On the evening of July 20, the men’s basketball Asian Cup quarter-finals kicked off, and the Iranian team faced the Jordan team. With Tucker’s excellent performance, the Jordan team broke out in the final quarter and defeated the Iran team 91-76. Jordan, who advanced to the top four, will face the winner of China’s match once morest Lebanon. The score in the four quarters is: 18-24, 20-20, 29-20, 9-27 (Iran is in front).
Statistics:
Iran: Jamsidi 23 points and 5 assists, Haddadi 19 points and 16 rebounds, Jacques Charlie 18 points and 5 rebounds;
Jordan: Tucker had 29 points and 6 rebounds, Ibrahim had 23 points and 4 assists, Aldavari had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and Abbas had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Tournament recap:
After the opening, Jamsidi and Jacques Charlie dominated the Iranian offensive, and Jordan responded with Tucker and Aldavari. Abbas and Haddadi made a mid-range shot, and Jordan made a continuous counterattack, opening the points difference 22-13. Jamsidi scored 5 points in a row to approach the point difference. At the end of the first quarter, the Jordan team led Iran 24-18 by 6 points.
As soon as the second quarter came up, Mashayehi hit a three-pointer, Hasanzad scored with his back, and Iran caught up to a 1-point gap. Jamsidi made a mid-range shot to overtake the score, Tucker also made a long shot, and Haddadi made a tight mid-range shot. Tucker scored 4 points in a row, and Jordan opened a 7-point gap. After halftime, Jordan led Iran 44-38.
Changing sides to fight once more, Haddadi scored 4 points in a row to narrow the point difference, and Jacques Charlie scored a 2+1 lead. Abbas succeeded in the shot, Jacques Charlie scored 2 three-pointers in a row, and the scores of the two sides rose alternately. Mashayesh even scored with penalty points, leading Iran by 6 points. Abbas and Hussein scored in the cast. At the end of the third quarter, the Iranian team overtook 3 points 67-64.
In the last quarter, the two teams rushed three-pointers to each other, Aldavari and Hussein made layups, and Jordan led by another 6 points. Tucker scored 2+1 and scored a three-pointer. Ibrahim made a throw. After Jordan’s 20-3 offensive, the lead expanded to 14 points. Iran scored 6 points in a row and approached the gap of 8 points, and then Jordan widened the gap once more. In the end, the Jordan team defeated the Iranian team 91-76 and advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup.
Both sides start:
Iran: Haddadi, Kazmi, Jacques Charlie, Jamsidi, Masayahi
Jordan: Hawass, Tucker, Mustafa, Abbas, Ardavari
Original title: Asian Cup – Jordan captures Iran to advance to the top 4 Tucker 29 points Haddadi 19+16
Responsible editor: Zeng Shaolin