FIBA Asia Cup
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) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 20-22 (0.909) | FT Shooting | 11-15 (0.733) |
| 36 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| Leaders | ||
| Rui Zhao24 | Scoring | 21Taylor Britt |
| Jinqiu Hu8 | Rebounding | 5Flynn Cameron |
| Rui Zhao6 | Assists | 6Taylor Britt |
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Australia's Xavier Cooks scores over two defenders. Photo: FIBA
Xavier Cooks scored 30 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the field and added 9 rebounds, leading Australia to a come from behind 90-89 win over China to win their third straight FIBA Asia Cup Gold.
Jaylin Galloway added 23 points, making 6 of his 10 three-point attempts, and 5 boards.
It was a tough loss for China, who led by as much as 15 points in the second quarter and led for much of the game.
Mingxuan Hu paced the Chinese with 26 points and Jinqiu Hu contributed 20 points and 10 rebounds.
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| 90 | 89 | |
| 35-71 (0.493) | FG Shooting | 27-61 (0.443) |
| 8-24 (0.333) | 3-Pt Shooting | 9-27 (0.333) |
| Leaders | ||
| Xavier Cooks30 | Scoring | 26Mingxuan Hu |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Shuaipeng Cheng of China. Photo: FIBA
Shuaipeng Cheng of China scored 20 points, making 5 of his ten three-point attempts to lead China past Jordan 90-68.
The win clinches Group C's top spot and a Quarterfinals berth.
Dar Tucker led Jordan with 27 points.
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| 90 | 68 | |
| 29-63 (0.460) | FG Shooting | 26-57 (0.456) |
| 12-31 (0.387) | 3-Pt Shooting | 5-18 (0.278) |
| Leaders | ||
| Shuaipeng Cheng20 | Scoring | 27Dar Tucker |
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 |
Shuaipeng Cheng of China spots up for a shot. Photo: FIBA
Mingxuan Hu and Jiayi Zhao scored 17 points each to lead 4 other Chinese in double figures as China recorded their 2nd straight win, blasting India 100-69.
India, which lost its second dtraight game, was led by Arvind Muthu Krishnan's 16 points.
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| 69 | 100 | |
| 28-63 (0.444) | FG Shooting | 38-71 (0.535) |
| 6-20 (0.300) | 3-Pt Shooting | 15-28 (0.536) |
| Leaders | ||
| Arvind Muthu Krishnan16 | Scoring | 172 players tied |
Shuaipeng Cheng of China looks to drive past the Saudi Arabian defense Photo: FIBA
China overcame a late rally and the 32 points scattered by Saudi Arabia's Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman to score a 93-88 win in their opening game of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.
Jinqiu Hu scored 20 points on 9-0f-10 field goal shooting to lead 4 other Chinese players in double figures in a balance attack.
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| 93 | 88 | |
| 32-62 (0.516) | FG Shooting | 31-66 (0.470) |
| 8-22 (0.364) | 3-Pt Shooting | 7-24 (0.292) |
| Leaders | ||
| Jinqiu Hu20 | Scoring | 32Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman |
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 |
