Iran basketball team trounces Hong Kong in FIBA Asia Championship

The men’s national basketball team of Iran has achieved a first victory in the second round of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in China after thrashing Hong Kong.

On Sunday, the Iranian side sealed a resounding and well-deserved 111-56 victory over the Hong Kong outfit in a match held at the Changsha Social Work College’s gymnasium in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha.

Both teams went on a point-by-point basis for most of the first quarter before the Iranian basketball players could win the quarter 24–16.

The Iranians lowered the boom on their East Asian opponents as the game progressed. They rallied in the second quarter and breezed past the Hong Kong side with 22 points to 4.

The third quarter played out much like the second, with Iranian basketball players making the most of the rebounds and the assists to accumulate points and win 28–24.

In the final quarter, momentum was clearly with the Hong Kong outfit, which sought to chip the deficit down before the final whistle.

The Iranian sportsmen finally clinched a 37–12 win in the fourth round, and scored a 111-56 victory over Hong Kong.

The Iranian team will play against the Philippines on Monday. It has been pitted against Hong Kong, India, Japan, Palestine and the Philippines in Group E of the second round of the tournament.

China, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Qatar and South Korea are drawn in Group F.

The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship opened in Changsha, China on September 23, and will wrap up on October 3.

The winner of the tournament will qualify for the basketball tournament on the 2016 Summer Olympics, while the next three best teams will participate at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men.

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