FIBA Asia Cup
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) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 15-20 (0.750) | FT Shooting | 17-21 (0.810) |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| Leaders | ||
| Justin Brownlee37 | Scoring | 22Jordan Ngatai |
| Scottie Thompson7 | Rebounding | 11Ben Gold |
| 2 players tied4 | Assists | 4Tohi Smith-Milner |
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Iran's Mohammad Sina Vahedi (3) and Matin Aghajanpour (17) jubilant after beating New Zealand. Photo: FIBA
Seyed Mahdi Jafari scored 22 points and added 5 assists and veteran Arsalan Kazemi recorded a huge 16-point, 16-rebound double-double to lead Iran past New Zealand 79-73 to win the Bronze medal in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.
Mohammad Sina Vahedi contributed 19 points and Matin Aghajanpour 14 as Iran returned to the podium after finishing 5th in 2022.
New Zealand, led by Flynn Cameron's 18 points, settled for 4th place.
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| 79 | 73 | |
| 28-68 (0.412) | FG Shooting | 26-63 (0.413) |
| 15-38 (0.395) | 3-Pt Shooting | 8-29 (0.276) |
| Leaders | ||
| Seyed Mahdi Jafari22 | Scoring | 18Flynn Cameron |
China's Rui Zhao is pumped up after making a big basket. Photo: FIBA
China scored the final nine points of the game to held off New Zealand 98-84 and advance to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Final for the first time since winning the gold on 2015.
Rui Zhao had 24 points on 7 of 11 shooting from the field, including 5 three-pointers and issued 6 assists for China, leading 4 others in double figures.
New Zealand is still searching for its first FIBA Asia Cup Final appearance after losing in the semifinals for the 3rd straight edition (4th in 2017; Bronze in 2022) .
Taylor Britt paced the Tall Blacks with 21 points and 6 assists.
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| 98 | 84 | |
| 33-58 (0.569) | FG Shooting | 32-69 (0.464) |
| 12-26 (0.462) | 3-Pt Shooting | 9-33 (0.273) |
| Leaders | ||
| Rui Zhao24 | Scoring | 21Taylor Britt |
New Zeland's Flynn Cameron scores over the defense of Lebanon's Gerard Hadidian. Photo: FIBA
New Zealand trailed by as much as 22 points in the first quarter before rallying to register a 90-86 win over a hocked Lebanon squad.
The Tall Blacks used a 22-9 run in the middle of the 4th quarter to turn a 65-72 deficit into an 87-81 advantage and held on to win the game.
Mojave Jackson King paced the Tall Blacks with 23 points, while 3 other scored in double figures.
Dedric Lawson lef the Lebanese with 24 points and 13 boards.
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| 90 | 86 | |
| 32-66 (0.485) | FG Shooting | 35-76 (0.461) |
| 7-27 (0.259) | 3-Pt Shooting | 12-32 (0.375) |
| Leaders | ||
| Mojave Jackson King23 | Scoring | 24Dedric Lawson |
Australia's Xavier CooksPhoto: FIBA
Australia used a strong start and kept the Philippines at bay the rest of the way, clinching a semifinals slot with a convincing 84-60 win.
Owen Foxwell scored 17 points, leading 4 other Aussies in double figures.
They will face the winner of the Iran - Chinese Taipei game.
Kevin Quiambao was the lone bright spot for the Philippines, finishing with 17 points, of 6 of 10 shooting from the field, including 5 three-pointers.
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| 84 | 60 | |
| 32-75 (0.427) | FG Shooting | 22-69 (0.319) |
| 11-30 (0.367) | 3-Pt Shooting | 8-33 (0.242) |
| Leaders | ||
| Owen Foxwell17 | Scoring | 17Kevin Quiambao |
Justin Brownlee after sinking a three-pointerPhoto: FIBA
Justin Brownlee scored 29 points, including a 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds left in regulation that forced overtime, and added 4 rebounds and 5 assists as Philippines eliminated host Saudi Arabia, 95-88.
Ariel John Edu, who also had 12 rebounds, and Kevin Quiambao, who had 3 assists and 3 steals, both contributed 17 points for the Philippines, who will now face Asutralia in the Quarterfinals.
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman had 33 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, while Mohammed Alsuwailem added 26 points and 14 rebounds to lead Saudi Arabia.
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| 88 | 95 | |
| 35-78 (0.449) | FG Shooting | 37-74 (0.500) |
| 13-36 (0.361) | 3-Pt Shooting | 9-26 (0.346) |
| Leaders | ||
| Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman33 | Scoring | 29Justin Brownlee |
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 |
Chinese Taipei's Chen Ying-chun was unstoppable against the Philippines.Photo: FIBA
Chinese Taipei outscored the Philippines 27-16 in the first quarter and them off the rest of way to score a big 95-87 win.
Chen Ying-chun was hot all game, finishing with 34 oints and 10-of-17 shooting from the field, including 6-of-8 from three. Brandon Gilbeck added 16 points and Lin Ting-chien and Robert Tsang Hinton 14 apiece for Chinese Taipei.
Justin Brownlee, who fouled out in the middle of the 4th quarter, led the Philippines with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Quiambao added 17, and Dwight Ramos and Scottie Thompson 16 each in the losing cause.
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| 95 | 87 | |
| 28-61 (0.459) | FG Shooting | 35-73 (0.479) |
| 12-27 (0.444) | 3-Pt Shooting | 8-28 (0.286) |
| Leaders | ||
| Chen Ying-chun34 | Scoring | 19Justin Brownlee |
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) |
| Leaders | ||
| Taylor Britt21 | Scoring | 19Diar Ahmed Abdul Allah Abdul Allah |
