Tournament MVP Kim Na-youn had 21 points and 6 rebounds as Korea’s Sinsegae Coolcat beat Taiwan NT 80-68 to win the 2010 William Jones Cup tournament women’s title Monday.
Taiwan finished runner-up and Taiwan University All-Stars, which routed Kazakhstan 118-39 in the third-place game, ranked third in the 4-team competition.
Nothing went right for Taiwan after a 7-0 opening run. Korea quickly turned the game around and led by double-digit in most of the second half. Kim Ji-youn added 17 points.
Liu Chun-yi led Taiwan with 18 points and Chang Shih-chieh had 12. Wen Chi and Chiang Feng-chun had 10 points each.
Tournament Best Five:
F Liu Chun-yi, Taiwan
F Kim Na-youn, Korea
F Darya Li, Kazakhstan
G Wen Chi, Taiwan
G Park Ha-na, Korea
Final Ranking:
1. Sinsegae Coolcat, Korea
2. Taiwan NT
3. Taiwan University All-Stars
4. Kazakhstan NT
Tourney best five
Liu Chun-yi, Taiwan
Chiang Feng-chun, Taiwan
Kim Ji-youn, Korea