Four unbeaten teams met on Wednesday night with two teams pocketing No. 1 finishing of the groups into the quarterfinals of the Asian Men's Basketball Championship here. Yi Jianlian collected 29 points and 18 rebounds to help China snatch an 89-83 win over Jordan when the New Jersey Nets' forward shot 9-out-of-18 in the field and buried 11-out-of-14 free-throws in 31 minutes.

Hamed Ehadadi, 2.18 meters tall, won the battle against the 2.21 meters Ha Seung-Jin as he led Iran to a 82-66 victory over South Korea.

Both China and Iran finished the preliminary round with six wins, with China to face Chinese Taipei and Iran to meet Qatar in the quarterfinals on Friday.

China led all the way from a 8-0 start with Wang Zhizhi chipping in 23 points and grabbing eight rebounds.

Leading 45-34 in the first half, China kept a comfortable lead in the third quarter but let Jordan come within 79-77 midway into the last quarter.

China's Yi Jianlian (L) shoots during the match between China and Jordan at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championships for Men in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 12, 2009. China won 89-83.

Jordan failed to close it again as China had two consecutive three-point plays to lead 87-80. Guard Rasheim Wright led Jordan with 28 points. South Korea tried to make it hard for the defending champions as they even led 19-18 after first quarter, but Iran's 14-0 run put the game beyond touch on 38-26.

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