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FIBA Asia 2007: Taiwan lose to Jordan and finish championship sixth
AFP, TOKUSHIMA, Japan
Monday, Aug 06, 2007, Page 20
In the playoff round at the Asian men's basketball championships yesterday, Jordan outplayed Taiwan 97-74 to take fifth place, and Qatar whipped Japan 86-82 to finish seventh.
Two-time former champions South Korea kept their hopes of reaching the Olympics alive when they defeated Kazakhstan 80-76 to finish third.
The second and third finishers of the championship will be eligible for the final Olympic qualifying round next July.
Ha Seung-jin became the top scorer gaining 25 points, including 10 two-pointers and five off his free throw, while Kim Joo-sung added 18 points and Cha Jae-young 11 points.
South Korea went down 23-25 in the first period, but took the second period 19-16 before narrowly going through 19-14 and 19-21 in the third and fourth periods.
Iran won a spot in the basketball tournament at next year's Beijing Olympics when they defeated Lebanon 74-69 in the final to win the Asian men's championship.
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