FIBA Asia Cup
Carlin Davison of New Zeland with a two-handed slam.Photo: FIBA
New Zealand outscored Iraq 37-17 in the 4th quarter to pull away from a close game as New Zealand opened their FIBA Asia Cup campaign with a 100-78 win over Iraq.
Taylor Britt had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead New Zealand. Mojave Jackson King (18 points), Tohi Smith-Milner (13) and Carlin Davison (12) all scored in double figures for the Tall Blacks.
Diar Ahmed Abdul Allah Abdul Allah led Iraq with 19 points.
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| 100 | 78 | |
| 37-79 (0.468) | FG Shooting | 31-67 (0.463) |
| 9-34 (0.265) | 3-Pt Shooting | 12-27 (0.444) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 17-26 (0.654) | FT Shooting | 4-8 (0.500) |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| Leaders | ||
| Taylor Britt21 | Scoring | 19Diar Ahmed Abdul Allah Abdul Allah |
| Carlin Davison8 | Rebounding | 8Ihab Al-Zuhairi |
| Taylor Britt6 | Assists | 7Demario Mayfield |
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New Zealand's Flynn Cameron. Photo: FIBA
Flynn Cameron had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists as New Zealand sailed past Chinese Taipei to sweep Group D and advance to the Quarterfinals.
Mojave Jackson King added 28 points and 8 rebounds, while Taylor Britt and Ben Gold added 14 points apiece for the Tall Blacks.
The Hinton brothers, Robert Tsang and Adam Tsang, had 24 and 16 points respectively to lead Chinese Taipei.
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| 78 | 118 | |
| 25-74 (0.338) | FG Shooting | 41-75 (0.547) |
| 10-39 (0.256) | 3-Pt Shooting | 15-34 (0.441) |
| Leaders | ||
| Robert Tsang Hinton24 | Scoring | 28Flynn Cameron |
Dwight Ramos of Philippines. Photo: FIBA
Dwight Ramos erupted for 10 of his 21 points in the 3rd quarter as the Philippines broke away from a close game and kept Iraq at bay the rest of the way to win 66-57.
It was the first win for the Philippines to advance to the next round, where they will face either Jordan or Saudi Arabia.
Iraq, who is now eliminated, was led by Ali Ismael with 13 points.
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| 57 | 66 | |
| 20-59 (0.339) | FG Shooting | 25-75 (0.333) |
| 9-25 (0.360) | 3-Pt Shooting | 10-30 (0.333) |
| Leaders | ||
| 2 players tied13 | Scoring | 21Dwight Ramos |
Flynn Cameron of New Zealand scores two of his 12 points with this layup. Photo: FIBA
Jordan Ngatai scored 22 points and Taylor Britt added 19 with 8 assists as New Zealand helds off a gritty fight back from the Philippines to score a 94-86 win.
It was the 2nd straight win for New Zealand, tying Chinese Taipei on top of Group D. The Philippines meanwhile, dropped to 0-2 and will need to beat Iraq in their final Preliminary Round game to avoid elimination.
Justin Brownlee led the Philippines with 37 points, hitting 7 three-pointers. Dwight Ramos added 19.
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| 86 | 94 | |
| 31-68 (0.456) | FG Shooting | 32-66 (0.485) |
| 9-28 (0.321) | 3-Pt Shooting | 13-26 (0.500) |
| Leaders | ||
| Justin Brownlee37 | Scoring | 22Jordan Ngatai |
Chinese Taipei's Lin Ting-chien. Photo: FIBA
Lin Ting-chien scored 22 points, Mohammad Gadiaga 13 and Adam Tsang Hinton 11 as Chinese Taipei led from start to finish in an 87-60 win over Iraq.
The win moves Chinese Taipei to 2-0, while Iraq dropped to 0-2.
Abdullah Hayder Alibraheemi led Iraq with 20 points
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| 60 | 87 | |
| 23-65 (0.354) | FG Shooting | 31-70 (0.443) |
| 3-21 (0.143) | 3-Pt Shooting | 15-37 (0.405) |
| Leaders | ||
| Abdullah Hayder Alibraheemi20 | Scoring | 22Lin Ting-chien |
