PHI/JOR - Douthit leads a successful and spirited Filipino rally
WUHAN, China - Naturalized center Marcus Douthit raised the bar of his performance to the next level in the second half, and with the ‘just cleared’ Marcio Lassiter playing a very good second fiddle, Philippines rallied from a first half stutter to beat Jordan 72-64 in a pivotal Group F game on Monday.
Jordan ran the floor, and rolled the dice, for the entire first half and even seemed to head towards what would have been an unsurprising victory.
Sam Daghlas shelved all doubts about his injury and led the Jordanian offense from the front with 9 points in the first quarter, but would go on to add only as many over the next three quarters.
Douthit (blue jersey in pic above) on the other had rose in performance and confidence as the game progressed.
The 211-cm Providence alumnus who had merely 4 rebounds and as many points in the first half, went on to lead the game in scoring – with 19 points – and rebounds – with 15 collections.
The form, or the lack of it, of these two players was a synopsis of the way the pendulum swung in the game.
“I think we showed a lot of character,” said Philippines guard Chris Tiu, who dished out a game-high 4 assists.
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Jordan ran the floor, and rolled the dice, for the entire first half and even seemed to head towards what would have been an unsurprising victory.
Sam Daghlas shelved all doubts about his injury and led the Jordanian offense from the front with 9 points in the first quarter, but would go on to add only as many over the next three quarters.
Douthit (blue jersey in pic above) on the other had rose in performance and confidence as the game progressed.
The 211-cm Providence alumnus who had merely 4 rebounds and as many points in the first half, went on to lead the game in scoring – with 19 points – and rebounds – with 15 collections.
The form, or the lack of it, of these two players was a synopsis of the way the pendulum swung in the game.
“I think we showed a lot of character,” said Philippines guard Chris Tiu, who dished out a game-high 4 assists.
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