FIBA Asia Cup
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) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 13-16 (0.813) | FT Shooting | 16-20 (0.800) |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| Leaders | ||
| Jeonghyeon Moon18 | Scoring | 19Alexander Kamai |
| Hyunjung Lee9 | Rebounding | 11Jonathan Galloway |
| Jihoon Park7 | Assists | 5Mark Johnson |
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Junlong Zhu of China shoots a jumper against South Korea. Photo: FIBA
Jinqiu Hu scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Junjie Wang contributed 21 points and 7 boards as Chine advances to the Semifinals of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup with a hard-fought 79-71 win over South Korea.
South Korea, who has been hot from the three-point area in the entire tournament, shot only 3-of-24 (12.5%) against China.
Hyunjung Lee scored 22 points to lead South Korea.
China will now play either New Zealand or Lebanon for a spot in the final.
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| 79 | 71 | |
| 31-74 (0.419) | FG Shooting | 24-66 (0.364) |
| 7-25 (0.280) | 3-Pt Shooting | 3-24 (0.125) |
| Leaders | ||
| Jinqiu Hu23 | Scoring | 22Hyunjung Lee |
Kisang Yu of South Korea after hitting a three-pointerPhoto: FIBA
South Korea shot the light out from beyond the arc, hitting 22 three-pointer in 38 attempts (57.8%) to post a 97-86 win over Lebanon.
Hyunjung Leee (7-of-13 3PT) and Kisang Yu (8-of-12 3PT) both finished with 28 points to lead South Korea.
Omar Jamaleddine led Lebanon with 15 points.
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| 97 | 86 | |
| 36-64 (0.563) | FG Shooting | 36-69 (0.522) |
| 22-38 (0.579) | 3-Pt Shooting | 7-16 (0.438) |
| Leaders | ||
| 2 players tied28 | Scoring | 15Omar Jamaleddine |
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 |
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) |
| Leaders | ||
| Keron DeShields29 | Scoring | 212 players tied |
South Korea's Jun Seok Yeo scores on this 2 handed jam. Photo: FIBA
Hyunjung Lee and Kisang Yu scored 24 points each, while Jun Seok Yeo had 22 as South Korea held off Qatar 97-83.
Qatar, which lost its second straight game, was led by Brandon Datrelle Goodwin 19 points.
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| 97 | 83 | |
| 32-70 (0.457) | FG Shooting | 30-64 (0.469) |
| 11-31 (0.355) | 3-Pt Shooting | 7-19 (0.368) |
| Leaders | ||
| 2 players tied24 | Scoring | 19Brandon Datrelle Goodwin |
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 |
Jack McVeigh of AustraliaPhoto: FIBA
Jack McVeigh of Australia scored 20 points as Australia cruised past South Korea 97-61.
Australia led from start to finish as South Korea couldn't keep up with the hot shooting Aussies, who finished with 15 made three-pointers on 26 attempts.
Junghyun Lee had 20 points for South Korea.
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| 97 | 61 | |
| 36-71 (0.507) | FG Shooting | 23-69 (0.333) |
| 15-26 (0.577) | 3-Pt Shooting | 9-33 (0.273) |
| Leaders | ||
| Jack McVeigh20 | Scoring | 20Junghyun Lee |
