IT WASN’T the naturalized player who stepped up when it mattered most for Philippines.

Cebuano June Mar Fajardo showed the world how Filipinos play basketball by scoring the crucial points in overtime to give Gilas Pilipinas a 81-79 victory against Senegal in the FIBA World Cup Thursday night in Seville, Spain.

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