South Korea's men's basketball team defeated Jordan with 28 points thanks to Lee Hyun Joong, locking in the top four of the Asian Games

Lee Hyun Joong. (European News Agency)

[Reporter Wu Mengru/Comprehensive Report] Today, South Korea relied on Lee Hyun Joong to score 6 three-pointers and score 28 points. A total of 5 players in the team scored in double digits with impressive firepower. They defeated Jordan 114:80 and took the lead in locking in the top 4 tickets for the Nagoya Asian Games men's basketball team.

South Korea finished 7th in the last Asian Games, which was the worst result in team history. They made a comeback this time and advanced to the top 8 with 3 consecutive wins in the preliminaries. Today they faced Jordan with all their firepower. They launched a fierce offensive of 28:8 in the first quarter and led by 24 points after halftime. The largest gap in the game was 40 points. There was no suspense in the game. In the end, they won by 34 points and were only 2 wins away from returning to glory.

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South Korea's leading shooter Lee Hyun Joong performed well, making 10 of 15 shots including 6 three-pointers, scoring 28 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Yoo Ki-sang added 16 points, Lee Jung-hyun scored 12 points, Lee Woo-seok contributed 11 points, 9 rebounds, and Byun Jun-hyung scored 10 points.

Jordan, without center Ahmad Al Dwairi, was led by Darquavis Tucker with 22 points and Fadi Mustafa with 20 points.