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FIBA Asia – China finish 5th, Philippines 7th
TEHRAN (FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Men): China pulled away from a level position in the third quarter to beat Korea 106-97 and bag the fifth position on Friday.
Incidentally, China and Korea had played for the title two years ago at Urumqi.
Philippines overcame initial hiccups to beat Lebanon 74-73 for the seventh place.
Scores
5th place play-off
China 106 (Cao Fei 23, Dong Hanlin 18, Li Xiaoxu 14, Sui Ran 13) bt Korea 97 (Jongill Lim 27, Kyungsang Park 20, Seounghyun Lee 14, Jaeseok Jang 12). Quarterwise Scores: 19-19, 43-43, 77-66.
7th place play-off
Philippines 74 (Mark De Guzman 15, Matthew Wright 11, Jaypee Mendoza 10) bt Lebanon 63 (Ahmad Ibrahim 14, Hassan Maatouk 10, Raph Akl 10). Quarterwise Scores: 17-18, 40-34, 52-48.
11th place play-off
Saudi Arabia 86 (Hassan Binmohammed 18, Yazeed Fallatah 17, Fahad Belal 15) bt Hong Kong 75 (Chow Kin Wan 23, Lau Hoi To 17). Quarterwise Scores: 18-19, 39-30, 59-62.
S Mageshwaran
FIBA Asia
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