Sturdy Group-Pilipinas’ Boban Marjanovic throughout a sport vs Jordan within the 2026 William Jones Cup. –SGA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Sturdy Group-Pilipinas salvaged fifth place within the 2026 William Jones Cup after beating Jordan, 96-91, within the classification sport Friday night time in Taiwan.
NBA veteran Boban Marjanovic spearheaded the cost for the Philippine-based group of their remaining sport with 21 factors, lacking simply 4 of his 13 pictures from the sphere. He additionally had eight rebounds and three assists.
Ultimately, the Sturdy Group-Pilipinas completed the event with six wins, together with a 5-1 card for second place within the group part.
Regardless of that document, the event’s new format denied the Philippines a semifinal spot because the host groups in each teams got direct berths to the following part.
Since shedding their event opener by the hands of South Korea’s Wonju DB Promy, Sturdy Group-Pilipinas by no means dropped a sport the remainder of the best way.
Coach Charles Tiu and firm vented their ire on the semifinals-bound Chinese language Taipei-Blue—which had a 1-5 document—with a 43-point beatdown, 117-74.
Tajuan Agee helped Marjanović within the classification sport with 17 factors, 4 rebounds and three steals, whereas Ian Miller and Matthew Wright added 15 factors every for Sturdy Group-Pilipinas.
Hadi Alshami led Jordan with 21 factors, whereas Abdullah Olajuwon, son of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon, had 18 factors, three assists and a block. Saif Saleh added 12 within the loss.
