MANILA, Philippines – Fresh from another 20-plus point beating of its opponents, Strong Group-Pilipinas tries to keep its hot start in the 43rd William Jones Cup going when it clashes with Ukraine on Monday, July 15.
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Second quarter
- HALFTIME: Strong Group maintains a slight edge against Ukraine, 43-41
- PHILIPPINES 43-41: Oleksandr Antypov sinks the corner trey
- PHILIPPINES 43-38: Chris McCullough splits his free throws
- PHILIPPINES 42-38: Back-to-back baskets by Strong Group as Chris McCullough scores in transition
- PHILIPPINES 40-38: DJ Fenner pulls up from mid-range
- 38-38: Pavlo Krutous for three
- PHILIPPINES 38-35: Chris McCullough scores two more from the free throw line
- PHILIPPINES 36-35: Chris McCullough drills two foul shots
- UKRAINE 35-34: 5-0 run by the Ukrainians to steal the lead from Strong Group
- PHILIPPINES 34-30: RJ Abarrientos hits a bonus free throw off a technical foul
- PHILIPPINES 33-30: Tajuan Agee forces his way inside for a deuce
- PHILIPPINES 31-30: Anatolly Shundel completes a three-point play for Ukraine
- PHILIPPINES 31-27: Jordan Heading now with 20 points after swishing two freebies
- PHILIPPINES 29-27: Oleksandr Kobzystyl sinks a technical free throw, Oleksandr Antypov adds two more from mid-range
- PHILIPPINES 29-24: Ange Kouame cleans up RJ Abarrientos’ miss
- PHILIPPINES 27-24: Volodymyr Konlev starts the second quarter with a three
First quarter
- END OF 1Q: Jordan Heading catches fire in the opening period as Strong Group takes a 27-21 lead
- PHILIPPINES 27-21: Jordan Heading fires another trey
- PHILIPPINES 24-21: Oleksandr Kobzystyl goes 1/2 from the line
- PHILIPPINES 24-20: Jordan Heading still on fire as he hits another three-pointer
- PHILIPPINES 21-20: Vadym Kozak and Jordan Heading trade threes
- PHILIPPINES 18-17: Ange Kouame nails two charities
- UKRAINE 17-16: Ihor Serhelev gives Ukraine back the lead with a long bomb
- PHILIPPINES 16-14: Chris McCullough goes perfect from the line
- 14-14: Oleksandr Kobzystyl knocks down two free throws, Jordan Heading responds with a three
- UKRAINE 12-11: Jordan Heading converts on a tough layup
- UKRAINE 12-9: Anatolly Shundel banks in a trey
- 9-9: Jordan Heading with an easy finish
- UKRAINE 9-7: Oleksandr Antypov swishes a floater
- 7-7: Jordan Heading takes it strong inside for a layup
- UKRAINE 7-5: Rostyslav Novitskyl scores down low
- 5-5: Tajuan Agee also goes 1/2 from the stripe
- UKRAINE 5-4: Oleksandr Antypov splits from the line
- 4-4: Chris McCullough lays it in transition
- UKRAINE 4-2: Pavlo Krutous drills two free throws
- 2-2: Tajuan Agee gets Strong Group on the board with an undergoal stab
- UKRAINE 2-0: Rostyslav Novitskyl opens the scoring with a deuce
Starters
- PHILIPPINES – Kiefer Ravena, Jordan Heading, DJ Fenner, Chris McCullough, Tajuan Agee
- UKRAINE – Volodymyr Konlev, Anatolly Shundel, Pavlo Krutous, Rostyslav Novitskyl, Oleksandr Antypov
Preview
Just like their opening-day blowout of United Arab Emirates, the Filipinos dominated Australia’s BSBL Guardians from start to finish on Sunday, July 14, en route to a convincing 91-69 finish.
As expected, Chris McCullough once again spearheaded Strong Group’s onslaught as he produced a game-high 23 points in just 22 minutes.
Aside from McCullough, big men Ange Kouame and Tajuan Agee both flexed their muscles inside the paint to finish with 16 and 14 points, respectively.
Don’t expect McCullough and the rest of Strong Group to slow down versus Ukraine as they gun for their third straight win in as many days for an unblemished 3-0 card in the single round-robin tournament.
The Ukrainians were no match for Chinese Taipei-Blue on Sunday as they dropped their opening assignment, 83-58.
Only one Ukrainian player reached double-digit scoring in their 25-point loss, with Rostyslav Novitskyi scoring 11.
Game time is 5 pm. – Rappler.com
