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FIBA Asia – Emirates let Hong Kong off the hook; Jordan, Taipei win
TEHRAN (FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Men): United Arab Emirates came very close to notching their first win in the championship, but let Hong Kong off the hook in a Group IV Quarterfinal round game on Monday.
Hong Kong, who looked withered against the Emirates rally, scraped through to win 72-70.
Malaysia, meanwhile, were yet looking for their first win, after losing to Jordan also in Group IV. Jordan won 84-72.
Malaysia play UAE on Tuesday, with the losers ending with the wooden spoon in the championship.
In Group III, Chinese Taipei slowly, but steadily, wore India down before notching a 95-86 win and finish on top of the Group.
Hong Kong and Jordan square off on Tuesday, with the winners taking on Chinese Taipei in the play-off for the ninth place.
Scores
Group III
Chinese Taipei 95 (Chunj Hsiu-Nai 16, Lin Li-Jen 14, Chanj Po-Wi 12) bt India 86 (Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 32, Pratham Singh 19). Quarterwise Scores: 24-25, 48-46, 72-55.
Group IV
Hong Kong 72 (Lau Hoi To 20, Lau Tsz Lai 11) bt UAE 70 (Salah Khalifa Abdalla 27, Omar Khalid Faqqas 13). Quarterwise Scores: 22-12, 26-37, 47-50.
Jordan 84 (Louay Obeidi 35, Odai Abuqamar 20) bt Malaysia 72 (Kwaan Yoong Jing 27, Ong Chun Khee 16). Quarterwise Scores: 18-22, 40-36, 65-56.
S Mageshwaran
FIBA Asia
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