FIBA Asia Cup
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Down 67-70 with just under 4 minutes left, Iran scored the last 11 points of the game to score a 78-70 win over Japan and first place in Group B.
Mohammadmani Amini had 24 points and 8 rebounds and Mohammad Sina Vahedi 22 and 5 to lead Iran.
Japan, who lead for most of the game, was led by Keisei Tominaga's 22 points and Josh Hawkinson, who had 20 points and 17 rebounds.
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| 78 | 70 | |
| 31-66 (0.470) | FG Shooting | 19-55 (0.345) |
| 7-20 (0.350) | 3-Pt Shooting | 10-31 (0.323) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 9-16 (0.563) | FT Shooting | 22-25 (0.880) |
| 32 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
| Leaders | ||
| Mohammadmani Amini24 | Scoring | 22Keisei Tominaga |
| Mohammadmani Amini8 | Rebounding | 17Josh Hawkinson |
| Seyed Mahdi Jafari7 | Assists | 4Yuki Togashi |
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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 |
Australia's Jack White hangs on to the rim. Photo: FIBA
Australia's Jack McVeigh scored 17 points, Harry Wessels added 16 and William Hickey 14 as Australia cruised past Iran 92-48 to advance to their third straight FIBA Asia Cup Final.
After a close first quarter, where the Aussies only led by 7, Australia outscored the Iranians 53-17 in the middle quarters to put the game out of reach.
Mohammad Sina Vahedi scored 11 points to lead Iran.
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| 92 | 48 | |
| 32-56 (0.571) | FG Shooting | 18-67 (0.269) |
| 6-17 (0.353) | 3-Pt Shooting | 6-39 (0.154) |
| Leaders | ||
| Jack McVeigh17 | Scoring | 11Mohammad Sina Vahedi |
Iran celebrates after beating Chinese Taipei. Photo: FIBA
Iran rallied from a 21-point deficit to stun Chinese Taipei 78-75, advancing to the semifinals of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.
Iran trailed 21-42 near the end of the first half and was still down by 12, 52-64 after three quarters.
Mohammadmani Amini scored 30 points, including the last four to lead the Iranians to the win. He also grabbed 11 rebounds. Mohammad Sina Vahedi contributed 21 points for Iran, who will now play Australia in the semifinals.
Lin Ting-chien paced Chinese Taipei with 22 points.
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| 78 | 75 | |
| 28-66 (0.424) | FG Shooting | 26-59 (0.441) |
| 8-27 (0.296) | 3-Pt Shooting | 11-24 (0.458) |
| Leaders | ||
| Mohammadmani Amini30 | Scoring | 22Lin Ting-chien |
Dedric Lawson of Lebanon with a fist pump after a basket. Photo: FIBA
Dedric Lawson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, leading four other Lebanese in double figures to stun Jaoan and enter the Quarterfinals of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup, where they will face New Zealand.
Lebanon led by as much as 26 points in what was expected to be a close game, as Japan struggled from the field, shooting only 43 percent (25-of-60).
Hirotaka Yoshii paced Japan with 16 points and 5 rebounds.
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| 73 | 97 | |
| 25-60 (0.417) | FG Shooting | 41-73 (0.562) |
| 7-27 (0.259) | 3-Pt Shooting | 5-19 (0.263) |
| Leaders | ||
| Hirotaka Yoshii16 | Scoring | 24Dedric Lawson |
Matin Aghajanpour of Iran. Photo: FIBA
Iran led by as much as 41 points, cruising to an 82-63 win over helpless Syria to top Group B and advance to the Quarterfinals.
Matin Aghajanpour hit 6 three pointers to finish with a game-high 24 points for Iran. Mohammad Sina Vahedi added 19, hitting 5-of-10 from the field and 9-of-10 from the freethrow line.
Syria, who has been eliminated, was paced by Keron DeShields' 16 points.
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| 43 | 82 | |
| 16-53 (0.302) | FG Shooting | 26-61 (0.426) |
| 1-11 (0.091) | 3-Pt Shooting | 13-31 (0.419) |
| Leaders | ||
| Keron DeShields16 | Scoring | 24Matin Aghajanpour |
Keisei Tominaga. Photo: FIBA
Keisei Tominaga scored 20 points and grabbed 5 rebounds leading Japan to a dominant 102-63 win over Guam.
Yudai Nishida (16), Yuki Togashi (12), Yudai Baba (10) and Akira Jacobs (10) all finished in double figures for Japan.
Earnest Ross led Guam with 17points and 6 rebounds.
Both teams advance to the next round.
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| 63 | 102 | |
| 23-69 (0.333) | FG Shooting | 36-68 (0.529) |
| 9-25 (0.360) | 3-Pt Shooting | 20-50 (0.400) |
| Leaders | ||
| Earnest Ross17 | Scoring | 20Keisei Tominaga |
Arsalan Kazemi of Iran with a breakaway dunk.Photo: FIBA
Matin Aghajanpour scored all but one of his 19 points from beyond the three-point arc, leading Iran to a 77-52 blowout of Guam.
Mohammad Sina Vahedi added 15 points, Mohammadmani Amini 10 and Arsalan Kazemi 10 with a game-high 12 rebounds for Iran.
Tai Wesley scored 18 points and grabbed 9 boards for Guam. Jericho Cruz added 11.
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| 77 | 52 | |
| 21-64 (0.328) | FG Shooting | 28-63 (0.444) |
| 3-22 (0.136) | 3-Pt Shooting | 12-34 (0.353) |
| Leaders | ||
| Tai Wesley18 | Scoring | 19Matin Aghajanpour |
Josh Hawkinson of JapanPhoto: FIBA
Japan woke up from a first half slumber, outscoring Syria by 40, 67-27 in the 2nd half. Japan trailed 32-41 at the half but went on to win, 99-68.
Josh Hawkinson led the way for the japanese with a 26-point 13-rebound double-double.
Keron DeShields led Syria with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
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| 99 | 68 | |
| 37-72 (0.514) | FG Shooting | 27-61 (0.443) |
| 14-32 (0.438) | 3-Pt Shooting | 3-11 (0.273) |
| Leaders | ||
| Josh Hawkinson26 | Scoring | 21Keron DeShields |
