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Rain or Shine Elasto Painters-Pilipinas (1-4) escape past the Iran men's national basketball Team B (1-3), 98-90 in double overtime to notch their first win in Day 5 of the 2023 William Jones Cup on Wednesday, August 16, at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium in Taipei City, Taiwan. [VIDEO]
Naturalized Filipino Ange Kouame led the Epainters with near double-double of 20 points (8/14fg, 4/8ft), to go with 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Andrei Caracut had a solid game of 19 points (2/8 2pts, 2/7 3pts, 9/9ft), along with 1 rebound and 2 assists while Leonard Santillan finished with 17 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.
Import Nick Evans contributed 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks. Anton Asistio displayed versatility with 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals. Meanwhile, Rey Nambatac contributed 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
The Yeng Guiao-mentored Rain or Shine Elasto Painters-Pilipinas will try to secure their back-to-back win in the tournament tomorrow, Thursday, August 17th, against Anyang KGC from South Korea (3-1) at 5:00pm. [LIVE]
The Scores:
RAIN OR SHINE 98 - Kouame 20, Caracut 19, Santillan 17, Evans 11, Asistio 9, Nambatac 7, Demusis 5, Belga 4, Belo 3, Clarito 3, Norwood 0, Ildefonso 0. | Mamuyac DNP, Ponferrada DNP, Borboran DNP.
IRAN B 90 - Azari 16, Sharifi 15, Yazarloo 15, Mokarian 13, Rahimi 10, Dalirzahan 5, Heydari 5, Rahimian 5, Taheri 4 Far 2, Jafari 0, Goorandani 0.
Quarters: 27-19, 42-34, 59-52, 74-74, 83-83, 98-90 (2OT). [Full Game Highlights]
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