FIBA Asia Cup
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) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 7-11 (0.636) | FT Shooting | 9-18 (0.500) |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Assists | 25 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| Leaders | ||
| Tai Wesley18 | Scoring | 19Matin Aghajanpour |
| Tai Wesley9 | Rebounding | 12Arsalan Kazemi |
| 2 players tied2 | Assists | 6Mobin Sheikhi |
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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 |
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 |
