Gilas Pilipinas banked on a solid performance in the fourth quarter to hold off a young and pesky Japanese squad, 100-85, on Tuesday for its third straight win in the 39th William R. Jones Cup men’s basketball tournament at the Taipei Peace International Basketball Hall in Taiwan.

The Filipinos, led by Matthew Wright and import Mike Myers, unleashed a blazing 14-1 run to turn a 72-73 into to a comfortable 86-74 advantage with three minutes left in the game.

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