Smart Araneta Coliseum
MVP Cup: Gilas Pilipinas Basketball stops Taiwan NT, 90-77 to win GOLD in the Master Game Face MVP Cup 2015 in Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City. Calvin “The Beast” Abueva salvaged Pilipinas Basketball once again as Chinese Taipei made a late rally in the final quarter. Abueva who had 6 Points in crucial crunch time, finished with 11 Points and 6 Rebounds on 5 of 9 Fieldgoals.
Taiwan NT, who probably came to the MVP Cup to only scout the true strength of the Philippine Basketball Team, relied on their usual late game three point bombs with Lu shooting four treys in the fourth, but the effort came-up short against the resilient RP Five. Abueva made sure to defend well against the hot shooting Lu and Calvin’s three fieldgoals in crunch time sealed the Filipino victory.
Andray Blatche topscored for Pilipinas with 18 big points, while Asi Taulava chipped-in 13 markers. The two big men dominated Taiwan, since Quincy Davis was not reinserted in the second half.
At the half, Terrence Romeo topscored for 12 Points, while Andray Blatche added 11 for the RP dribblers. Additionally, Gilas converted 6 of 21 three point shots against 2 of 13 by the Chinese. Pilipinas Basketball dominated the paint with 20 inside markers against 12 of Taipei. The bench scoring also favored RP squad with 23 bench Points compared to 9 of Taiwan.
Jones Cup 2015 Mythical Five member Jayson Castro did not play today and was temporarily replaced by Gary David. Castro was rested by coach Tab Baldwin to preserve him for the upcoming FIBA Asia 2015 wars in Changsha.
Pilipinas wins the Gold while New Zealand Wellington Saints cops Silver. PBA Talk N Text gets the Bronze since the Texters won against Taiwan NT in their first game.
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1ST QUARTER
1st QTR Starts
TIP-OFF to PHI
Jayson Castro not playing Gary David plays as replacement
9:33 Romeo layup 2-0 PHI leads
9:18 Liu trey 2-3 TAI leads
8:53 Blatche treey 5-3 PHI leads
8:26 Blatche trey 8-3 PHI leads
8:04 Liu scores 8-5 PHI leads
7:44 TAI scores 8-7 PHI leads
7:21 Davis jam 8-9 TAI leads
6:55 De Ocampo fouls 8-9 TAI leads
6:55 Liu 2FT 8-10 TAI leads
6:32 Blacthe 2FT 10 TIED
6:01 Romeo trey 13-10 PHI leads
5:44 De Ocampo reach-in foul
5:01 Taulava rebound plus powermove plus 1FT 16-10 PHI leads
4:25 Taulava drive off Romeo feed 18-10 PHI leads
4:08 TAI scores 18-12 PHI leads
3:21 Abueva trey 21-12 PHI leads
Taulava pushes Liu no Foul called
2:51 Ganuelas jam off Blatche feed 23-12 PHI leads
1:13 Abueva fake shot off Ganuelas feed 25-12 PHI leads
48.6secs Pingris 2FT 27-12 PHI leads
38secs TAI trey 27-15
Blatche step back three misses
1QTR ENDS 27-15 PHI leads
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2ND QUARTER
2nd QTR Starts
9:49 TAI scores 27-17 PHI
Davis blockes Pingirs jumper
8:46 Blatche bailout trey 30-17
8:02 Pingris baby hook off Blatche feed 32-17
7:35 David trey 35-17 PHI leads
7:13 Tien scores 35-19 PHI leads
6:00 Romeo elevation layup 37-21 PHI leads
5:32 Liu acrobat shot plus 1FT 37-24 PHI leads
4:58 Romeo 2FT 39-24 PHI leads
4:01 Chen trey 39-27 PHI leads
3:45 Tips-in own shot 41-26 PHI leads
3:30 TAI scores 41-28 PHI leads
2:05 Abueva reach-in foul
2:05 Chen 2FT 41-30 PHI leads
1:36 Romeo 1FT 42-30 PHI leads
1:25 Thoss jump hook 44-30 PHI leads
1:15 TAI scores 44-32 PHI leads
53secs Taulava jumper 46-32 PHI leads
15.4secs TAI fastbreak 46-34 PHI leads
2nd QTR ENDS 46-34 PHI Leads
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3RD QUARTER
3RD QTR Starts
9:42 Blatche fadeaway 48-34 PHI leads
9:19 Intal layup 50-34 PHI leads
8:51 TAI scores 50-36 PHI leads
8:34 Norwood 1FT 51-36 PHI leads
8:10 TAI scores 51-38 PHI leads
7:56 Blatche dunk 53-38 PHI leads
7:26 Blatche drive plus 1FT 56-38 PHI leads
7:10 Lu 1FT 56-39 PHI leads
7:00 Intal slam 58-39 PHI leads
6:50 Lu trey 58-42 PHI leads
6:28 TAI scores 58-44 PHI leads
5:33 TAI scores 58-46 PHI leads
4:56 Intal jumper 60-46 PHI leads
4:36 TAI scores 60-48 PHI leads
4:17 Taulava Powermove off Intal 62-48 PHI leads
3:30 Pingris stab 64-48 PHI leads
3:12 TAI scores 64-50 PHI leads
2:45 TAI 2FT 64-52 PHI leads
2:29 Taulava powermove 66-52 PHI leads
2:00 Tien trey 66-55 PHI leads
1:46 Hontiveros jumper 68-55 PHI leads
1:08 Hontiveros trey 71-55 PHI leads
45secs TAI trey 71-58
28secs Taulava powermove 73-58
2.5secs Liu 1FT 73-59
Ganuelas misses half court shot
3RD QTR ENDS 73-59 PHI Leads
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4TH QUARTER
4TH QTR Starts
9:23 Ganuelas one hander 75-59 PHI Leads
8:55 Ganuelas dunk off Abueva feed 77-59 PHI Leads
8:35 Tsai jumper 77-61 PHI Leads
8:13 Pingris stab 79-61 PHI Leads
7:33 Abueva scores 81-61 PHI Leads
6:20 Tien jumper 81-63 PHI Leads
Blatche misses two treys
5:37 Lu trey 81-66 PHI Leads
5:14 Hontiveros tip-in 83-66 PHI Leads
4:41 Lu trey 83-69 PHI Leads
4:14 Lu trey 83-72 PHI Leads
3:32 Lu trey 83-75 PHI Leads
Tien should have been called for Illegal pick, nonetheless No-call
Again Tab Baldwin calls a LATE TIMEOUT
3:15 De Ocampo trey 86-75 PHI Leads
2:33 Abueva rebound and scores 88-75 PHI Leads
1:45 Lu scores 88-77 PHI Leads
1:31 Abueva teardrop 90-77 PHI Leads
4TH QTR ENDS 90-77 PHI Wins
