FIBA Asia Cup
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) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 16-23 (0.696) | FT Shooting | 10-14 (0.714) |
| 29 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| Leaders | ||
| Hirotaka Yoshii16 | Scoring | 24Dedric Lawson |
| Josh Hawkinson9 | Rebounding | 10Dedric Lawson |
| 3 players tied4 | Assists | 15Ali Mansour |
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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 |
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 |
Australia's Xavier Cooks about to stuff the ball into the basket. Photo: FIBA
Jaylin Galloway and Reyne Smith scored 18 points apiece as Australia never trailed in a 93-80 win over Lebanon.
Both also had 5 rebounds and 3assists in leading the Australians to their second straight win.
Youssef Khayat led Lebanon with 22 points and 6 boards.
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| 80 | 93 | |
| 28-71 (0.394) | FG Shooting | 32-79 (0.405) |
| 4-22 (0.182) | 3-Pt Shooting | 11-39 (0.282) |
| Leaders | ||
| Youssef Khayat22 | Scoring | 182 players tied |
Photo: FIBA
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) |
| Leaders | ||
| Mohammadmani Amini24 | Scoring | 22Keisei Tominaga |
Qatar's Brandon Datrelle Goodwin effort wasn't enough to beat Lebanon. Photo: FIBA
Lebanon's defense held Qatar just enough to score a close 84-80 win in a game that was close throughout.
5 players scored in diouble figures for Lebanon in a balanced attack to offset the explosive performance of Qatar's Brandon Datrelle Goodwin, who finished with 33 points (10-of-17 from the field, including 4-of-9 from three; and 9-of-11 from the freethrow line), 5 rebounds and 6assists.
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| 80 | 84 | |
| 28-68 (0.412) | FG Shooting | 32-77 (0.416) |
| 8-26 (0.308) | 3-Pt Shooting | 7-24 (0.292) |
| Leaders | ||
| Brandon Datrelle Goodwin33 | Scoring | 122 players tied |
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 |
