Hosts China will meet defending champions Iran for the title of the Asian men's basketball championship as both teams won in Saturday's semifinals here. China scored the last four points of the match on free-throws to beat Lebanon 72-68, while Iran clinched a 77-75 thrilling win over Jordan.

South Korea almost boycotted a game when they lost 70-65 to Chinese Taipei for the worst result in the history at the continental tournament.

China guard Hu Xuefeng made 2-out-of-3 and forward Yi Jianlian buried both free-throws in the final minutes to give China the second victory over Lebanon in the tournament.

Wang Zhizhi(L) of China shoots during the semifinal against Lebanon at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championships for Men in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 15, 2009.

Jackson Vroman, who had the game-high 27 points and 10 rebounds, tied it on 68-68 with two free-throws with 1:04 minutes remaining in the game. Rony Fahed received his fifth foul when he tried to block Hu's 3-pointer attempt with 42 seconds to go, and Yi, who had 18 points, four blocks and four rebounds, denied Brian Feghali's 3-pointer with four seconds left on the clock.

Jordan missed two shots to tie the game after Samad Bahirami made a game-winning jumper with 13 seconds to go.

Yi Jianlian(L) of China breaks through during the semifinal against Lebanon at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championships for Men in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 15, 2009

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