Korea to face Jordan in men's basketball quarterfinals at Asiad
Korea will be up against Jordan in the quarterfinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Asian Games this week in central Japan. Coached by Nikolajs Mazurs, Korea will play its first knockout game of the Asian Games at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya. The preliminary round of the competition wrapped up with two games on Monday, a day after Korea had clinched the top…
Korea and Jordan will face off in the men's basketball quarterfinals at the Asian Games in Japan this week. Nikolajs Mazurs is the coach for Korea's team. The quarterfinal game is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Aichi International Arena in Nagoya. The preliminary round of the competition concluded with two matches on Monday, following Korea's successful claim of the top seed in Group A after defeating Japan by a score of 100-83.
China secured its position in the top seed position in Group C by winning three consecutive games and ultimately claimed the top spot overall in the group phase with a +128 point differential. Korea also won all three of its group games but had a +87 point differential. The remaining six teams set to compete in the quarterfinals include Iran, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Bahrain, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
The top two teams are to face either the seventh or eighth seed. However, since Korea and Saudi Arabia were in the same group, they cannot meet again in the knockout stage, resulting in the South Korea-Jordan matchup. Korea is aiming to become the first team from its nation to win an Asian Games basketball gold medal.
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