FIBA Asia Cup
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) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 14-24 (0.583) | FT Shooting | 12-15 (0.800) |
| 42 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| Leaders | ||
| Mohammadmani Amini30 | Scoring | 22Lin Ting-chien |
| Arsalan Kazemi12 | Rebounding | 7Brandon Gilbeck |
| 5 players tied2 | Assists | 23 players tied |
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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 |
Chinese Taipei's Adam Tsang Hinton flexes his muscles after scoring underneath the basket. Photo: FIBA
Adam Tsang Hinton finished with 18 points abd 4 rebounds, leading Chinese Taipei into the Quarterfinals with a 78-64 win over Jordan.
Chen Ying-chun added 15 points, Lin Ting-chien 13 and Mohammad Gadiaga 12 for Chinese Taipei.
They will face Iran in the Quarterfinals.
Jordan was led by Dar Tucker's 20 points and 7 rebounds.
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| 78 | 64 | |
| 28-64 (0.438) | FG Shooting | 23-65 (0.354) |
| 9-27 (0.333) | 3-Pt Shooting | 6-26 (0.231) |
| Leaders | ||
| Adam Tsang Hinton18 | Scoring | 20Dar Tucker |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Chinese Taipei's Lin Ting-chien. Photo: FIBA
Lin Ting-chien scored 22 points, Mohammad Gadiaga 13 and Adam Tsang Hinton 11 as Chinese Taipei led from start to finish in an 87-60 win over Iraq.
The win moves Chinese Taipei to 2-0, while Iraq dropped to 0-2.
Abdullah Hayder Alibraheemi led Iraq with 20 points
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| 60 | 87 | |
| 23-65 (0.354) | FG Shooting | 31-70 (0.443) |
| 3-21 (0.143) | 3-Pt Shooting | 15-37 (0.405) |
| Leaders | ||
| Abdullah Hayder Alibraheemi20 | Scoring | 22Lin Ting-chien |
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 |
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 |
