{
  "id": 6580206,
  "title": "Korea beats Saudi Arabia to open men's basketball tournament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/korea-beats-saudi-arabia-to-open-mens-basketball-tournament-6580206",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T11:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260910/korea-beats-saudi-arabia-to-open-mens-basketball-tournament"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea dominated the men's basketball tournament opener at the 20th Asian Games in Japan, defeating Saudi Arabia 82-66 on Thursday. Lee Hyun-jung led the way for the Koreans with 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting. South Korea maintained a lead throughout the game, never trailing at any point. Teammate Lee Woo-suk added 18 points off the bench, while Lee Seoung-hyun scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in the starting lineup. Saudi Arabia's Marzouq Al-Muwallad tallied 18 points for his team. After the two nations were tied at 17-17, South Korea scored seven points in a row to end the opening quarter. They further extended their lead in the second quarter, holding Saudi Arabia to just four points in the first 7.5 minutes while scoring a dozen themselves, putting them up 36-21. Saudi Arabia managed a brief 7-2 run later in the contest, but it was not enough to challenge the Koreans' strong performance.",
  "summary": "South Korea cruised to an 82-66 win over Saudi Arabia to open the men's basketball competition of the 20th Asian Games in Japan on Thursday. Former Davidson forward Lee Hyun-jung paced South Korea's offense with 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting as South Korea never once trailed in its first Group A game at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, the main host city of the Asiad. This was the first…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) S. Korea beats Saudi Arabia to open men's basketball tournament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/asiad-s-korea-beats-saudi-arabia-to-open-mens-basketball-tournament",
        "published": "2026-09-10T09:18:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea beats Saudi Arabia to open men's basketball tournament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/korea-beats-saudi-arabia-to-open-mens-basketball-tournament",
        "published": "2026-09-10T11:02:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}