The Korean men’s basketball team came out of the ‘Joe of Death’. The men’s basketball team defeated Lebanon (29) with 97-86 in the 3rd leg of the 2025 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup Group A group held in Jedda, Saudi Arabia on the 10th.
South Korea (53rd) was greatly lost to 61-97 in the first leg of the strong team Australia (7th), but it was second in the second game by defeating Qatar (87th) and Lebanon in the third game.
Last year, the runner -up team Lebanon (1 win and 2 losses) went to the quarter -finals with third place, and Australia, who won three wins, went straight to the quarter -finals with the first place. Qatar (3 losses) dropped to the bottom.
The outskirts that rarely exploded in the Australian war exploded. South Korea threw 38 three -point shots and succeeded in 22, boasting a 58% success rate. Lee Hyun -joong and organic awards collaborated 15. Lee Hyun -joong scored 28 points, 6 splattering, and 5 assisters, including seven three -point shots, and the organic award was 28 points, including eight three -point shots. The organic award, who was selected as a player on the day, was prepared to “challenge every game.”
In the situation where Lee Jung -hyun and Yeo Jun -seok were missing, other players such as Yang Jun -seok (10 goals and 8 assists) also played evenly.
South Korea will face the quarter -finals with Guam B on the 12th. If you win the game, you will quarrel over the fourth round with Asia Kang Ho China. In this tournament, where 16 countries participated, four teams were divided into four groups, and the group stage was held. The first place in each group goes straight to the quarter -final tournament, and the second and third place will join the quarter -finals through the entry. Ahn Jun -ho said, “We will do our best to challenge the remaining Gyeonggi and become a legend.”
By Nam Ji -eun, reporter myviollet@hani.co.kr