Strong Group-Philippines continued to roll in their title defense at the William Jones Cup, winning comfortably against Qatar.
Strong Group-Philippines started strong and never looked back as they drubbed Qatar, 81-54, to register their third straight win in the William Jones Cup at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City on Tuesday.
DJ Fenner sizzled early to finish with 18 points and seven rebounds, picking up the slack after a rare off game from Andre Roberson.
In the first quarter, Strong Group rode Fenner’s hot hand as the defending champions seized the double-digit lead, 21-9, after the first 10 minutes of play.
Qatar hardly made things interesting in the second half as Strong Group cruised to victory to extend an undefeated start.
Ian Miller stepped up along with Fenner as he ended up with 10 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and one steal.
Javi Gomez de Liaño churned out another reliable performance for the locals as well, finishing with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
Dave Ildefonso added eight points for the all-around win for SGA.
The Philippines-based team will next face Australia next on Wednesday, July 16.