Philippines did it again! Handing Japan's first defeat by trampling them in the third quarter. Philippines ran a 26-12 in the third quarter including a 10-0 run that led to their 83-76 victory. Marcus Douthit again dominated the court with 19 of his 25 points and 12 of his 18 rebounds, all in the second half. Philippine coach Rajko Toroman said that, “The key was we stopped Takuya Kawamura.” It was an unlucky time for Japan as they went to the foul-line 28 times, but only 16 were successful.... → Continue reading

Philippines struggled on the first half as Jordan dominated the game. Led by Sam Daghlas by scoring 9 points in the first quarter, Jordan was on its way to sure victory. But center Marcus Douthit has risen up to the challenge and along with Marcio Lassiter, led the Philippines to a 72-64 victory. Philippines guard Chris Tiu said, “I think we showed a lot of character.” And Philippines coach Rajko Toroman confessed that, “I think this was the biggest win of life, considering the circumstances.”... → Continue reading