: Manila Times July 15, 2017 15:45 UTC