FIBA Asia Cup
Jericho Cruz of Guam gets past two defenders. Photo: FIBA
Jericho Cruz and Tai Wesley scored 21 points apiece as Guam scored the country's first ever FIBA Asia Cup win, beating Syria 82-73. Wesley also had 9 boards and 8 assists.
Earnest Ross contributed 17 points and 8 assists while Takumi Simon had 15 and 6 rebounds for Guam.
Keron DeShields was the lone bright spot for Syria, finishing with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6assists.
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| 73 | 82 | |
| 32-66 (0.485) | FG Shooting | 32-67 (0.478) |
| 3-19 (0.158) | 3-Pt Shooting | 12-26 (0.462) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 6-8 (0.750) | FT Shooting | 6-9 (0.667) |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| Leaders | ||
| Keron DeShields29 | Scoring | 212 players tied |
| Keron DeShields8 | Rebounding | 9Tai Wesley |
| Keron DeShields6 | Assists | 82 players tied |
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Jeonghyeon Moon of South Korea. Photo: FIBA
After trailing 6-16 midway through the opening quarter, South Korea outscored Guam 93-50 the rest of the game to win pulling away 99-66.
Jeonghyeon Moon had 16 points to lead three other South Korean players -- Hyunjung Lee (14 points), Kisang Yu (13) and Yungi Ha (13) -- finished in double figures, in a balanced attack. Moon also added 8 rebounds and 5 steals.
South Korea advances to the Quarterfinals where they will meet familiar foe China.
Alexander Kamai finished with 19 points to pace Guam.
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| 99 | 66 | |
| 39-88 (0.443) | FG Shooting | 21-64 (0.328) |
| 8-38 (0.211) | 3-Pt Shooting | 8-32 (0.250) |
| Leaders | ||
| Jeonghyeon Moon18 | Scoring | 19Alexander Kamai |
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 |
