Team Jordan in FIBA Asia kept its bid alive for a quarterfinals slot after they made their first victory with an 80-54 win over Hong Kong on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
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Jordan’s Mohammad Hadrab led the Jordanians with 21 points while Mahmoud Abdeen contributed with 13 points and successfully made their first win in the FIBA Asia Championship.
Naturalized swimngman Jimmy Baxter failed to gave his usual offensive weapons but Jordan managed to p(–foul word(s) removed–) through Hong Kong. He scored with just two points in a poor 1-of-6 shooting from the floor. In Hong Kong’s part they suffered their fourth consecutive loss of the tournament. Only Shing Yee Fong scored in double figures for Hong Kong.
The Jordanian will take on Japan on Wednesday in a crucial battle that could end up deciding the last qualifier for the next round, but it depends the performance of Japan’s on their games with Chinese Taipei.
Hong Kong on the other hand will wrap up their FIBA Asia campaign against a battle with the host teams, the Gilas Pilipinas national squad.
