Sharp-shooter Dondon Hontiveros fired three triples in the extra period to power Gilas Pilipinas to a nerve-wracking 92-88 overtime win over Wellington Saints-New Zealand on Friday in the 2015 William Jones Cup being held at the Xinchuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Gilas Pilipinas kept its title-bid alive with a 4-2 mark, joining Spartak Primorye-Russia (4-2) and South Korea (4-2) in the second spot behind reigning FIBA Asia champion Iran (5-1).

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