Crushing Jordan with Tournament-High Score... Semifinal Against Iran Tomorrow

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The men's national basketball team secured a massive victory against Jordan in the quarterfinals of the Nagoya Asian Games. They will face Iran tomorrow, the 18th, in the semifinals.

Reporter Yu Byeongmin has the story from Nagoya.

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Receiving a precision pass from Lee Jeong-hyeon, Yeo Jun-seok explodes with a thrilling alley-oop dunk.

Stepping back onto the court for the first time in three games since suffering a foot injury in the opening match, Yeo announced a successful return from injury with an explosive dunk show.

Choi Jun-yong, who traveled from the United States to join the national team, swished the net with his very first three-pointer and showcased his presence by shaking opponents with his signature no-look pass.

With Yeo's return and Choi's addition, Coach Mazurs squad finally formed a complete roster, and ace Lee Hyun-jung also played brilliantly.

In particular, he effectively decided the game by pouring in 19 points alone, hitting five three-pointers in the third quarter alone.

As the score gap once widened to 40 points, the national team evenly utilized bench players in the fourth quarter. With all 12 players scoring, they recorded a tournament-high 114 points in a single game, comfortably defeating Jordan, the runner-up of the previous tournament, by a 34-point margin.

[Yeo Jun-seok / Nagoya Asian Games Men's Basketball National Team : I do not think there have been many times when everyone scored like this. So I am very happy. We will work hard to show an even better performance in the semifinals.]

Having finished in 7th place at the previous tournament, the national team has fueled its dream of winning gold for the first time in 12 years, continuing a streak of triple-digit scoring in three consecutive games with fierce offensive power in this tournament.

[Mazurs / Nagoya Asian Games Men's Basketball National Team Head Coach : If we play maintaining our pace, system, and discipline, we will be able to show a solid performance in this tournament.]

There are now just two steps left until the gold medal.

Our team will clash with Middle Eastern powerhouse Iran tomorrow for a spot in the finals.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
(Reported by Kim Se-kyung | Video Editing by Nam Il)
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