Mohammad Amini delivered a tour de force performance with 30 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and a block, while Sina Vahedi added 21 points and two triples in a display of grit and poise that sent Team Melli into Saturday’s Semi-Finals still unbeaten at 4-0.
Lin Ting-Chien paced Chinese Taipei with 22 points, 3 triples and 2 steals, while the Hinton brothers and Chen Ying-Chun chipped in timely bursts that had them in full control for most of the night. In the end, however, the game belonged to Iran’s relentless will to claw its way back.
Iran will now prepare for a Semi-Finals showdown on Saturday against Australia, carrying both the momentum of an unbeaten record and the confidence that comes from surviving the face of near-certain defeat.