TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — South Korea squeezed past Japan 77-73 to claim the FIBA U18 Asian Championship title, while China crushed Lebanon 85-68 in the third-place match here on Sunday.
The final was still in the balance going into the last minute when it was tied at 73-73. Lee Haesol made a fast break layup with 23 seconds to play for South Korea, who secured the title with Lee Juyeong’s layup in the dying s