May 03, 2024

BCL Asia: Efficient Justin Brownlee makes double-double, pushes Pelita Jaya to second round of qualifiers

BCL Asia: Efficient Justin Brownlee makes double-double, pushes Pelita Jaya to second round of qualifiers
Justin Brownlee doing Justin Brownlee things in Mongolia. | Photo (c) FIBA

Just JB being JB.

Gilas Pilipinas' naturalized player Justin Brownlee was ultra-efficient for Indonesia's Pelita Jaya Basketball on Thursday, as they took down Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos, 89-83.

The Indonesian squad's second win in Group B was enough to reach the second round of the Basketball Champions League (BCL) Asia Qualifiers.

Brownlee had an efficiency of +38 as he finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists as the resident import of Pelita Jaya. Eleven of his points were made in the fourth quarter.

Starting the final frame down by two, Brownlee made four field goals--including a triple, three assists, four rebounds, one block, a steal, and two cold-blooded free throws to seal the win for Pelita Jaya.

"When the time comes, just to refocus. We know there's gonna be some more tough teams out there. We just want to continue to get better each and every day. You never know where it may take us; hopefully it takes us far in this tournament," said Brownlee.

The squad will return to action on April 6 to take on Singapore's Adroit club to finish Group B action.