Defending champion Iran were scratchy in their plays and rather scattered in their scoring, yet proved better for Chinese Taipei after winning the match 71-67.

Menphis Grizzlies center Hamed Ehadadi took a locker-room break early in the second quarter, but returned without much to worry. Ehadadi returned a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Samad Nikkah Bahrami led Iran with 22 points, as well as seven rebounds and a game-high 11 assists.

Chinese Taipei played within themselves and worked hard at both ends of the floor to keep their rival on toes. Wu Tai-Ho led the team with 16 points and Tien Li contributed 15 points.

In Group A, Philippines crushed Sri Lanka 115-31 and South Korea defeated rival Japan 95-74 with an easy win. Kuwait beat Uzbekistan 69-64 to top Group B and Iran took the second place. Qatar beat Kazakhstan 77-62 in Group C and will face India on Friday while China will play against Kazakhstan. In Group D, Jordan beat Lebanon 84-67 and United Arab Emirates edged out Indonesia 68-63.

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