Korean men's basketball will beat Guam in the Asia Cup to advance to the quarterfinals and meet China
Aug 12, 2025
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The Korean men's basketball team headed to the quarterfinals at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.
South Korea advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Guam 99-66 in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 12th (Korea time) and will compete with China on the 14th.
South Korea only trailed 17-18 in the first quarter, but scored 33 points in the second quarter to lead the first half 50-28, effectively deciding the game.
Except for Lee Jung-hyun, who returned home early due to injury, all 11 players stepped on the court and scored all of them. Above all, the most hopeful scene was that Yeo Jun-seok, who was uncertain whether he would play in the future due to injury, came out in the fourth quarter and played 10 minutes, scoring 9 points and 4 rebounds, including one three-point shot, in a relatively light movement, to be able to play against China.
Moon Jung-hyun, who played for only 17 minutes, scored 18 points, the most in the team, with a 100% field goal rate, followed by Lee Hyun-joong with 14 points, and Ha Yoon-ki and Yoo Ki-sang each led the attack with 13 points. However, Guam tried as many as 38 3-pointers while focusing on regional defense and rarely defending high post, but the 21.1% success rate, which was only 8 points, was clearly disappointing. In order to win the strong team's match against China, it seems that the success rate of outside shots should be clearly increased like the match against Lebanon in the preliminary round.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
