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The East Asia Super League (EASL) champions Anyang KGC team of South Korea (4-1) defeated the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters-Pilipinas (1-5), 87-77 in Day 6 of the 2023 William Jones Cup on Thursday, August 17, at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium in Taipei City, Taiwan. [VIDEO]
Ji-Hoon Park led KGC with game-high 25 points (8/12 2pts, 2/2 3pts, 3/4ft), to go with 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Former PBA import Du'Vaughn Maxwell had a near double-double game of 15 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks while Joon Won Jung added 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.
Andrei Caracut paced the Epainters once again in the losing effort with 19 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists while Ange Kouame finished with a double-double of 15 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. The Epainters are now at the bottom of the standings with 1 win and 5 losses and will be taking a break tomorrow, August 18.
The Yeng Guiao-mentored Rain or Shine Elasto Painters-Pilipinas will try to bounce back and secure their second win in the tournament on Saturday, August 19th, against Japan U22 at 3:00pm. [LIVE]
The Scores:
ANYANG KGC 87 - Park 25, Maxwell 15, Jung 13, Ko 9, Bae 8, Jeong 6, Kim KW 4, Kim CU 4, Rheu 3, Lee 0, Jo 0, Griffin 0. | Choi DNP, Jang DNP, Lee DNP.
RAIN OR SHINE 77 - Caracut 19, Kouame 15, Santillan 10, Evans 9, Belga 7, Borboran 6, Clarito 5, Asistio 4, Mamuyac 2, Norwood 0, Ponferrada 0, Nambatac 0. | Belo DNP, Ildefonso DNP, Demusis DNP.
Quarters: 28-15, 42-32, 66-51, 87-77 [Full Game Highlights]
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