FIBA Asia Cup
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) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 19-25 (0.760) | FT Shooting | 4-6 (0.667) |
| 35 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| Leaders | ||
| Mojave Jackson King23 | Scoring | 24Dedric Lawson |
| Max Darling9 | Rebounding | 13Dedric Lawson |
| Carlin Davison5 | Assists | 8Ali Mansour |
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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 |
China's Rui Zhao is pumped up after making a big basket. Photo: FIBA
China scored the final nine points of the game to held off New Zealand 98-84 and advance to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Final for the first time since winning the gold on 2015.
Rui Zhao had 24 points on 7 of 11 shooting from the field, including 5 three-pointers and issued 6 assists for China, leading 4 others in double figures.
New Zealand is still searching for its first FIBA Asia Cup Final appearance after losing in the semifinals for the 3rd straight edition (4th in 2017; Bronze in 2022) .
Taylor Britt paced the Tall Blacks with 21 points and 6 assists.
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| 98 | 84 | |
| 33-58 (0.569) | FG Shooting | 32-69 (0.464) |
| 12-26 (0.462) | 3-Pt Shooting | 9-33 (0.273) |
| Leaders | ||
| Rui Zhao24 | Scoring | 21Taylor Britt |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Flynn Cameron of New Zealand scores two of his 12 points with this layup. Photo: FIBA
Jordan Ngatai scored 22 points and Taylor Britt added 19 with 8 assists as New Zealand helds off a gritty fight back from the Philippines to score a 94-86 win.
It was the 2nd straight win for New Zealand, tying Chinese Taipei on top of Group D. The Philippines meanwhile, dropped to 0-2 and will need to beat Iraq in their final Preliminary Round game to avoid elimination.
Justin Brownlee led the Philippines with 37 points, hitting 7 three-pointers. Dwight Ramos added 19.
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| 86 | 94 | |
| 31-68 (0.456) | FG Shooting | 32-66 (0.485) |
| 9-28 (0.321) | 3-Pt Shooting | 13-26 (0.500) |
| Leaders | ||
| Justin Brownlee37 | Scoring | 22Jordan Ngatai |
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 |
Carlin Davison of New Zeland with a two-handed slam.Photo: FIBA
New Zealand outscored Iraq 37-17 in the 4th quarter to pull away from a close game as New Zealand opened their FIBA Asia Cup campaign with a 100-78 win over Iraq.
Taylor Britt had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead New Zealand. Mojave Jackson King (18 points), Tohi Smith-Milner (13) and Carlin Davison (12) all scored in double figures for the Tall Blacks.
Diar Ahmed Abdul Allah Abdul Allah led Iraq with 19 points.
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| 100 | 78 | |
| 37-79 (0.468) | FG Shooting | 31-67 (0.463) |
| 9-34 (0.265) | 3-Pt Shooting | 12-27 (0.444) |
| Leaders | ||
| Taylor Britt21 | Scoring | 19Diar Ahmed Abdul Allah Abdul Allah |
