Results and Stats from Day 2 in Tehran

Group A

Hong Kong - China 48-100
China posts the second straight win at the U16 Asia Championship. They overcame Hong Kong 100:48 in Day 2. The latter fell at 0-2 record in Group A. Hong Kong surprised China with 7-6 lead in the opening tip, while the favorites managed to win the first period 22-17. They pushed the tempo in the second period and increased to 43:29 at the halftime. Moreover China dominated the second half and posted two massive victories. They won the third period 35-8 and finished the game with a 22-11 run. Hu Jinqiu, ZHAO Yanhao and XU Mingzhi top-scored for the winners with 15 points each. Yuan Zhenliang (206-C-98) notched 14, whilst ZHANG Xiaolei and LUO Yongxuan delivered 9 apiece. ON Ka Chung ended up with 11 points in a loss, whilst LIU Kin Fung, Yang Ricky and AN Mo Lung nailed 9 each.

Syria - Bahrain 74-63
Syria beat Bahrain to tie both records at the U16 Asia Championship. They needed a 74:63 win to post the initial victory at the tournament. Syria started with a 12-1 run and dominated the first half. They won the first period 19-8 and enjoyed a 40:21 halftime advantage. Bahrain looked better in the second half and did their best to recover. They won the third period 23-16 and reduced to 56:44 after 30 minutes, while the board showed 60:56 with 5 minutes to go. Syria however pushed the tempo for good at the end and sealed the victory. SHAMMAS Ronaldo top-scored for the winners with 19 points and HADRI Mohamad collected 18 points and 12 rebounds. AL KERAWAN Anas netted 13, whilst KHORI Khalel had 10. Mohamed Juma erupted with 31 points and 24 rebounds in defeat and Mohamed Ghazwan produced 10. Sadiq Hasan notched 9, whilst BAQER Ali had 8.

Group B

Iran - South Korea 78-92
South Korea upset the hosts in Tehran in Day 2 of the U16 Asia Championship. They needed a 92:78 win over Iran for 2-0 record on top of Group B. Iran meanwhile fell at 1-1 record on the second place. Both teams won their openers and looked forward to achieve the second win. South Korea won the first period 20-19, but the score was tied at the halftime. Only in the third period the guests needed a 27-16 rally to take the lead. They finished the game with a 23-20 run to increase to final 14 points. Han Seunghui top-scored for the winners with 24 points and 15 rebounds, while Kwon Hyeokjoon netted 22. Park Sangkwon produced 15 and Choi Jaehwa added 13. Nasiririneh Ali answered with 21 points in defeat and Seyedi Seyed Abolfazl as well as Behrooz Razeghin had 13 each. Farhadichalabeh Soheil poured in 12, whilst Amirhossein Azari collected 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Thailand - Malaysia 56-65
Malaysia posts the initial win in Tehran at the U16 Asia Championship. They outscored Thailand 65:56 for 1-1 record in Group B. Thailand meanwhile fell at 0-2 record in the group. Malaysia won the start of the game 10-4 and had 17-11 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Thailand reduced to 25:20 early in the second frame, but trailed 9 points at the halftime. Thailand again made everything they could to come closer and cut it to 38:37 after 25 minutes of the game. Malaysia however later pushed the tempo for good and sealed the victory. TAN Wei Jie top-scored for the winners with 14 points and FOO Ting Jun nailed 12. YEK Liang Chuan and CHANG Zi Fueng poured in 8 points each. BOONKONG Suthasin replied with 13 points in defeat and LEELAPHIPHATKUL Attapong produced 11. Chakrit Makmeesiri notched 7, whilst AUESATJAPON Noppawat had 6.

Group C

Jordan - Japan 57-87
Japan successfully starts the campaign in Group C of the U16 Asia Championship. Japan beat Jordan 87:57 in Day 2 of the tournament. The latter suffered their first loss and dropped at 1-1 record. Japan grabbed 9:5 lead after the first 5 minutes of the game and had 19-9 lead at the end of the first period. They pushed the tempo for good in the second quarter and enjoyed a 48:21 lead at the halftime. The board showed 69:38 after thirty minutes of the game and then Jordan cut it to final 87:57 result. Hachimura Rui top-scored for the winners with 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Gen Hiraiwa collected 18 points and 16 rebounds. Hayato Maki notched 17, while Maeta Satoru brought 9. Abuaboud Khaled and Hijazi Yaseed poured in 12 points each in defeat. Mohammad Daher ended up with 9 points and 10 rebounds, whilst Daher Ali had 7.

Group D

Kazakhstan - Philippines 88-90
Philippines closed Day 2 with the win over Kazakhstan at the U16 Asia Championship. Philippines started their campaign with a 90:88 thrilling win and got 1-0 record in Group D. Kazakhstan meanwhile finished the group with 0-2 record. Philippines started the game with a 28-26 lead and then added 20-14 rally in the second frame. Kazakhstan erupted with a 32-19 surge in the third quarter and took 72:67 after thirty minutes of the game. Kazakhstan led 80:79 with 5 minutes to go, but could not win the game. Philippines grabbed a 2-point victory and kept the opponents winless in the group. Dela Cruz Michael Louise stepped up with 19 points and Andres Paul Desiderio notched 16. Mendoza Jose Lorenzo produced 13 and Escoto Richard collected 10 points and 19 rebounds. Leonid Voronushkin answered with 28 points in a loss, whilst Neff Konstantin collected 16 points and 16 rebounds. Ruslan Aitkali also scored 16, while Alexander Danilchenko brought 8.