Chinese Taipei scored one other huge victory because it cruised previous Iraq, 87-60, in Group D of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup on Thursday on the King Abdullah Sports activities Metropolis in Saudi Arabia.
Lin Ting-Chien erupted for a game-high 22 factors, 16 of these within the third quarter, whereas Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga added 13 to paved the way for Chinese language Taipei.
It was their second straight victory to open the event following a rousing 95-87 win over Gilas Pilipinas of their first task.
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They cruised to a double-digit halftime lead, 39-28, thank largely to their exterior capturing.
Gadiaga, Ma Chien-Hao and Gao Jin Wei all knocked down two triples every because the crew went 8-of-19 for a scorching 42.11% clip within the first half.
Then got here a 3rd quarter takeover from Lin as he scored 11 of the primary 12 Chinese language Taipei factors to assist lengthen the result in 15, 49-34.
They ended with one other flurry with Gadiaga and Brandon Gilbeck connecting on back-to-back baskets and Lin including one other three to make it a whopping 63-41 benefit on the finish of three quarters.
Within the fourth, Gadiaga and Liu Cheng hit consecutive threes and Adam Hinton chipped in one other basket to push the lead previous 30, 76-45, with over six minutes left within the sport.
Abudllah Hayder Alibraheemi, who scored 20 factors and grabbed seven rebounds, led the best way for Iraq, which dropped to 0-2 after falling to New Zealand, 100-78, of their earlier sport.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information