Gilas Pilipinas Women’s Team managed to hang tough in the final period to hack out a tough 64-60 victory over Iran in the 2023 William Jones Cup for Women on Sunday at Heping Basketball Gymnasium.
It was a bounce-back win for the Pinays, who earlier succumbed to a loss to host team Chinese Taipei on Saturday.
Jhazmin Joson and Kacey Quinn dela Rosa each scored 12 points for the Philippines, while Jack Animam dominated the rebounding department with 15 on top of her seven points.
After limiting the Iranians to just nine points in the opening quarter, Gilas used a massive run in the third canto, outscoring Iran 26-9.
This allowed the Pinays to seize a 49-39 lead going into the final period.
But Khameneh Negin’s 18 points led Iran to threaten Gilas in the closing minutes.
Fortunately, the Philippine women’s team managed to hang on with a four-point lead to secure its first win in the tourney.
Gilas earlier fell to Chinese Taipei, which took a close 89-85 win on Saturday.
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