The Korean men's basketball team, whose return to Yeo Jun-seok is more than victorious, defeated Guam by 33 points. Yeo Jun-seok also overcame a knee injury. China to advance to the semifinals confirmed

Aug 12, 2025

The Korean men's basketball team, whose return to Yeo Jun-seok is more than victorious, defeated Guam by 33 points. Yeo Jun-seok also overcame a knee injury. China to advance to the semifinals confirmed
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South Korean men's basketball has confirmed its advance to the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup by beating Guam, one step below. In addition, Yeo Jun-seok, who suffered a knee injury, returned and showed off his robustness. It was the best result. Now in the quarterfinals, they will clash with China for a ticket to the semi-finals.

The South Korean men's basketball team, led by head coach Ahn Joon-ho, won 99-66 against Guam in the quarterfinals of the 2025 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Jeddah Asia Cup held at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the night of the 12th (Korea time).

South Korea, which was pushed back by Guam's three-point offensive early in the first quarter, was dragged to 6-16. However, Yoo Ki-sang, Ha Yoon-ki, and Lee Seung-hyun steadily narrowed the gap by scoring under the basket. The three points did not explode well and did not turn the tables. At the end of the first quarter, Lee Woo-seok scored three points and finished 17-18.




The Korean men's basketball team, whose return to Yeo Jun-seok is more than victorious, defeated Guam by 33 points. Yeo Jun-seok also overcame a knee injury. China to advance to the semifinals confirmed
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South Korea's momentum has been revived since the second quarter. Ha Yoon-ki took full control of Guam's basket. In addition, Yoo Ki-sang and Lee Hyun-joong joined the three-store ranks. Moon Jung-hyun was the main player in the team's victory. Moon Jung-hyun, who scored 18 points and eight rebounds on the day, swung Guam under the basket and perfectly returned his pace to Korea. Guam's three-point game, which was well-run in the first quarter, also fell into silence.

In the end, South Korea exploded 33 points in the second quarter alone, finishing the first half with a 50-28 lead.

This trend continued to the end of the game.




All 11 players, except Lee Jung-hyun, who finally returned home early due to a knee injury during the group stage against Qatar on the 8th, stepped on the court and scored all of them. Above all, Yeo Jun-seok, who was uncertain to return to power due to injury, was put in the fourth quarter and proved his explosive athletic ability for 10 minutes. Yeo Jun-seok scored nine points and four rebounds, including one three-point shot, reviving hopes for the quarterfinals against China.

The Korean men's basketball team, whose return to Yeo Jun-seok is more than victorious, defeated Guam by 33 points. Yeo Jun-seok also overcame a knee injury. China to advance to the semifinals confirmed
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The game actually ended in the third quarter. Park Ji-hoon, Moon Jung-hyun, Lee Hyun-joong, Ha Yoon-ki and Jung Sung-woo constantly scored. I didn't cover the inside and the outside. After scoring as many as 26 points in the third quarter, he made a 31-point lead 76-45.

With such a big lead, coach Ahn Joon-ho also could not hesitate to run Yeo Jun-seok's test, and Yeo Jun-seok was able to complete the preheating of the quarterfinals after focusing on restoring his sense of practice without any burden.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.