FIBA Basketball World Cup: Puerto Rico beat South Sudan 101-96 in overtime thriller.
At Manila, South Sudan's Carlik Jones hit a 3-pointer late to send the game into overtime — a game that South Sudan led at halftime 52-42. Puerto Rico pulled away in overtime against the second-lowest ranked team in the tournament after Cape Verde.
Jones wound up with a game-high 38 points and was 44% from 3-point range. Wenyen Gabriel added 15 for the losers.
Stephen Thompson Jr. led Puerto Rico with 21 points, with balanced scoring throughout the lineup. Tremont Waters had 19, George Conditt had 18 and Ismael Romero added 16. Puerto Rico shot 36% on 3-pointers.
Puerto Rico faces Serbia on Monday and South Sudan goes against China.
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