Given the reins as the starting point guard, Scottie Thompson stuffs the stats sheet in Gilas Pilipinas' road win over Jordan. FIBAWC
The Barangay Ginebra star delivered those and then some as Gilas Pilipinas turned back Jordan in aGiven the reins as the starting point guard, Thompson finished with a near triple-double of 8 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and 1 steal to key the Philippines to its first away win in the Asian Qualifiers.
“Coach Chot told us before we flew here, Kiefer is not around so we need to have the next man up. Everybody should step up,” Thompson said. “I want to stick to my role as a point guard. I need to spread the ball… I need to balance all of their touches,” he said. “I’m thankful for this opportunity that I’m able to lead them as a point guard.”
Thompson hauled down a game-high 7 offensive rebounds, while no other Filipino player tallied more than 7 rebounds.
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