The Philippines lost in the first game
The Philippines returned to the World Cup as the home team. Also, this was the first time for Jordan Clarkson to represent the Philippines. He led the Philippines against the Dominican Republic team that was led by NBA star Karl Anthony.
At the end of the 4th quarter, Clarkson got disqualified. Towns hit 26 points and 10 rebounds and won the Philippines with 87-81.
As the home team, the Philippines has presented a great game with the lead of Clarkson. Clarkson hit 24 points in the previous 3 quarters, which led the team once.
However, Towns from the Dominican Republic, has presented his strength in the lane. When facing the double team defense, he still frequently scored points at the basket or got to the free throw line when fouled.
He scored 15 points just with the penalty.
Towns performed the best with scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds in the game.
As for Clarkson, who was disqualified, also scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. But he made 8 fouls.
The Philippines didn’t perform well for the first game. We hope that the Philippines will score better in the next game with Angola.
