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The Blue Eagles earned their third straight win for a 4-2 record at the Jones Cup
Published 18:55, July 20, 2018
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MANILA, Philippines – The Ateneo Blue Eagles of the Philippines quickly did the job of Lithuania, 98-65, to clinch their third consecutive victory at the 40th William Jones Cup in New Taipei on Friday, July 20.
The great men Angelo Kouame and Mike Nieto combined for 14 of 21 points in the team's second quarter to open a comfortable 43-28 lead at halftime.
The Blue Eagles – who improved their record to 4 -2 to stay on the podium – took advantage of this momentum in the third period to clinch a 30-point lead off Isaac Go, 66-34.
In this stretch, the Filipinos dominated their European opponents , 23-6, while they increased one quarter from 27 ts, 73-46
The Blue Eagles, who run in fourth place, sit behind Canada (6-0), Iran (4-1) and South Korea (4-1. )
They face Chinese Taipei (3-2) on Saturday, July 21st at 7pm and Iran (4-1) on Sunday, July 22nd at 5pm
New recruit William Navarro demonstrated his talents in the easy win, leading Ateneo-PH with a statistical gem of 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and a block on a 10 -13 (77%) shot in just 23 minutes of action.
Kouame scooped 19 markers with 5 boards in just 15 minutes.
Lithuania was not able to return on its laurels as the Eagles continued to float around the 30-point margin throughout the last period.
Zygimantas Jocys was the only Lithuanian double-digit with 20 points. of 3 rebounds and 2 assists
The scores:
PH-Ateneo (98) – Navarro 20, Kouame 19, Ravena 14, Nieto, Mi. 10, Go 10, Asistio 8, White 6, Black 4, Tio 3, Nieto, Mi. 3, Daves 1, Wong 0.
Lithuania (65) – Jocys 20, Motuzas 9, Norkus 9, Neimantas 8, Rimsa 7, Sabecka 7, Paulauskas 5, Vazalis 0. [19659007] Trimesors: 22-17, 43-28, 73-46, 98-65
– Rappler.com
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