Australia Defeats Iran, Claims Asian Cup Basketball Title
BEIRUT, Lebanon (FIBA Asia Cup 2017) - Australia became the first-ever FIBA Asia Cup champions after beating Iran 79-56 in Sunday's Final in Beirut. The Boomers jumped out to a 12-2 lead early on and never looked back on route to a comfortable victory. Brad Newley had a team-high 18 points for Australia, while Daniel Kickert added 14 and Mitch Creek, the team's leading scorer in the competition, chipped in with a dozen of his own. ( Iran's Hamed Haddadi was named the tournament's MVP and headlined the All-Star Five where he was joined by ...
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