Rainor Shine heaved a sigh of relief after scoring a breakthrough but tough win against Iran in the W. Jones Cup on Wednesday.
The Elasto Painters hammered out a 98-90 double overtime verdict against the Iranians at Taipei Heping Gymnasium to score their first victory in the tournament after five games.
Andrei Caracut top-scored for the Filipinos with 19 points, while Santi Santillan had 17 markers.
Rain or Shine was leading by a slim two-point gap when Anton Asistio knocked down a dagger three to hike the Elasto Painters’ lead to 93-88.
Iran managed to close in at 95-90 with 30.5 seconds left, but the Elasto Painters, via incursions by Santillan and Ange Kouame, surged again to eight.
Amir Azari paced Iran with 16 points, while Amir Yazarloo and Ali Reza Sharifi scored 15 each.
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