Games Today (Xinzhuang gym) 1 p.m. – Iran vs Japan 3 p.m. – Egypt vs Mighty Sports 5 p.m. – Korea vs Taiwan-B 7 p.m. – US vs Taiwan-A New Taipei City, Taiwan — Limping and all, Al Thornton combined with Dewarick Spencer in a whirlwind finish as Mighty Sports Apparels beat defending champion Iran, 80-73, and, with still two games left, captured the William Jones Cup championship Friday at the Xinzhuang gym here. Mighty stayed unbeaten in six games and even if they lose games against Egypt today and Taiwan B on Sunday, no team can surpass their record. Though just a shade of his deadly self after undergoing a procedure recently to strengthen a weak knee, the 6-foot-8 Thornton scored 12 of the team’s final 16 points to finally put the fight out of the deposed champions. Mighty Sports players gather at center court after beating India, 101-81, [...]
