Australia celebrates after winning its third consecutive Fiba Asia Cup title by clipping China in the gold medal match.–FIBA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Australia escaped China in a thrilling gold medal match, 90-89, early Monday (Manila time) to complete a Fiba Asia Cup three-peat at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Xavier Cooks, who played 10 games for the Washington Wizards in the NBA during the 2022-23 season, finished with 30 points and nine rebounds as the Boomers completed a comeback from 15 points down to pull off another unbeaten campaign at the Asia Cup.
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China’s Hu Mingxuan missed a potential game-winning triple as time ran out.
Jaylin Galloway was named the 2025 Asia Cup MVP, capping his stellar stint with 23 points and five rebounds for the Aussies. William Hickey also played a big game, chipping in 15 points, highlighted by clutch baskets.
Australia, which sent Gilas Pilipinas home with an 84-60 whipping in the quarterfinal, became the second team in Asia Cup history to win three straight championships after China achieved the same feat in 2003.
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Hu powered China with 26 points while Hu Jinqiu recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Cheng Shuaipeng and Rui added 12 and 10 points, respectively.
It was China’s first medal since winning the gold during the 2015 competitions in Changsha after beating the Philippines in the final.
Meanwhile, Iran bagged the bronze after taking down New Zealand, 79-73, earlier in the day to give the program its first Asia Cup medal since its silver finish in 2017 in Beirut, Lebanon.
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