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| Josh Sinclair (PHL) |
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A big third quarter was enough for Korea to roll to a Day 1 victory over Japan, while hosts Iran and the other favourites eased to comfortable wins as the 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship tipped off.
Korea led 37-29 at half time but then out-scored Japan 35-9 in the third quarter and eased to a 92-72 triumph in Group B. Shin Min-Suk nailed five three-pointers and tallied 24 points while Yang Jae-Min hit for 19 points and Han Seung-Hui chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds.
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| Shin Min-Suk (KOR) |
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| Mohammad Jafari (IRI) |
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| Naji Ozeir (LIB) |
In Group A, Taiwan ended up breezing past Philippines, 88-74, as Kao Kuo-Hao and Ting Sheng-Ju both picked up 16 points and Tseng Hsiang-Chen had 9 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks.
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| Chen Yu-Wei (TPE) |
The reigning champions China were never threatened in a 93-28 victory over Iraq with Liu Zeyi (16 points), Fan Ziming (14) and Wang Zixu (13) combining for 43 points while hitting 73 percent from the field.
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| Liu Zeyi (CHN) |
The closest game of Day 1 was also the highest scoring one as India out-lasted Thailand 100-93. Sahil scored 25 points to go with 8 rebounds while Baladhaneshwar Poiyamozhi had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Vishal Kumar Gupta collected 16 points and 14 rebounds. Justin Bassey paced Thailand with 20 points in the loss.
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| Sahil (IND) |
Box scores here:
Lebanon beat Kazakhstan, 97-37
China beat Iraq, 93-28
Korea beat Japan, 92-72
India beat Thailand, 100-93
Iran beat Indonesia, 106-40
Taiwan beat Philippines, 88-74
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