FIBA U18 Asia Cup:
Iranian girls finish fourth in Division B
Iranian women’s team settled for the fourth place in the FIBA U18 Asia Cup, Division B after a 64-59 loss to Samoa in Shenzhen, China.
Sanaz Lashkari was the Iranian top scorer with 21 points, while Helya Houdneh had 18 points and eight rebounds.
Peata Manumaleuga chipped in a game-high 22 points for the Samoans, with Kira-May Filmu enjoying a double-double with 19 points and 20 rebounds.
This was a fifth game for the Iranian girls in the event after a clean sweep of three victories over Hong Kong (65-52), Kyrgyzstan (73-40), and Samoa (76-73, OT) had seen the country win Group A for a place in the semifinals, before falling to a 64-49 defeat against Lebanon.
The Philippines came out 95-64 winners against the Lebanese later on Sunday to progress to next year’s Division A contests.