Iran and Japan advance into Final in Tehran

SEMIFINALS

South Korea - Iran 65-87
Iran sealed their title game birth after beating South Korea in the semifinal clash in Tehran. Six players scored in double digits to pace the hosts. Iran established a comfortable 45:30 halftime lead. They outscored South Korea in the next two quarters to race to the victory. Amirhossein Rezaeifar (196-F-00) provided 16 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Han Seunghui (197-C-98) responded with 16 points for South Korea.

Japan - Lebanon 75-59
Japan became the first finalists in Tehran. They stormed past Lebanon to secure the championship game birth. Keisuke Masuda (98) was unstoppable with 29 points and 7 rebounds. Lebanon grabbed a 22:14 lead ten minutes into the game. Japan turned things around in the next two periods. They raced to an 11-point lead at the final intermission. Japan sank 20 points in the fourth quarter and marched to the victory. Yudai Nishida (188-F-99) accounted for 18 points for the winners. Ali Mansour (98) responded with 17 points and 8 rebounds for Lebanon.

5-8 Place

Taiwan - India 97-66
Taiwan outscored India to set the clash versus China for the fifth position. Jian Ting-Jhao (98) finished with 16 points to lead the winners. Taiwan established a 44:29 halftime lead. They boosted the margin at 23-point mark at the final intermission and never looked back en route to the win. Li Chia-Kang (98) had 13 points for the winners. Hariram Ragupathy (98) responded with 13 points for India.

Philippines - China 55-85
China fired past Philippines in the classification round clash in Tehran. Five players scored in double digits for the winners. Fan Ziming (211-C-98) provided 17 points and 11 rebounds for China. They jumped to a 42:33 halftime lead. China went on a strong 43:22 second half rally to seal the win. Man Jiang (99) accounted for 11 points for the winners. Theo Flores (188-G-98) responded with 12 points and 6 rebounds for Philippines