FIBA Asia Cup
2025
Guam
(Short Name: GUM)
Jeonghyeon Moon of South Korea. Photo: FIBA
After trailing 6-16 midway through the opening quarter, South Korea outscored Guam 93-50 the rest of the game to win pulling away 99-66.
Jeonghyeon Moon had 16 points to lead three other South Korean players -- Hyunjung Lee (14 points), Kisang Yu (13) and Yungi Ha (13) -- finished in double figures, in a balanced attack. Moon also added 8 rebounds and 5 steals.
South Korea advances to the Quarterfinals where they will meet familiar foe China.
Alexander Kamai finished with 19 points to pace Guam.
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| 99 | 66 | |
| 39-88 (0.443) | FG Shooting | 21-64 (0.328) |
| 8-38 (0.211) | 3-Pt Shooting | 8-32 (0.250) |
| - (0.000) | 4-Pt Shooting | - (0.000) |
| 13-16 (0.813) | FT Shooting | 16-20 (0.800) |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| Leaders | ||
| Jeonghyeon Moon18 | Scoring | 19Alexander Kamai |
| Hyunjung Lee9 | Rebounding | 11Jonathan Galloway |
| Jihoon Park7 | Assists | 5Mark Johnson |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
| Leaders | ||
| Mohammadmani Amini30 | Scoring | 22Lin Ting-chien |
